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This terrible 1987 film stars Kim Cattrall as an ancient spirit from Egypt who occupies the form of a department-store mannequin. A store employee (Andrew McCarthy) is the only one who sees the woman within, and they fall for one another. A great idea that might have made a nifty romantic comedy in the late 1930s--when Hollywood knew how to make these things--is bungled here. Meshach Taylor (of TV's Designing Women) is embarrassing as a flamboyant follower of fashion. You want comedies about spirits mingling with mortals? Try Topper or The Bishop's Wife. --Tom Keogh

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Kooky Classic, Feb 16 2004

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This review is from: Mannequin (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)

I recently tried to watch my old "Mannequin" VHS but it wouldn't work. Fortunately, my boyfriend was aware of my disappointment and ameliorated the situation by purchasing this 1980's farce.

So, I watched it, and enjoyed it thoroughly. "Mannequin" follows a sculptor working at a mannequin factory who just got fired for making the darn things too slow. He lovingly chooses each body part, and truly cares for this unacknowledged "art" form. But soon enough, the quirky mannequinphile finds another job making window displays for a large store. He is successful at this in that people come from all around to see what his latest display is, but he is also looked at as much nuttier because he has fallen in love with a mannequin! She is played by the fabulous Kim Cattrall (sp?) of the HBO hit "Sex and the City" (she hasn't aged a bit since this film I might add!) Of course, he sees and interacts with her as a real person, but everyone else just sees a lifeless hunk of plastic in fashionable new clothing.

How does it end? You just have to watch it... it's not a serious film, but provides many laughs for all (read: cheesy dance/song numbers, corny jokes, and the pop culture of the 1980's that is represented)!!!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars A live mannequin, May 26 2004

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andy8047 (Nokomis,Florida) - See all my reviews

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Andrew McCarthy,back in 1986 when he was a teen idol,co-starred with Kim Cattrall in this hysterical romance film. Jonathan Switcher(McCarthy) has held,but not for long,various jobs. Some of those jobs only lasted a few hours! But that all changed when Jonathan came to a department store and found his main superior,a late 50ish-early 60ish woman,very sweet and loving. He did everything at the store. He was a sales clerk,manager and even a security guard. At the store,in one of the ladies' departments,he discovers a beautiful female mannequin who comes alive. Cattrall,is the mannequin named Emmy. She even becomes the girl of his dreams! Jonathan couldn't be happier. Another security guard(G.W. Bailey) finds Jonathan pretending the mannequin is a real woman and romancing it. To everyone except Jonathan until the final scene,Emmy is an "it". James Spader plays one of Jonathan's immediate supervisors. Steve Vinovich is the store's president. Jonathan had broken up with his pre-Emmy girlfriend. So the girlfriend and her new boyfriend spy on Jonathan in the store and with a camera. Jonathan and Emmy are riding a motorcycle in one scene in formal apparel,with Jonathan operating the vehicle. Everyone else observes the "it" behind Jonathan on the bike. Jonathan almost lost Emmy to a trash incinerator in operation. The shoes she wore were destroyed by the incinerator. Bailey's and Vinovich's characters were taken into police custody after committing some kind of devious crime. The surveillance camera caught them in the act. It was then when the mannequin "died" and "was reincarnated as" a real woman. In the final scene,we see Jonathan and Emmy tying the knot. The featured song is "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now",recorded by Starship. Bailey and Cattrall previously appeared in 1984's POLICE ACADEMY.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is classic comedy., Feb 15 2004

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I've seen this movie more times than I can count. I've even memorized a lot of the lines. There isn't anything about this movie that isn't enjoyable. It's one of my favorite movies. I have no complaints about the acting, the cast was great. What else can I say?? The 80's was blessed when this gem was released.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Poorly mastered - Obviously not restored
This is a wonderfully entertaining comedy. However, I was disappointed at the picture and audio quality of this particular DVD release. Read more

Published on Feb 5 2004 by Blind man Wayne

4.0 out of 5 stars Hey, shut up -- I love this movie.
I am a total sucker for Kim Cattrall. Porky's, Big Trouble in Little China, Turk 182 -- I've seen 'em all, man, and if there's an actress who more personifies the films of the... Read more

Published on Jan 29 2004 by Matt Tuozzo