Monday, July 1, 2019

Movie of the night (Mannequin)


This evening's movie selection is Mannequin from 1987. This campy love comedy of boy plays with doll, boy falls in love with doll, boy marries doll is a awesome 80's flick. Even though McCarthy and Cattrall were the leads, I loved Taylor as Hollywood. Spader as Richards was a classic pompous roll for him as well.

And for those of you who lived under a rock... Mannequin is about a down-on-his-luck artist Jonathan Switcher bounces from one dead-end job to another, never managing to hold onto any of them. But everything changes when he builds a mannequin, which he falls in love with. It is the first thing he has made that makes him feel like a real artist. Much to his surprise, Jonathan discovers the mannequin prominently displayed in the window of Prince and Company department store. When he saves the life of an old lady who happens to be the owner of that store, he is rewarded by getting a job at the store as a stock boy. The mannequin later comes to life as Ema "Emmy" Hesire, an ancient Egyptian princess living in the year 2514 BC. Gorgeous and vivacious, this femme fatale helps Jonathan turn his career around, inspiring him to become the best window dresser in town. But Emmy soon discovers that the real world is not very dear, when they run into greedy rivals who want to bring them out of business - for good.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093493/

Official Trailer