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Mannequin
Synopsis
In Mannequin, a lame attempt to revive the style and panache of fantasy-tinged romantic comedies of the '30s and '40s, Andrew McCarthy stars as a department store window-dresser who discovers that one of his mannequins (Kim Cattrall) is actually a woman from ancient Egypt when she becomes animated one evening. She then inspires him to become the most expressive window-dresser the business has ever seen. Of course, there is intrigue involving a rival department store's attempt to drive the good guys out of business, and together the two store-crossed lovers must combat the forces of evil to save the day. There is no real mystery about what will happen in the course of the film; it all seems color-by-numbers. The only thing unique about Mannequin is its uniquely bad and illogical script, which has holes larger than the Grand Canyon. Mannequin was a surprise box-office hit, earning nearly 25 million dollars in just under a month of its release -- no small feat considering its miniscule budget and seeming lack of appeal to any particular demographic. It spawned an inferior sequel, Mannequin Two: On the Move, reaffirming the belief that anything is possible. In spite of being panned by critics across the board, it did manage to receive one accolade -- its theme, Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now, was nominated by the Academy for Best Song.~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide
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Full Credits
  • Director:
    Michael Gottlieb,
  • Writer:
    Michael Gottlieb, Edward Rugoff,
  • Producer:
    Art Levinson,
  • Cinematographer:
  • Editor:
    Frank E. Jimenez, Richard Halsey,
  • Executive Producer:
    Edward Rugoff, Joseph Farrell,
  • Cast:
    Kim Cattrall, G. W. Bailey, Estelle Getty, Andrew McCarthy, James Spader,
  • Associate Producer:
    Catherine Paura,
  • Assistant Editor:
    Cheryl Bloch,
  • First Assistant Director:
    Michael Haley,
  • Co-Producer:
    Catherine Paura,
  • Supervising Sound Editor:
    William Stevenson,
  • Screenplay:
    Edward Rugoff, Michael Gottlieb,
  • Second Unit Director:
    Buddy Joe Hooker,
  • Stunts:
    Steve M. Davison, Frank Ferrara, Phil Neilson, Pat Romano, Ronnie Rondell Jr., Hugh Hooker, Carol Neilson, Billy Hank Hooker, Scott Wilder, Lisa Cain, Bobby Bass, Jeffrey J. Dashnaw, R. A. Rondell, Paul Bucossi, Peter Bucossi, Joan Cunningham,
  • Assistant Makeup Artist:
    Theresa Giraldi,
  • Opening Title Sequence:
    Sally Cruikshank,
  • Color Timer:
    Bob Hagans,
  • Assistant Costume Designer:
    Joan Cunningham,
  • Stunt Coordinator:
    Buddy Joe Hooker,
  • Music Editor:
    Segue Music, Chris Brooks,
  • Painter:
    Jessie Horack,
  • Costume Design:
    Lisa Jensen,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Sylvester Levay,
  • Storyboard Artist:
    Fred Tuch,
  • Unit Publicist:
    Bruce Bahrenburg,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Richard Arrington,
  • Post Production Supervisor:
    Norman Wallerstein,
  • Still Photographer:
    Gale M. Adler,
  • Production Assistant:
    Joan Cunningham,
  • Gaffer:
    Kevin Brennan,

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