“Just because Jonathan's fallen in love with a piece of wood, it doesn't make him a dummy.”
Overview
Jonathan Switcher, an unemployed artist, finds a job as an assistant window dresser for a department store. When Jonathan happens upon a beautiful mannequin he previously designed, she springs to life and introduces herself as Emmy, an Egyptian under an ancient spell. Despite interference from the store's devious manager, Jonathan and his mannequin fall in love while creating eye-catching window displays to keep the struggling store in business.
Directed by Michael Gottlieb
Written by Edward Rugoff, Michael Gottlieb
Produced by Art Levinson
Box OfficeBudget: $6.0MRevenue: $42.7M
About Mannequin
Mannequin is a comedy, romance, fantasy film released in 1987 exploring themes of new love, mannequin, department store, transformation, puppet, romcom. Directed by Michael Gottlieb, it stars Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Estelle Getty. Jonathan Switcher, an unemployed artist, finds a job as an assistant window dresser for a department store. When Jonathan happens upon a beautiful mannequin he previously designed, she springs to life and introduces herself as Emmy, an Egyptian under an ancient spell. Despite interference from the store's devious manager, Jonathan and his mannequin fall in love while creating eye-catching window displays to keep the struggling store in business.