Mannequin (1987 film)

Mannequin
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Gottlieb
Written by
  • Edward Rugoff
  • Michael Gottlieb
Produced byArt Levinson
Starring
CinematographyTim Suhrstedt
Edited by
Music bySylvester Levay
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox[2]
Release date
  • February 13, 1987 (1987-02-13) (United States)
Running time
90 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7.9 million[4]
Box office$42.7 million (US)[2]

Mannequin is a 1987 American romantic comedy[2] film directed by Michael Gottlieb in his directorial debut, and written by Edward Rugoff and Gottlieb. It stars Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Estelle Getty, James Spader, Meshach Taylor, and G. W. Bailey. The original music score was composed by Sylvester Levay. The film revolves around a chronically underemployed passionate artist named Jonathan Switcher who lands a job as a department-store window dresser and the mannequin he created which becomes inhabited by the spirit of a woman from Ancient Egypt, but only comes alive for Jonathan.

Mannequin received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for its main title song, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship,[5] which reached number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart. Both early and later critical reception has been generally negative with common criticisms being made towards the ludicrous premise and the overly farcical and sentimental tone; however, audience responses have been comparatively more positive and in the years since its release, the film has developed a cult following. In 1991, a sequel called Mannequin Two: On the Move was released with none of the original cast (except Taylor) returning.

  1. ^ a b "Mannequin (1987)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Mannequin (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved January 18, 2012.
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  5. ^ "60th Academy Awards for Best Original Song". The Academy Awards of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2013.