Mannequin

"Just because Jonathan's fallen in love with a piece of wood, it doesn't make him a dummy."

Feb 13 1987 PG 1h 30m
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

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.

Plot

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, who was 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 competitors who want to bring them out of business - for good.

Written by

Edward Rugoff, Michael Gottlieb

Directed by

Michael Gottlieb

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Cannon Group, 20th Century Fox, Gladden Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 4 nominations total

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