History Film / Mannequin

* {{Jerkass}}: Arguably, Switcher's boss at the mannequin factory in the beginning of the film. He fired Switcher because he cared about "quantity", not Switcher's artistic talent. The same goes for the later bosses at Switcher's later take of numerous odd jobs.

* MoneyDearBoy: Meshach Taylor has stated that he played Hollywood Montrose both because he needed to pay his rent *and* because he was sure no one would see a movie about a man and his love for a doll. He therefore had no problem playing [[HamAndCheese it completely over the top]]. He is now recognized for this role as much as Anthony in ''DesigningWomen''.

* EmptyPilesOfClothing: The mummy bandages that are left after our protagonist gets whisked away magically.

This is 1980s HighConcept, that still never tries to be anything other than silly and fun. It stars tars Andrew [=McCarthy=] and Kim Cattrall, the latter who of course would later star in ''Series/SexAndTheCity''.

This is 1980s HighConcept, that still never tries to be anything other than silly and fun. Stars Creator/AndrewMcCarthy and Creator/KimCattrall, who of course would later star in ''Series/SexAndTheCity''.

There was also a sequel.

* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Apparently Switcher was meant to bring the mannequin to life and break her curse, since something in him senses all the right parts to put together to make her. And of course the whole bit with him being the only one who can see her.

* TheLoinsSleepTonight

* LargeHam: Hollywood.

** Except for one job where he allowed to get creative with folding balloons, and was fired for something else.

* LiteralAssKissing: An accidental case of this in the movie, as two guys, Richards and Felix, planning to have Jonathan Switcher work for a competing fashion clothing store by stealing mannequins from the Prince & Company display window has Richards with his mouth buried in a mannequin's behind while carrying it.

* LiteralAssKissing: An accidental case of this in the movie, as two guys, Richards and Felix, planning to have Jonathan Switcher work for a competing clothing store by stealing mannequins from the Prince & Company display window has Richards with his mouth buried in a mannequin's behind while carrying it.

* LiteralAssKissing: An accidental case of this in the movie, as two guys, Richards and Felix, planning to have Jonathan Switcher work for a competing clothing store by stealing mannequins from the Prince & Company display has Richards with his mouth buried in a mannequin's behind while carrying it.

* LiteralAssKissing: An accidental case of this in the movie, as two guys, Richards and Felix, planning to have Jonathan Switcher work for a competing clothing store by stealing mannequins from their display has Richards with his mouth buried in a mannequin's behind while carrying it.

* LiteralAssKissing: An accidental case of this in the movie, as two guys planning to have Jonathan Switcher work for a competing clothing store by stealing mannequins from their display has one of the guys with his mouth buried in a mannequin's behind while carrying it.

* {{Pet Homosexual}}: Hollywood Montrose.

* SecretChaser: Felix. By the time he knows for a fact the (now-living) woman in front of him is the mannequin but he can't prove it and [[CassandraTruth no one will believe him]], he seems [[VillinaousBreakdown pretty close to a nervous breakdown]].

* TakeMyHand

This seems to be based on an old episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone'', but the director just came up with the idea after seeing an optical illusion in a store window that made one of the mannequins appear to move. It also shares striking similarities with the 1948 film ''OneTouchOfVenus,'' in which a statue of the [[LoveGoddess goddess]] comes to life when kissed by a young window dresser.

* AwardBaitSong: ''Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now'', by Starship

* MoneyDearBoy: Meshach Taylor has stated that he played Hollywood Montrose both because he needed to pay his rent *and* because he was sure no one would see a movie about a man and his love for a doll. He therefore had no problem playing [[HamAndCheese it completely over the top]] He is now recognized for this role as much as Anthony in ''DesigningWomen''.

This seems to be based on an old episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone'', but the director just came up with the idea after seeing an optical illusion in a store window that made one of the mannequins appear to move. It also shares striking similarities with the 1948 film ''One Touch of Venus,'' in which a statue of the [[LoveGoddess goddess]] comes to life when kissed by a young window dresser.

* TheRival: Illustra to Princeton Company.

* MoneyDearBoy: Meshach Taylor has stated that he played Hollywood Montrose both because he needed to pay his rent *and* because he was sure no one would see a movie about a man and his love for a doll. He therefore had no problem playing [[HamAndCheese it completely over the top]] He is now recognized for this role more than any other.

* MoneyDearBoy: Meshach Taylor has stated that he played Hollywood Montrose both because he needed to pay his rent *and* because he was sure no one would see a movie about a man and his love for a doll. He therefore had no problem playing [[HamAndCheese it completely over the top]] He is not recognized for this role more than any other.

'''''{{Mannequin}}''''' is a 1987 romantic comedy written and directed by Michael Gottlieb, about a new employee at a struggling old department store who discovers that one of their mannequins comes alive, but only when they are alone (it is actually an ancient Egyptian princess under a curse.) They fall in love and, with her help, he revitalizes the store thanks to the crazy window displays he designs.

This is 1980s HighConcept, that still never tries to be anything other than silly and fun. Stars {{Andrew McCarthy}} and KimCattrall, who of course would later star in ''SexAndTheCity''.

This seems to be based on an old episode of ''TheTwilightZone'', but the director just came up with the idea after seeing an optical illusion in a store window that made one of the mannequins appear to move. It also shares striking similarities with the 1948 film ''One Touch of Venus,'' in which a statue of the [[LoveGoddess goddess]] comes to life when kissed by a young window dresser.

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'''''{{Mannequin}}''''' is a 1987 romantic comedy written and directed by Michael Gottlieb, about a struggling old department store gets revitalized thanks to the crazy window displays designed by a new employee, and his girlfriend who turns into a store mannequin when other people are around.