History Film / Mannequin

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

* DoingItForTheArt: InUniverse. Switcher gets fired for trying to be expressive in jobs that don't need it, until Prince & Company turns out to need someone like him.
** Except for one job where he was allowed to get creative with folding of balloons, and was fired for something else.

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''Mannequin'' is a 1987 romantic comedy written and directed by Michael Gottlieb, about a new employee (Creator/AndrewMcCarthy) at a struggling old department store who discovers that one of their mannequins (Creator/KimCattrall, later star of ''Series/SexAndTheCity'') 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. Creator/MeshachTaylor (of ''Series/DesigningWomen'') plays the supporting role of Hollywood and Creator/GWBailey does his usual schtick as Security Captain Felix.

* RealitySubtext: The "struggling department store" element of the plot was true to life -- [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanamaker%27s the Wanamaker's store where they filmed much of the movie]] was indeed struggling at the time, and things never got much better as it bounced from owner to owner and name to name, ultimately becoming a Macy's in the mid-2000s.

* StarvingArtist: Switcher. It's implied that only an true artist could have brought Ema to life.

* [[DudeShesLikeInAComa Dude, She's Like, Out Cold in a Pile of Trash!]]: Roxie clearly didn't appreciate the on-the-lips wake up kiss she got from the janitor near the end of the film.

* [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even the Rival Has Standards]]: When Claire orders charges be laid against Felix and Richards, the other Illustra security guards realize they were unwitting accessories to burglary and thus have no problem putting the cuffs on their employers.

Though apparently based on an old episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone'', the director insists he 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 ''Film/OneTouchOfVenus,'' in which a statue of the [[LoveGoddess goddess]] comes to life when kissed by a young window dresser.

* SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands: Thanks to the installation of a CCTV system in the store after Felix's firing, Claire has clear proof of Richards and Felix stealing mannequins and are arrested on-the-spot for breaking-and-entering and grand theft. Claire also tells Illustra's President he will be facing conspiracy charges for his involvement.

* RealityEnsues: Thanks to the installation of a CCTV system in the store after Felix's firing, Claire has clear proof of Richards and Felix stealing mannequins and are arrested on-the-spot for breaking-and-entering and grand theft. Claire also tells Illustra's President he will be facing conspiracy charges for his involvement.

''Mannequin'' is a 1987 romantic comedy written and directed by Michael Gottlieb, about a new employee (Andrew [=McCarthy=]) at a struggling old department store who discovers that one of their mannequins (Creator/KimCattrall, later star of ''Series/SexAndTheCity'') 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. Creator/MeshachTaylor (of ''Series/DesigningWomen'') plays the supporting role of Hollywood and Creator/GWBailey does his usual schtick as Security Captain Felix.

''Mannequin'' is a 1987 romantic comedy written and directed by Michael Gottlieb, about a new employee (Andrew [=McCarthy=]) at a struggling old department store who discovers that one of their mannequins (Creator/KimCattrall, later star of ''Series/SexAndTheCity'') 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.

There was also a {{sequel|itis}} released in 1991 called ''Mannequin 2: On the Move''. It stars William Ragsdale and Creator/KristySwanson, and Hollywood Montrose (Creator/MeshachTaylor of ''Series/DesigningWomen'') reappears in it.

There was also a {{sequel|itis}} released in 1991 called ''Mannequin: On the Move''. It stars William Ragsdale and Creator/KristySwanson, and Hollywood Montrose (Creator/MeshachTaylor of ''Series/DesigningWomen'') reappears in it.

** Mr Richards also counts.

* SecretKeeper: Claire tells Switcher that she knows ''something'' going on between him and Ema.

There was also a {{sequel|itis}} released in 1991 called ''Mannequin: On the Move''. It stars William Ragsdale and Creator/KristySwanson, and Hollywood Montrose (Meshach Taylor of ''Series/DesigningWomen'') reappears in it.

* RealityEnsues: Thanks to the installation of a CCTV system in the store after Felix's firing, Claire has clear proof of Richards and Felix stealing mannequins and are arrested on-the-spot for breaking-and-entering and grand theft. Claire also tells Illustra's President will he be facing conspiracy charges for his involvement.

* RealityEnsues: Thanks to the installation of a CCTV system in the store after Felix's firing, Claire has clear proof of Richards and Felix's stealing mannequins and are arrested on-the-spot for breaking-and-entering and grand theft. Claire also tells Illustra's President will be facing conspiracy charges for his involvement and possibly blackmail and extortion.

* CoolOldLady: Claire Prince, who recently took over running Prince and Company from her deceased husband. Unlike Richards, she wants to keep Prince and Company a going concern, and gives Jonathan a job on the spot after rescuing her from a near-disaster involving an exterior sign
* DeathbringerTheAdorable: In the late part of the film, Felix purchases a dog he calls "Terminator". It's an IncompetentGuardAnimal.

* LoopholeAbuse: A few cases for Emmy in particular; while she appears to be a mannequin to anyone but Jonathan, she is free to move around so long as nobody is actually ''looking'' at her even if she's in their presence, she freely rode through New York with him on a motorbike (likely because she was moving too fast for anyone to clearly see if she was alive or a mannequin), and she can apparently move in the presence of animals.

* LoopholeAbuse: A few cases for Emmy in particular; while she appears to be a mannequin to anyone but Jonathan, she is free to move around so long as nobody is actually ''looking'' at her even if she's in their presence, and she can apparently move in the presence of animals.

''Mannequin'' is a 1987 romantic comedy written and directed by Michael Gottlieb, about a new employee(Andrew [=McCarthy=]) at a struggling old department store who discovers that one of their mannequins(Creator/KimCattrall, later star of ''Series/SexAndTheCity'') 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.

There was also a {{sequel|itis}} released in 1991 called ''Mannequin: On the Move''. It stars William Ragsdale and Creator/KristySwanson, and Hollywood Montrose(Meshach Taylor of ''Series/DesigningWomen'') reappears in it.

* AnimatedCreditsOpening / ArtisticLicenseGeography / ArtisticLicenseHistory: In which the Egyptian princess travels the world while being whisked through history and, among other things, [[HistoricalInJoke proves to Columbus]] [[BeamMeUpScotty that the world]] [[ArtisticLicenseHistory is round]]. She briefly visited the future before backtracking. All in line with the RuleOfFunny.