Mannequin
An underemployed artist lands a window‑dressing job and must team up with the living mannequin he designed to create dazzling displays that rescue the struggling store—while battling a scheming manager who wants to shut them down.
“Just because Jonathan's fallen in love with a piece of wood, it doesn't make him a dummy.”
Synopsis
Jonathan Switcher, an unemployed artist, secures a job as an assistant window dresser at a department store. While there, he encounters a beautiful mannequin he had previously designed, who comes to life and introduces herself as Emmy, an Egyptian woman trapped under an ancient spell. Despite opposition from the store's scheming manager, Jonathan and Emmy grow close as they collaborate on creative and eye-catching window displays to help save the struggling business.
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Edited by Richard HalseyShot by Tim SuhrstedtScored by Sylvester LevayDesigned by Josan F Russo
Box Office
1987 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 7.1× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$42.7M
Opening weekend: $7.1M — 17% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $7.1M — 17% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 932 theaters
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Cast & Crew
43 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Andrew Mccarthy
as Jonathan Switcher
Kim Cattrall
as Emmy
Estelle Getty
as Claire Timkin
James Spader
as Richards
G W Bailey
as Felix
Carole Davis
as Roxie
Steve Vinovich
as B.J. Wert
Meshach Taylor
as Hollywood
Christopher Maher
as Armand
Phyllis Newman
as Emmy's Mother
Phil Rubenstein
as Mannequin Factory Boss
Jeffrey Lampert
as Factory Worker
Supporting cast
22Kenneth Lloyd
as Superdad
Jake Jundef
as Superkid
Harvey Levine
as Balloon Boss
Thomas J Mccarthy
as Head Gardener
Pat Ryan
as Pizzeria Manager
Glenn Davish
as Effete Executive
Steve Lippe
as Male Sales Clerk
Lee Golden
as Wino
Vernon R Devinney
as Older Man in Boardroom
Olivia Frances Williams
as Woman in Boardroom
Charles Lord
as Man in Boardroom
Ben Hammer
as Hans the Maitre d'
Jane Moore
as Tina
Jane Carol Simms
as Lupe
Judi Goldhand
as Mrs. Thomas
Lara Harris
as Mannequin in Photo Window
Dan Lounsbery
as Senior Citizen
Kitty Minehart
as Senior Citizen
Katherine Conklin
as Wert's Secretary
Andrew Hill Newman
as Compactor Room Janitor
Bill Greene
as Police Officer
Constance Baranzano
as Illustra Executive
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1Other crew
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