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.
Directed by Michael Gottlieb
new love
mannequin
department store
transformation
puppet
romcom
window dresser
mannequin come to life
adoring
comforting
Rank
#61 in 1987·#5898 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.0 / 5
Cast
Andrew McCarthy
Jonathan Switcher
Kim Cattrall
Ema 'Emmy' Hesire
Estelle Getty
Claire Prince Timkin
James Spader
Mr. Richards
G.W. Bailey
Captain Felix Maxwell
Carole Davis
Roxie Shield
Meshach Taylor
Hollywood
Steve Vinovich
B.J. Wert
Christopher Maher
Armand
Phyllis Newman
Emmy's Mother
Phil Rubenstein
Mannequin Factory Boss
Jeffrey Lampert
Factory Worker
Crew
Michael Gottlieb
Director
Michael Gottlieb
Writer
Sylvester Levay
Original Music Composer
Tim Suhrstedt
Director of Photography
Michael Haley
First Assistant Director
R.A. Rondell
Stunts
Scott Wilder
Stunts
Peter Bucossi
Stunts
Steve M. Davison
Stunts
Frank Ferrara Sr.
Stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunt Coordinator
Pat Romano
Stunts
Popular Reviews
241 reviews
Vampire67PRO
8.0★ · 01/11/26
80s movies like this just hit every time. this was so romantic & cute & so much fun!! the cop at the end yelling “Nooo nooo she’s the dummy Nooo Noooo she’s the dummyyy” genuinely took me out.
& Hollywood is such a fun & iconic character. the scene where he’s spraying the cops with a fire hose was so funny & iconic fr. i loved watching this & had so much fun 🖤
thank uuu to my moot **@Josh** for another great movie rec!!
80s movies like this just hit every time. this was so romantic & cute & so much fun!! the cop at the end yelling “Nooo nooo she’s the dummy Nooo Noooo she’s the dummyyy” genuinely took me out.
& Hollywood is such a fun & iconic character. the scene where he’s spraying the cops with a fire hose was so funny & iconic fr. i loved watching this & had so much fun 🖤
thank uuu to my moot **@Josh** for another great movie rec!!
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Anna Calista
5.0★ · 05/21/26
Man, I love Andrew McCarthy here but sorry to say that this film was quite like a feverdream
Man, I love Andrew McCarthy here but sorry to say that this film was quite like a feverdream
neapolitan
8.0★ · 05/12/26
watched this last yr but i forgot when lol then rewatched it w my bf lasf night bcs im in a andrew mccarthy mood. i rlly love their chemistry and im so happy this has so many romantic scenes so ig its a win for me (literally watched underwhelming romcoms the past few days) and andrew mccarthy is that guy like even my bf gets me fr but i rlly love hollywood hes so me 😭🩷 bj can like fuck off 🩷🩵
watched this last yr but i forgot when lol then rewatched it w my bf lasf night bcs im in a andrew mccarthy mood. i rlly love their chemistry and im so happy this has so many romantic scenes so ig its a win for me (literally watched underwhelming romcoms the past few days) and andrew mccarthy is that guy like even my bf gets me fr but i rlly love hollywood hes so me 😭🩷 bj can like fuck off 🩷🩵
Haisss
6.0★ · 04/26/26
Got a very soppurtive friends
Got a very soppurtive friends
ayesa
i will watch the dumbest, most ridiculous shit for andrew mccarthy
i will watch the dumbest, most ridiculous shit for andrew mccarthy