Making Mr. Right (1987)

Director:

Susan Seidelman

Writers:

Floyd Byars (writer)
Laurie Frank (writer)

Release Date:

3 April 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A reclusive scientist builds a robot that looks exactly like him to go on a long term space mission...

Plot Keywords:

Android | Astronaut | Identity Swap | Birthday | Robot As Pathos

Cast

John Malkovich	...	Dr.Jeff Peters / Ulysses
Ann Magnuson	...	Frankie Stone
Glenne Headly	...	Trish
Ben Masters	...	Steve Marcus
Laurie Metcalf	...	Sandy
Polly Bergen	...	Estelle Stone
Harsh Nayyar	...	Dr. Ramdas
Hart Bochner	...	Don
Susan Berman	...	Ivy Stone
Polly Draper	...	Suzy Duncan
Christian Clemenson	...	Bruce
Merwin Goldsmith	...	Moe Glickstein
Sid Raymond	...	Manny
Sidney Armus	...	Jeweler
Robert Trebor	...	Tux Salesman

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

Barry & Enright Productions

Trivia:

John Malkovich, Glenne Headly, and Laurie Metcalf, have been acting together since the late-'70s as members of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

Goofs:

Plot holes: After Frankie looses Ulysses at the mall, she uses a pay phone to call Trish at her place. However, in her first car, there is a car-phone clearly visible on her dashboard. So, there would be no need to use a pay phone.

Quotes:

Sandy: [referring to a pair of earrings] They're just so beautiful, you take American Express?

Movie Connections:

References The Parent Trap (1961)

Soundtrack:

Too Many Fish In The Sea

Hilarious, imaginative, and inspired comedy.

Another of my perfect comedies. It is brilliant from beginning to end, not to mention hilarious. And the things you learn reading these reviews -- I had no idea that Sandy was Laurie Metcalf, so I am going to watch it when I get home from work just because I am a Laurie Metcalf fan and can't believe I didn't recognize her. Ann Magnuson is absolutely unforgettable and I am really sorry her career didn't take off like a rocket after this movie. I won't go into detail because so many of the other reviews do, but I watch this at least once a year and it never fails to grab me. One of the most enjoyable movies ever made, with top-notch production values, beautiful and great photography, magnificent direction, and an outstanding and perfect cast. There may be one plot-specific and perfectly apt F word and only plot-specific and non-graphic nudity, which may account for it's relative lack of popularity. Why can't there be more movies like this?