Mannequin: On the Move (1991)

A young department store intern falls in love with a female store mannequin who is really a peasant girl fallen under a thousand year spell. She comes to life whenever he removes the cursed necklace from her.

Director:

Stewart Raffill

Writers:

Edward Rugoff (characters), Michael Gottlieb (characters)

Stars:

Kristy Swanson, William Ragsdale, Meshach Taylor

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kristy Swanson	...	Jessie
William Ragsdale	...	Jason Williamson / Prince William
Meshach Taylor	...	Hollywood Montrose / Doorman
Terry Kiser	...	Count Spretzle / Sorcerer
Stuart Pankin	...	Mr. James
Cynthia Harris	...	Mom / Queen
Andrew Hill Newman	...	Andy Ackerman
Julie Foreman	...	Gail
John Edmondson	...	Rolf / Soldier #1
Phil Latella	...	Egon / Soldier #2
Mark Gray	...	Arnold / Soldier #3
Erick Weiss	...	Mr. James' Assistant
Jackye Roberts	...	Mr. James' Assistant
John Casino	...	Horned Soldier
Laurie Wing	...	Old Queen

Storyline

The flamboyant Hollywood Montrose is promoted to head window dresser at Prince and Company department store. Hollywood hires his new assistant Jason Williamson, who in a past life was the prince of the Hauptmann-Koenig kingdom. Prince and Company plans to display a mannequin known as the Enchanted Peasant Girl in celebration of the kingdom. And Jason has a nagging feeling he has seen this mannequin somewhere before. Removing a necklace from the mannequin reveals that the Enchanted Peasant Girl is really Jessie, the love of his past life who was placed under a thousand year spell by an evil sorcerer. Their rekindled romance is not without its challenges when the evil sorcerer reappears in his descendant Count Gunther Spretzle, who has plans of his own for Jessie. But Jessie must receive a kiss from her one true love to break free from the curse before Count Spretzle finds her.

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Plot Keywords:

horrible boss | bad boss | peasant | department store | mannequin | 

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Taglines:

She's been frozen for a thousand years... now it's time to break the ice.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

William Ragsdale and Kristy Swanson both played vampire hunters in comedy-horror movies. Ragsdale played Charley Brewster in the original Fright Night (1985) and its sequel Fright Night Part 2 (1988). Swanson respectively played cheerleader Buffy Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) which was released a year after this movie.

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Goofs

In the beginning, when Jason is looking for parking as he makes the U-turn to park, you can see the street blocked off and the people watching the scene being filmed.

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Quotes

Hollywood Montrose: Oh, get down, honey, get down!
Customer: Get doooooooooown!

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Connections

Follows Mannequin (1987)

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Soundtracks

Can't Believe My Eyes
Performed by Gene Miller
Produced by Jon Lind
Words & Music by John Bettis and Jon Lind

User Reviews

A somewhat underrated adorable film

Featuring the delicious Kristy Swanson this film is a sequel to the quite popular film Mannequin. A queen in some ancient times is cursed with a necklace that transforms her into a statue and she is then somehow transported to the real world where she(the statue) is kept in a warehouse. A guy accidently takes off the necklace and she comes to life. This is a harmless fun kind of film although it was torn apart by critics on release. William Ragsdale(wonder why he never hit it big) is the main lead opposite Swanson and they make a sweet couple. Watch this if you have nothing better to do but it is cute.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 May 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mannequin Two: On the Move

Filming Locations:

1300 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,692,817, 19 May 1991

Gross USA:

$3,752,428

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,752,428

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gladden Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1