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:

A lively comedy about a living doll.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Andrew Hill Newman also appeared in Mannequin (1987) playing a different character.

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Goofs

When Meshach Taylor impersonates a Marine he is wearing the uniform of a Marine Gunnery Sergeant ("Gunny") but he identifies himself to the policeman as a Staff Sergeant, one rank lower than a Gunny.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

References Mahogany (1975)

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Soundtracks

The Sea Hawk
By Erich Wolfgang Korngold

User Reviews

Even unfunnier than the first.

You know where you stand with "Mannequin 2" early on, when you find out that the unfunniest character of the original has returned - and he has a bigger role to boot! The "romance" part of the film is still kind of sweet, but Ragsdale is no Andrew McCarthy, and Kristy Swanson, unlike Kim Cattrall, doesn't bring any personality to her character; she's beautiful but bland. In fact, that's the word that most accurately sums up the movie: bland. Its comic invention extends to "funny" accents, homosexual gags and chases in toy cars. If you like this sort of thing, go for it. (*1/2)

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