Mannequin (1987 film)

Mannequin
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Gottlieb
Written by	Edward Rugoff Michael Gottlieb
Produced by	Art Levinson
Starring	Andrew McCarthy Kim Cattrall Estelle Getty G. W. Bailey
Cinematography	Tim Suhrstedt
Edited by	Richard Halsey Frank Jimenez
Music by	Sylvester Levay
Production companies	Gladden Entertainment[1] 20th Century Fox[1]
Distributed by	20th Century Fox[2]
Release date	February 13, 1987 (1987-02-13) (United States)
Running time	90 minutes[3]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$7.9 million[4]
Box office	$42.7 million (US)[2]

Mannequin is a 1987 American romantic comedy^[2] film directed by Michael Gottlieb in his directorial debut, and written by Edward Rugoff and Gottlieb. It stars Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Estelle Getty, James Spader, Meshach Taylor, and G. W. Bailey. The original music score was composed by Sylvester Levay. The film revolves around a chronically underemployed passionate artist named Jonathan Switcher who lands a job as a department-store window dresser and the mannequin he created which becomes inhabited by the spirit of a woman from Ancient Egypt, but only comes alive for Jonathan.

Mannequin received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for its main title song, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Starship,^[5] which reached number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart. Both early and later critical reception has been generally negative with common criticisms being made towards the ludicrous premise and the overly farcical and sentimental tone; however, audience responses have been comparatively more positive and in the years since its release, the film has developed a cult following. In 1991, a sequel called Mannequin Two: On the Move was released with none of the original cast (except Taylor) returning.