Romantic comedy lovers who haven’t watched Mannequin (1987) are missing out big time on the amount of joy, inspiration, and imagination this movie offers. The film discusses the imaginative power of Jonathan, who falls in love with a store mannequin named Emmy. He puts a lot of effort into dressing up the mannequin, which eventually results in him developing feelings of overprotection, love, and obsession with the inanimate object. It is a beautiful movie about how the mannequin comes to life only for Jonathan and he instantly falls in love with Emmy, who he had designed and dressed for some time now.
Here’s how you can watch and stream Mannequin (1987) via streaming services such as HBO Max.
Is Mannequin (1987) available to watch via streaming?
Yes, Mannequin (1987) is available to watch via streaming on HBO Max.
The movie begins in Ancient Egypt, where a human Emmy is shown to hide in a pyramid to escape her fate of getting married to someone she doesn’t know or love. She pleads to the gods that she wants to find true love and the gods listen to her. Emmy vanishes from right in front of her mother and eventually lands up in a mannequin in modern-day Philadelphia. The story then turns to John, an unemployed young man who got fired for sculpting just one mannequin during his entire time at his previous job. He is extremely proud of his creation and considers it a masterpiece. When the mannequin one day starts coming to life with Emmy’s spirit in it, Jonathan falls in love immediately.
The movie stars Andrew McCarthy as Jonathan Switcher and Kim Cattrall as Ema “Emmy” Hesire. The other actors joining the crew include Estelle Getty, James Spader, G. W. Bailey, Meshach Taylor, Carole Davis, Steve Vinovich, Christopher Maher, and Andrew Hill Newman.
Watch Mannequin (1987) streaming via HBO Max
Mannequin (1987) is available to watch on HBO Max. The streaming platform’s user-friendly interface and personalized content suggestions help people choose what they wish to view next. You can also make multiple downloads per account so that you don’t miss out on binging on your favorite show anytime anywhere.
You can watch via Max, formerly known as HBO Max, by following these steps:
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- Enter your personal information and password
- Select ‘Create Account’
Max With Ads provides the service’s streaming library at a Full HD resolution, allowing users to stream on up to two supported devices at once. Max Ad-Free removes the service’s commercials and allows streaming on two devices at once in Full HD. It also allows for 30 downloads at a time to allow users to watch content offline. On the other hand, Max Ultimate Ad-Free allows users to stream on four devices at once in a 4K Ultra HD resolution and provides Dolby Atmos audio and 100 downloads.
The Mannequin 1987) synopsis is as follows:
“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.”
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