Get ready for a wild ride through 80s nostalgia as we break down the absurdity, charm, and downright weirdness of Mannequin (1987)! 🤖💘
Andrew McCarthy falls in love with a mannequin. Kim Cattrall plays an ancient Egyptian princess cursed to time-travel through window displays. James Spader is a sniveling villain. There’s a Benny Hill-style chase scene. And somehow, this movie was a box office hit?!
In this episode, the Born to Watch crew debates whether Mannequin is an underrated cult classic or a short, sharp, and shithouse guilty pleasure. Matt confesses to watching it 60+ times, while Damo questions how a romance about department store window dressing even got made.
🔹 Topics We Cover:
✔️ Why Matt was obsessed with Kim Cattrall as a kid
✔️ The outrageous 80s fashion, montages, and soundtrack 🎶
✔️ Was Mannequin ahead of its time, or just ridiculous?
✔️ Hollywood Montrose – the most over-the-top character ever
✔️ Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now – the Oscar-nominated Starship song 🎤
✔️ How this movie defied critics and ran in theaters for 46 weeks 🤯
💾 Watch now and let us know – is Mannequin a cult classic or just plain weird? Drop your thoughts in the comments! 👇
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