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I wonder if, looking back now, Kim Cattrall is ever embarrassed that she was attached to projects such as 1987’s romance-comedy Mannequin.

Yes, it was cutesy-cute, but come on. A mannequin that comes to life? And pulls the stick out of Andrew McCarthy’s uptight character’s rear end? And then they fall in looooove and live happily ever after?

In the words of the 80s, gag me with a spoon!

To give her credit, Cattrall was 31 when this movie came out, and she honestly doesn’t look a day past 22 in the film.

Rounding out the cast of characters is James Spader (another person that I think might look back at this film and laugh and/or cringe).

Mannequinwas written and directed by Michael Gottlieb, who is also responsible for writing Mannequin 2: On the Move, a disaster that came out in 1991 and flopped much like the first.

Of the two, Mannequin is the more entertaining to watch, as long as you’re not expecting any deep, meaningful dialogue or storyline.

Mannequinis pure 80s fluff, but for Cattrall fans, it might be worth checking out, as her characters in this film is a night and day contrast from her “Sex and the City” character, Samantha.

Probably the best thing about this film is that the song “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” by Starship was in it. The song became such a huge hit it was even nominated for an Oscar for best music, original song; a Golden Globe for best original song, motion picture; and a Grammy for best song written specifically for a motion picture. It won none of those, but it still rocks!

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