Mannequin Two: On the Move

"She's been frozen for a thousand years...now it's time to break the ice."

1991 1h 35m EN

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★5.8TMDB · 179

FantasyComedyScience FictionRomance

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Although Jason works as a department store clerk, he is also a reincarnated prince. Long ago, his beloved Jessie was snatched away from him by an evil wizard who used his powers to transform her into wooden statue. Now Jessie is in Jason's department store as a mannequin. When he encounters her, she awakens from her thousand-year sleep. They quickly revive their romance, but the evil wizard has been reincarnated as well, and he's up to no good.

“She's been frozen for a thousand years...now it's time to break the ice.”

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Cast

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
Heather Henderson
Lipstick Girl
Andrew Hill Newman
Andy Ackerman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stewart Raffill
Writers: Betsy Israel, Edward Rugoff, David Isaacs
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 29% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Mannequin Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stewart Raffill, shot by Larry Pizer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by David McHugh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Kristy Swanson and William Ragsdale and Meshach Taylor carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "She's been frozen for a thousand years...now it's time to break the ice.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0102395 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Stewart Raffill directs. Larry Pizer behind the camera. David McHugh scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Earned back only 29% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Mannequin Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Stewart Raffill, shot by Larry Pizer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by David McHugh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Kristy Swanson and William Ragsdale and Meshach Taylor carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "She's been frozen for a thousand years...now it's time to break the ice.".
8IMDB entry: tt0102395 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 26 themes, including "chase", "mannequin", "magic", "department store".

The technical file

Cinematography: Larry Pizer
Original score: David McHugh
Makeup / hair: Anthony Cortino
Stunt coordinator: John Casino
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $13,000,000
Box office: $3,800,000
Return: 29% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Mannequin Two: On the Move (1991)

Part of

Mannequin Collection

Mannequin is a 1987 romantic comedy fantasy film based on the Pygmalion myth, starring Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Meshach Taylor, James Spader, G. W. Bailey, and Estelle Getty. Directed and written by Michael Gottlieb, the film was also co-written by Edward Rugoff. The original music score was composed by Sylvester Levay. In 1991, a sequel to the film called Mannequin: On the Move was released.

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r96sk2025-03-10
★ 4/10
<em>'Mannequin Two: On the Move'</em> does a great job at showing how badly the first film could've went, had they got it wrong (which they didn't, thankfully). This sequel to that 1987 movie is absolutely awful, it dragged hard for me; a final 30mins has rarely felt as long as this. Kristy Swanson and William Ragsdale don't do much wrong themselves in the two lead roles, though their characters are portrayed/written woefully. Nice to see Meshach Taylor again, even if he isn't as good as before; Taylor is the only actor from last time out to return. It's simply a knock off/cash grab/whatever of the first flick. They even try to force a new song on us, in this case "Can't Believe My Eyes" - they play the same part of it at least three times. It's no "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now", that's for sure.

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