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Making Mr. Right
Theatrical release posterDirected by Susan Seidelman Produced by Joel Tuber Written by Floyd Byars,
Laurie FrankStarring John Malkovich,
Ann Magnuson,
Glenne Headly,
Ben Masters,
Laurie Metcalf,
Polly Bergen,
Harsh Nayyar
Polly DraperMusic by Chaz Jankel Cinematography Edward Lachman Editing by Andrew Mondshein Distributed by Orion Pictures Release date(s) April 3, 1987 Country United States Language English Making Mr. Right (1987) is a science fiction/comedy film, directed by Susan Seidelman and starring John Malkovich as Jeff Peters/Ulysses and Ann Magnuson as Frankie Stone.[1][2]
This film is primarily about an android and a woman's misadventures.
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Plot
Jeff Peters, (John Malkovich) an emotionally repressed scientist who can't stand others because of their intellectual inferiority. He dreams of deep space exploration, which would be difficult because of the lack of human contact for long periods of time. He develops the Ulysses android (which looks exactly like him) for the purpose of space exploration, since an android would not be affected by the isolation.
Frankie Stone (Ann Magnuson) is hired to do public relations for the project. As a part of her job, she must get to know the android better, in order to "humanize" him for the benefit of the project's sponsors in Congress. However, in his interaction with her, the android develops emotions and develops better social skills than the scientist himself. At one point he impersonates Jeff in order to leave the laboratory, and stows away in Frankie's car. After escaping he encounters human society at a shopping mall, buys a tuxedo, goes on a date with a woman who thinks he is Jeff, reducing her to an emotional wreck, and then loses his head (literally) over Frankie's best friend Trish (Glenne Headly) who has taken refuge in Frankie's apartment after walking out on her husband.
Frankie also develops feelings for the android and befriends Jeff on a lesser level. Frankie's mother, (Polly Bergen) having seen Ulysses, assumes he is Frankie's boyfriend and expects Frankie to bring him to the wedding of Frankie's sister. Frankie persuades Jeff to impersonate Ulysses, but Ulysses again absconds from the lab and gate-crashes the wedding. While dancing Ulysses short-circuits and crashes into the swimming pool, turning the occasion into a public relations disaster. Frankie is fired from her job and forbidden contact with Ulysses or anyone on the project. She attempts to say goodbye on launch day by using her connections with a former client and boyfriend, a candidate for Congress, but she only sees Ulysses during his farewell speech, in which he bemoans the tendency of humans and their tragic emotional relationships.
Eventually, it becomes clear that Ulysses' final speech was actually made by Jeff, who has realized he cannot deal with people. Due to his lack of social skills, Jeff realizes that the lack of human contact will not be a hardship for him. Jeff decided to go into space while the android takes his place on Earth so Ulysses and Frankie (who by now are deeply in love) can be together.
See also
References
- ^ Denby, David (April 27, 1987). "Making Mr. Wrong". New York Magazine (New York Media) 20 (17): 125. http://books.google.com/?id=KeUCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA125. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ Variety film review; 25 March 1987
External links
Films directed by Susan Seidelman 1980s Smithereens (1982) · Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) · Making Mr. Right (1987) · Cookie (1989) · She-Devil (1989)1990s The Barefoot Executive (1995) · A Cooler Climate (1999)2000s Categories:- American films
- English-language films
- 1987 films
- Android films
- Comedy science fiction films
- 1980s romantic comedy films
- Orion Pictures films
- Films directed by Susan Seidelman
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