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Making Mr. Right

  • 1987
  • PG-13
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
3.4K
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John Malkovich and Ann Magnuson in Making Mr. Right (1987)
A reclusive scientist builds a robot which looks exactly like Dr. Ulysses, a scientist set to go on a long-term space mission. Since the (real) scientist seems to lack all emotions, he is unable to program his (lack of) emotion into his automaton, and an eccentric woman is hired to "educate" the robot on human behavior. In the end, she falls in love - but is it the robot or Mr. Right?
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A reclusive scientist builds a robot duplicate of himself for a space mission but struggles to program human emotions. He hires an eccentric woman to teach the android how to act like a real... Read allA reclusive scientist builds a robot duplicate of himself for a space mission but struggles to program human emotions. He hires an eccentric woman to teach the android how to act like a real person.A reclusive scientist builds a robot duplicate of himself for a space mission but struggles to program human emotions. He hires an eccentric woman to teach the android how to act like a real person.

  • Director
    • Susan Seidelman
  • Writers
    • Floyd Byars
    • Laurie Frank
  • Stars
    • John Malkovich
    • Ann Magnuson
    • Glenne Headly
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    3.4K
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    • Director
      • Susan Seidelman
    • Writers
      • Floyd Byars
      • Laurie Frank
    • Stars
      • John Malkovich
      • Ann Magnuson
      • Glenne Headly
    • 36User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Jeff Peters…
    Ann Magnuson
    Ann Magnuson
    • Frankie Stone
    Glenne Headly
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    • Trish
    Ben Masters
    Ben Masters
    • Steve Marcus
    Laurie Metcalf
    Laurie Metcalf
    • Sandy
    Polly Bergen
    Polly Bergen
    • Estelle Stone
    Harsh Nayyar
    Harsh Nayyar
    • Dr. Ramdas
    Hart Bochner
    Hart Bochner
    • Don
    Susan Berman
    • Ivy Stone
    Polly Draper
    Polly Draper
    • Suzy Duncan
    Christian Clemenson
    Christian Clemenson
    • Bruce
    Merwin Goldsmith
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    • Moe Glickstein
    Sid Raymond
    • Manny
    Sidney Armus
    • Jeweler
    Robert Trebor
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    • Tux Salesman
    John Hambrick
    John Hambrick
    • TV Anchorman
    Susan Lichtman
    • Newscaster
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    • Newscaster
    • Director
      • Susan Seidelman
    • Writers
      • Floyd Byars
      • Laurie Frank
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      John Malkovich, Glenne Headly and Laurie Metcalf had been acting together since the late 1970s as members of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
    • Goofs
      The morning after the wedding, when Steve Marcus gets into Frankie's car, his tie is untied. He has a cast on his right arm and is filmed from behind when they are talking. When the camera angle flips, his left arm (only one mobile) has not moved, yet his tie has a Windsor knot.
    • Quotes
      • Frankie Stone: For reasons I can't go into and you don't wanna know about, I have to go to this wedding, and I need a date, and you'd be the exact, perfect guy. Now, this isn't a proposition; I just wanna know if you might think about maybe going with me.
      • Jeff Peters: A wedding? I don't know; I'm not very good with people.
      • Frankie Stone: Oh, they're not people, they're just my family.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Making Mr. Right/Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn/Secret of My Success/Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Too Many Fish In The Sea
      Written by Eddie Holland (uncredited) and Norman Whitfield (uncredited)

      Performed by Gwen Guthrie

      Courtesy of Polydor Records

      Music Supervisors

      Lynn Geller

      Kathryn Schenker

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 3, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ein Mann à la Carte
    • Filming locations
      • North District Wastewater Treatment Plant, North Miami Beach, Florida, USA(ChemTech exterior)
    • Production companies
      • Orion Pictures
      • Barry & Enright Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $9,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,584,970
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $444,756
      • Apr 12, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,584,970
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 38m(98 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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