Synopsis
A man with a good warranty is hard to find.
When image consultant Frankie Stone is hired by a tech company to teach a scientist’s “Ulysses Robot” how to be a man, she winds up developing very real feelings for the faux human.
1987 Directed by Susan Seidelman
When image consultant Frankie Stone is hired by a tech company to teach a scientist’s “Ulysses Robot” how to be a man, she winds up developing very real feelings for the faux human.
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There's a lot to enjoy in this colorful comedy; Ann Magnuson's green and pink outfit at the press conference at the end looks like a Christmas candy (and I mean that in a good way). There are great performances from a strong cast of character actors, nobodies, and other weirdos, and while it isn't perfect, it does avoid a lot of the more obvious pitfalls of an 80s comedy with a plot like this.
But there's a line at the end of this that flipped a switch, that shifted this from an absurd piece of cinema into something deeply, deeply sad. And I have to wonder if it's a misstep. It feels like they're trying for a neat little happy…
I was interested in checking out this sci-fi comedy by a woman. It was easily found through a quick YouTube search. Glenne Headly co-stars with husband at the time, John Malkovich.
The film is an exploration of programming a robot to be the perfect man. I didn't like the ending which implied all men are trash, so we just have to settle for them. However, I felt it was worth checking out to see what women were directing in the 1980s.
Vegan alert:
Matching leopard print tops
"Are you going way the hell out in Miami Beach my man?"
Dr. Jeff Peters (John Malkovich) creates Ulysses (John Malkovich), an android designed to be sent into space for years of exploration. There's just one issue, since Jeff modelled Ulysses on himself, the android is socially awkward and unlikeable. PR wizard Frankie Stone (Ann Magnuson) is brought on board to teach Ulysses how to win people over and sand off the weirder edges of his personality. The two fall in love.
Making Mr. Right is wacky rom com stuff with a sci fi twist. Malkovich is awesome in both sides of his duel role and a lot of the humour comes from the fact that it's hard to tell…
"Making Mr. Right" is a 1987 romantic sci-fi comedy directed by Susan Seidelman. Marking Seidelman's third film after the groundbreaking and impactful "Smithereens" (1982) and the fan favorite "Desperately Seeking Susan" (1985), "Making Mr. Right" is an interesting lighthearted flair that holds its own. As it might have some disconnected energy in its narrative, the film visually pops at a constant. Seidelman absolutely has great vision in her sense of color scheme, almost delivering a bit of a Roy Lichtenstein based pop art flair to the whole experience. In that energy, I gave the situational storyline that others seem to bump heads with has I more visually in tune with this film more than anything. There is a lot of…
The guy sitting next to me on the airplane kept trying not to look at my computer screen while I was watching this but I kept catching him sneaking peaks. A movie that is truly weird in a subtle organic way that's totally unique to Susan Seidelman. Malkovich's performance was hilariously awkward, early tinges of 'Being John Malkovich' are present. A young Laurie Metcalf plays the annoying girl who has the hots for him, I'm never disapointed by her hammy appearances. Magnuson looks uncannily like a young Shirley Maclain.
Don't even get me started on the pastels B=====D
Tired of re-watching childhood favorites from the ‘80s only to find they’ve aged horribly, saddled with heaping doses of racism, gay panic, and misogyny? Looking for another movie in the vain of Real Genius, a film with true character development and no problematic jokes? Then look no further than Susan Seidelman’s Making Mr. Right, a wonderful comedic riff on the Frankenstein story, which proudly shows off its screwball comedy roots while successful blending them with science fiction genre trappings. Most filmed versions of Frankenstein lack a female perspective, which I’m happy to report isn’t an issue here. Seidelman has created a film which functions as a direct rebuke of Weird Science, where male fantasy takes center stage and attractiveness and…
Hey I'm here to say that this is a damn good ass movie. Malkovich shows some range here while not really leaving his comfort zone. I was saying it after I watched Ripley's Game and I'm saying it now: he's an actor who makes his own persona his characters and the fact that it works shows what a great actor he is. His Shakespearean twins here are both equally different yet unmistakably Malkovichian.
"You see I'm not very good with people."
The directing is quite fun and bouncy and curious, like Desperately Seeking Susan and Smithereens. These things are just happening to people and that's it! It's great fun to watch.
"I knew it! One minute with a woman and…
Women will literally date a robot that looks like John Malkovich instead of trying to deal with a member of the opposite sex.
Love the art direction and lighting in this so much. Also props to Malkovich’s genuinely supreme physical comedy here.
1. Glenne Headly is superb
2. the video camera as the head on top of a fake security guard is a nice touch
3. **the mobile bar in a red suitcase**
4. Laurie Metcalf’s horrible mall date with the Malkovich robot is my favorite section
5. that wedding is so ‘80s Miami, all those pastels
I never thought I would write this, but John Malkovich does not make for a great light physical comedian/romantic love interest. I know he's probably reading this and it will break his heart but I'm sorry. It's true. You're an excellent actor, Johnny M, but this was not your best work. #TRUTHBOMB #YOUCAN'THANDLETHETRUTH #ANDTHAT'STHETRUTHRUTH #ALWAYSDOTHERIGHTHING #YOLO #SWAG #FATJEWPIZZAMONEYRESPECT.
another day volunteering at the john malkovich android factory. everyone keeps asking me if they can fuck the robot. buddy, they won’t even let me fuck it