Mannequin Two: On the Move
1991.
Directed by Stewart Raffill, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring William Ragsdale, Kristy Swanson, Meshach Taylor, Terry Kiser, Stuart Pankin.

This sequel shares very little with its predecessor, only the basic premise of a store mannequin coming to life. The characters are all different except for Hollywood, the store’s Minister of Style. Taylor (Designing Women) here recreates the flamboyantly gay character called Hollywood. If he wasn’t the wittiest and most inventive character in the movie, you’d be prone to dismiss him as a prancing gay stereotype. But let’s face it. This whole movie is based on stereotypes.

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This article appears in May 24 • 1991 (Cover).

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.