Making Mr. Right

Making Mr. Right (1987)

  • 46% of critics liked it
    (13 reviews)

  • 33% of users liked it
    (2,274 ratings)

This sci-fi comedy from Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) director Susan Seidelman stars John Malkovich along with several other actors from his Steppenwolf Theatre troupe in Chicago. Malkovich stars as Dr. Jeff Peters, a scientist for the Chemtech Corporation who has invented an affable robotic… More

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PG-13,
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Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1987 Wide
HBO Video

Critic Reviews

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    Adds up to somewhat less than the sum of its parts, but the parts are often delightful, particularly when Ms. Seidelman keeps them moving at a sufficiently furious pace.

  • Rita Kempley, Washington Post

    Screenwriters Floyd Byars and Laurie Frank's flapjack-flat characters meander through a slack plot that aims to address love between life-forms.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    A smart, quick witted, wicked and genuinely funny movie.

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    The film's fake feminist message is at its most cyncial: Real men are repulsive but androids (created by women) are sweet, sensitive, and open-minded.

  • Jake Euker, F5 (Wichita, KS)

    One of the more enjoyable of the indie comedies of the 80s, as much a product of its time as Woodstock was of its own.

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  • Lafe F


    A beautiful story of a woman (Ann Magnuson) falling in love with an android (John Malkovich), who is scheduled to go up on a space mission. The Turtles make it better with their "Happy Together" song.

  • Michael G


    I watched this dozens of times when I was a tween and liked it for some reason. Watching it twenty years later merely proves how dated it is and how bad it was to begin with. Malkovich is alright in a dual role and does some random, goofy and sometimes very entertaining and funny… More

  • Bill C


    People are defined by the bad things that happen to them in lives. This exceptionally low budget pic makes up for the lack of visual flare with a great intellectual concept and Malkovich in dual roles. The bad part of this movie is Malkovich does an excellent job of portraying a… More

  • Leo L


    Funny!

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