Why the movie Lady Beware is a classic and controversial movie about mannequins and visual merchandising.
As a mannequin seller, I'm fascinated with movies and television series in which mannequins play a prominent role. That episode of The Twilight Zone in which the shop mannequins come to life after hours after the business has closed is my all-time favorite. The much-loved "Mannequin" was never a favorite of mine since it was just too ludicrous. In the end, the scene when "Emmy" and the other mannequins are going to be shredded has a new significance to me since I work as a mannequin recycler. I, too, like Andrew McCarthy's character, have rescued mannequins from being thrown away at landfills. In the 1980s and 1990s, I had a conversation with a friend/client who served as the head of visual merchandising for a number of well-known retail chains. I'll refer to him as Sam since he's a highly private guy. As soon as I asked Same what his favorite movie with mannequins was, he responded with the words LADY BEWARE. For one thing, Sam was born and raised