

Making Mr. Right
1987-04-03 · 98 min · ★ 5.2
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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- Directors
- Susan Seidelman
- Production companies
- Orion Pictures, Barry & Enright Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
John MalkovichJeff Peters / Ulysses
Ann MagnusonFrankie Stone
Glenne HeadlyTrish
Ben MastersSteve Marcus
Laurie MetcalfSandy
Polly BergenEstelle Stone
Harsh NayyarDr. Ramdas
Hart BochnerDon
Susan BermanIvy Stone
Polly DraperSuzy Duncan
Christian ClemensonBruce
Merwin GoldsmithMoe Glickstein
Sid RaymondManny
Robert TreborTux Salesman
John HambrickTV Anchorman
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