Mannequins and Television

Mannequins are becoming a symbol and an icon of modern times.

They follow fashions and sell more and more thin and impersonal with the crisis.

They recover color and realism when a country is growing.

Our company has created a realistic line called LesPinUps with which we have also been reported on TV by the mass-media.

We are always looking for new stylistic-conceptual challenges.

Mannequins and television in Italy

1) No one will ever forget the famous Alberto Sordi in the film “Catherine and I” where a mannequin robot turns into a housewife “Handyman” jealous.

2) Another famous film is “Department Stores” where the incomparable Paolo Villaggio plays a toy robot mannequin.

Mannequins and television around the world

Mannequins are also people. Or at least people in the shape of people. And sometimes they come to life on the big screen and the real humans crawl out.

1) The episode of the 1960 of “The Twilight Zone” entitled “The After Hours” (redone in 1986) Reveals what we've always thought happens in department stores: Mannequins come to life when we're not watching! In this movie, They take turns living in the real world as real people, But they have to go back to their storefronts when their time is up.

2) In the episode “Doctor Who” of 1970, “Spearhead from Space”, The bland-looking killer mannequins called “Autons” they come to life and try to conquer the Earth by shooting death rays from their plastic hands. “Doctor Who” The Hero, He can stop them, obviously.

3) Here we are again with the killer dummies, This time in an episode of the 1975 of “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” called “The Trevi Collection.”

4) In the film of the 1987 Appropriately titled “Mannequin”, A young mannequin maker creates a model so perfect that he falls in love with her and her, surprise!, comes to life. By Kim Cattrall.

by Manichini.tv