Boutique’s new mannequin has a history ... maybe

PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia clothing boutique is getting ready to set up shop in the city’s Fashion District, and they say they’re bringing a piece of Philadelphia movie history with them. But that may be up for debate. South Fellini’s new location will showcase a mannequin used in the 1987 Phillyfilmed romantic comedy “Mannequin,” coowner Tony Trov says. In the film, the mannequin, known as Emmy, comes to life at night to help protagonist Jonathan Switcher (Andrew McCarthy) create window displays in a Philadelphia department store called Prince & Company.

The flick, which starred Kim Cattrall as Emmy, was filmed in Philladelphia at Center City’s John Wanamaker Department Store, which is now Macy’s.

Trov says one of the “Mannequin” mannequin’s is seeing the light of day once more after years in storage. A crew member from the films who wishes to remain anonymous apparently gave the South Fellini crew the set piece — one of 20 mannequins used for action scenes during the shoot, the crew member says — and Trov and his cohorts cleaned it up.

Trov says he knows his mannequin is a realdeal film prop because it bears an embossed logo of Wolf & VineGreneker, which created many of the fullbody props used in the “Mannequin” movie.

However, after the boutique posted an online announcement, Cattrall said the prop was a fake, lending a little mystery to the situation. As Cattrall wrote on Twitter, South Fellini’s Emmy is “definitely not one of ” the six mannequins made in her likeness for closeup shots, though she did not mention copies made for action shots. Cattrall’s rep did not immediately respond to request for comment.

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