Frankie is brought in to ‘humanise’ the robot, but in her interactions with Ulysses ‘he’ develops better social skills than the ‘real’ scientist and Frankie and Ulysses fall in love (or a simulation of that chemical reaction anyway). A robot is deemed necessary for the mission due to the impact extended periods of isolation from social interaction would have on a human astronaut. Chemtech’s chief robotic engineer Dr Jeff Peters (also John Malkovich) created the “Ulysses Robot” in his own image (good job, tech bro #PlayingGod) as he believes everyone else is his intellectual inferior. She is employed to make him palatable to the public and financial sponsors in Congress to ensure continued funding for space missions. Public relations and image consultant Frankie Stone (Ann Magnuson*) is hired by Chemtech to work with an android called Ulysses (John Malkovich) who is destined for deep space exploration. “Hollywood makes fewer and fewer movies and the budgets go up and up, they don’t give those to women, or very few, if any.”Īs much as I enjoyed unpicking the narratives of Jupiter Ascending and Évolution, I do appreciate a high concept offering (see also: Real Genius ). Making Mr Right is a very different style of film to Seidelman’s previous movies as she moved more explicitly into the mainstream: is this move to apparent industry stability a gilded cage that clipped her rebellious creativity? Can we read this SF-romcom as feminist in line with Seidelman’s earlier films? Does the romance device (traditionally associated with women) challenge the conventions of the often male-orientated science fiction genre? Seidelman was one of only six women in her class at NYU film school (out of thirty-five) and both of her first features – Smithereens and Desperately Seeking Susan – focus on downtown punk-rock Manhattan and women protagonists who control not only the narrative but the ways of looking (disrupting if not entirely rejecting the cinematic tendency to replicate/reinforce the straight white male gaze ). Her first film Smithereens (1982) was the earliest North American independent feature to be screened in competition at the Cannes Film Festival and became a cult 1980s punk film. It was reviewed in 1985 by The Washington Post as ‘ a banner for feminism ’. ![]() But can I get on board with a John Malkovich (of Being John Malkovich fame, as the DVD blurb helpfully informed me) as a romantic lead in a potentially fluffy 80s romcom that few people have even heard of…ĭirector, Susan Seidelman is best known for her second feature film Desperately Seeking Susan that featured Madonna in her first movie role. Do I love them together? I mean the romance in Jupiter Ascending was funny/disturbing. Tonally Making Mr Right is of a very different style of SF to the rest of the films that come under the Women Make SF banner. Berman, Lynn Hendee, Heidi Levitt, and Lisa Peterson (casting assistants) Barbara Ling (production design) Adelle Lutz (costume design) Linda Benedict-Pierce (wardrobe supervisor) Janet Flora (makeup artist) Lyndell Quiyou (hair stylist) Hilda Stark (storyboard artist) Caryn Wolf (art department assistant) Laurie Mullen, Rose Rosenblatt, and Brunilda Torres (assistant sound editors) Kate Lardner and Amy Lumet (apprentice sound editors) Betsy Baker and Adele Solomon (visual effects) Sarah Faura (video assistant) Lyn Geller and Kathryn Schenker (music supervisors) Susana Preston (script supervisor) Valerie Casuso, Marjorie Farber, Zara Metcalfe, Ruth Mullen, Celia Randolph, and Cynthia Streit (production assistants)Īvailable to stream: No. Be Mrs.Women in the crew: Susan Seidelman and Lynn Hendee (producers) Risa Bramon Garcia (casting) Jill M. Now, the question is how to find and get your Mr. For example, a rich guy may look desirable but you might not have the chemistry with him for a relationship to blossom. A man who has similar standards and priorities for you and vice versa. But, it is more on finding someone that fits the puzzle. Right is not about the ideal or the perfect one. Right is actually for a girl that holds similar qualities of value, maturity, and stability that women need. The ideal is referred to someone being the most suitable for us. The ideal terms may be accurate if we comprehend the definition. The perfect man in your mind might be a different one for another lady. Some characteristics that may come to your mind is whether the man is rich, handsome, dresses well, romantic or sweet. Then, we start to think about what are the characters that Mr. ![]() Right is the ideal future husband or the perfect man. ![]() If we ask other people, they might be telling us Mr.
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