Maid to Order (1987)

Director:

Amy Holden Jones

Writers:

Amy Holden Jones (written by) and
Perry Howze (written by) ...

Release Date:

10 July 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Comedy

Tagline:

Worse help is hard to find.

Plot:

Spoiled Jessie Montgomery, whose wild behavior and spending excesses cause her well-meaning but exasperated...

Plot Keywords:

Fantastic | Wish | Fairy Godmother | Couple | Coming Of Age

Cast

Ally Sheedy	...	Jessie Montgomery
Beverly D'Angelo	...	Stella Winston
Michael Ontkean	...	Nick McGuire
Valerie Perrine	...	Georgette Starkey
Dick Shawn	...	Stan Starkey
Tom Skerritt	...	Charles Montgomery
Merry Clayton	...	Audrey James
Begonya Plaza	...	Maria (as Begoña Plaza)
Rain Phoenix	...	Brie Starkey (as Rainbow Phoenix)
Leland Crooke	...	Dude
Teddy Wilson	...	Woodrow
Perla Walter	...	Trini
Rita Gomez	...	Juanita
Jason Beghe	...	Bret
Kimberly Beck	...	Kim

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Trivia:

The band at the party, the Loaded Blanks, are actually the hard rock band Great White.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the beginning after she's gotten out of prison, she's in the street talking to the godmother and in one glimpse of her she has these long blueish earrings on and the next shot of her she doesn't and then the next she does and so on and so forth.

Quotes:

[Jessie brings Stan his laundry]
Stan Starkey: What the... WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY WRINKLED SUIT?
Jessie Montgomery: I just pressed it for you.
Stan Starkey: I know, but you're not supposed to press this! This is SUPPOSED to be wrinkled; I BOUGHT it like this! It's a Georgio Armani WRINKLED suit! Wrinkles are IN! We're in the 80's, kiddo; wake up! I can't believe this! My Georgio Armani, my favorite suit, PRESSED!

A guilty pleasure, perhaps, but great fun

This charming fairy tale features some fine performances, especially from Dick Shawn, Valerie Perrine and Beverly D'Angelo. The movie is sweet and enjoyable, and there are a couple of nice songs, too. Suspend your disbelief, pop the corn, sit back and enjoy.