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:

Alternate Reality | Weird Couple | Fish Out Of Water | Wish | Singing

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

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:L | 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:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When talking to Mr. Starkey during the Starlight Foundation dinner, Alicia, a vegetarian, was upset because the scheduled band threw raw meat at the audience. Later she is seen taking shrimp or caviar from Jessie.

Quotes:

Jessie Montgomery: Please let me take it in Maria. Please!
Maria: She told me to take it in.
Jessie Montgomery: Well what difference does it make?
Maria: The difference is if you screw up, then my ass is grass and she's the lawnmower!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Step by Step: Maid to Order (#5.5)" (1995)

A heart-warming tale

Jessie Montgomery (Ally Sheedy) is the spoiled only child of Charles Montgomery (Tom Skerrit), the chairman of Starlight Foundation. Jessie loves partying all night. She does nothing but seeking pleasure. One night she is busted by a cop for speed-driving and using drugs. When Mr. Montgomery is notified regarding this incident, he can't help feeling so disappointed and frustrated, and he says he wishes he never had this daughter.

Jessie's fairy godmother (Beverly D'Angelo) appears, erases Jessie's criminal record, taking her out of the police station and tells Jessie that her past has also been erased. Now she's on her own. Her friends don't know her any more. Her father doesn't know her any more. After wandering on streets for days, she has to get a job. One thing she would have never done in the past.

Working as a maid at a trendy house in Beverly Hills, Jessie learns how to do housework and how to treat people in a better way. Finally, she becomes unselfish and compassionate.

Overall, it's pleasant to watch this movie.