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Maid to Order (1987)

PG  |   |  Fantasy, Comedy  |  10 July 1987 (USA)
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Spoiled Jessie Montgomery, whose wild behavior and spending excesses cause her well-meaning but exasperated millionaire father Charles to wish he never had her, is visited by fairy ... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Jessie Montgomery
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Stella Winston
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Nick McGuire
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Georgette Starkey
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Stan Starkey
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Charles Montgomery
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Audrey James
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Maria (as Begoña Plaza)
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Brie Starkey (as Rainbow Phoenix)
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Dude
Teddy Wilson ...
Woodrow (as Theodore Wilson)
Perla Walter ...
Trini
Rita Gomez ...
Juanita
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Bret
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Kim
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Spoiled Jessie Montgomery, whose wild behavior and spending excesses cause her well-meaning but exasperated millionaire father Charles to wish he never had her, is visited by fairy godmother Stella. In an effort to save Jessie, Stella casts a spell which causes Charles to no longer have a daughter. Jessie, now penniless and without a friend, must take a maid's job to earn a living, and hopefully to learn her lesson... Written by Jerry Milani <jmilani@ix.netcom.com>

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fairy godmother | maid | wish | couple | party | See All (40) »

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Genres:

Fantasy | Comedy

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10 July 1987 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

A Vida e o Amor  »

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Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$9,868,521 (USA)
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Trivia

Theresa Randle's film debut. See more »

Goofs

There are a couple scenes where marker tape is visible on the floor. See more »

Quotes

Jessie Montgomery: Some fairy godmother you are! I thought you guys were supposed to turn maids into princesses, and shit like that.
Stella Winston: Some maids deserve to be princesses. Some princesses deserve to be maids.
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Version of Aschenputtel (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

Spirit In The Sky
Performed by Doctor & The Medics (as Dr. and The Medics)
Music and Lyrics by Norman Greenbaum
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Ya gotta love those 80's styles!
1 February 1999 | by (Australia) – See all my reviews

O.K., so it's not the "Mr. Mom" or "Tootsie" to which it attempts to compare itself. But Ally is cute and you have to love those eighties styles. I love the "Spirit in the Sky" disco performance.
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