Making Mr. Right (1987)

Directed by Susan Seidelman · Cinematography by Edward Lachman

PG-1398 min146 frames

ComedyRomanceScience Fiction

A man with a good warranty is hard to find.

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Making Mr. Right (1987) — © Orion Pictures, Barry & Enright Productions

Making Mr. Right — official trailer

What is Making Mr. Right about?

When image consultant Frankie Stone is hired by a tech company to teach a scientist’s “Ulysses Robot” how to be a man, she winds up developing very real feelings for the faux human.

Where can you watch Making Mr. Right?

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What does the cinematography of Making Mr. Right look like?

Across 146 sampled frames, Making Mr. Right builds its coverage from medium shots (64% of the sample), with close-ups (16%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Edward Lachman keeps 54% of it in soft, high-key light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 71% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Making Mr. Right?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Making Mr. Right (1987) are #f6f6f5, #322f2f, #d2d1cf, #070708, #ababab, #8d8c8c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #322f2f
  • #d2d1cf
  • #070708
  • #ababab
  • #8d8c8c

See the full Making Mr. Right colour palette — every hex with its share, plus warmth, saturation and luminance.

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