Maid to Order
Seen it?1987 | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (42% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and fantasy fans. If you loved Good Fortune, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
42% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$10 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 24K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Amy Holden Jones
- Ally SheedyJessie Montgomery
- Beverly D'AngeloStella Winston
- Michael OntkeanNick McGuire
- Valerie PerrineGeorgette Starkey
- Dick ShawnStan Starkey
- Tom SkerrittCharles Montgomery
- Merry ClaytonAudrey James
- Begonya PlazaMaria
- Rain PhoenixBrie Starkey
- Leland CrookeDude