What Women Want
What Women Want is a 2000 American romantic fantasy comedy film written by Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa, and Diane Drake, directed by Nancy Meyers, and starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt.
Plot
Nick Marshall, a Chicago advertising executive, was raised by his Las Vegas showgirl mother. Nick is a chauvinist skilled at selling products to men and seducing women. He expects to get a promotion at the advertising firm Sloane Curtis, but his manager Dan instead announces that he is hiring Darcy Maguire to broaden the firm's appeal to women. Meanwhile, Nick's estranged 15-year-old daughter Alex is staying with him while his former wife Gigi is on her honeymoon with her new husband Ted. Nick embarrasses Alex, who resents his over-protectiveness when he meets her boyfriend Cameron, who is 18 years old.
Cast
- Alan Alda
- Alex McKenna
- Alexondra Lee
- Ana Gasteyer
- Andrea Baker
- Arden Myrin
- Ashley Johnson
- Bette Midler
- Brooke Elliott
- Cristine Rose
- Delta Burke
- Diana-Maria Riva
- Eric Balfour
- Helen Hunt
- Judy Greer
- Julie White
- Kathrin Middleton
- Lauren Holly
- Lisa Edelstein
- Logan Lerman
- Loretta Devine
- Marisa Tomei
- Mark Feuerstein
- Mel Gibson
- Sarah Paulson
- T. J. Thyne
- Valerie Perrine
More details
| author | Josh Goldsmith |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Chicago |
| director | Nancy Meyers |
| editor | Carol Littleton Stephen A. Rotter |
| genre | comedy fantasy |
| keywords | ad campaign advertising executive chauvinist contemplating suicide epiphany estrange hairdryer las vegas las vegas valley lightning male chauvinism meet morning shock shop showgirl test think |
| musicBy | Alan Silvestri |
| producer | Bruce Davey Gina Matthews Matt Williams Nancy Meyers Susan Cartsonis |
| productionCompany | Icon Productions Wind Dancer Films |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures Screen International |
| recordedAt | Chicago Long Beach |
| theme | magic realism romantic comedy romantic fantasy |