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
The mother of Nick Marshall, a Chicago advertising executive, was a Las Vegas showgirl. Raised by beautiful women who spoiled the boy as an adored mascot, and with tough casino men as role models, the adult Nick is a chauvinist skilled at selling products to men and seducing women.
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 estrange hairdryer las vegas learn lightning male chauvinism meet role models shock shop showgirl sigmund freud spoil 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 |