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. The film earned mixed reviews from critics but was a box office success, with a North American domestic gross of $182 million and a worldwide gross of $374 million against a budget of $70 million. The loose remake What Men Want came out in early 2019, starring Taraji P. Henson and Aldis Hodge.
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 a big promotion at the advertising firm Sloane Curtis, but his manager, Dan, instead announces that he is hiring Darcy McGuire 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 manager meet morning shock shop showgirl test think |
| musicBy | Alan Silvestri |
| producer | Bruce Davey Gina Matthews Matt Williams Nancy Meyers Susan Cartsonis |
| productionCompany | Icon Entertainment Wind Dancer Films |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | Chicago Long Beach |
| theme | fantasy-comedy magic realism romantic comedy romantic fantasy |