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What Women Want

  • 20002000
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
207K
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Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt in What Women Want (2000)
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
  • Romance
A cocky, chauvinistic advertising executive magically acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking.A cocky, chauvinistic advertising executive magically acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking.A cocky, chauvinistic advertising executive magically acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
207K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,150
32
  • Director
    • Nancy Meyers
  • Writers
    • Josh Goldsmith(story)
    • Cathy Yuspa(story)
    • Diane Drake(story)
  • Stars
    • Mel Gibson
    • Helen Hunt
    • Marisa Tomei
Top credits
  • Director
    • Nancy Meyers
  • Writers
    • Josh Goldsmith(story)
    • Cathy Yuspa(story)
    • Diane Drake(story)
  • Stars
    • Mel Gibson
    • Helen Hunt
    • Marisa Tomei
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 433User reviews
    • 112Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 9 nominations

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    Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt in What Women Want (2000)
    Mel Gibson stars as Nick Marshall
    Helen Hunt stars as Darcy Maguire
    Marisa Tomei stars as Lola

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    Mel Gibson
    Mel Gibson
    • Nick Marshall
    Helen Hunt
    Helen Hunt
    • Darcy Maguire
    Marisa Tomei
    Marisa Tomei
    • Lola
    Alan Alda
    Alan Alda
    • Dan Wanamaker
    Ashley Johnson
    Ashley Johnson
    • Alex Marshall
    Mark Feuerstein
    Mark Feuerstein
    • Morgan Farwell
    Lauren Holly
    Lauren Holly
    • Gigi
    Delta Burke
    Delta Burke
    • Eve
    Valerie Perrine
    Valerie Perrine
    • Margo
    Judy Greer
    Judy Greer
    • Erin the File Girl
    Sarah Paulson
    Sarah Paulson
    • Annie
    Ana Gasteyer
    Ana Gasteyer
    • Sue Cranston
    Lisa Edelstein
    Lisa Edelstein
    • Dina
    Loretta Devine
    Loretta Devine
    • Flo the Doorwoman
    Diana Maria Riva
    Diana Maria Riva
    • Stella
    Eric Balfour
    Eric Balfour
    • Cameron
    Andrea Baker
    Andrea Baker
    • Office Intern
    • (as Andrea Taylor)
    Jon Frazier
    • Truck Driver
    • (credit only)
    • Director
      • Nancy Meyers
    • Writers
      • Josh Goldsmith(story) (screenplay)
      • Cathy Yuspa(story) (screenplay)
      • Diane Drake(story)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The Nike representatives are real Nike ad representatives, not actresses.
    • Goofs
      When Nick thinks he's in line for a promotion to creative director, he and his staff make numerous references to moving up to the 44th floor. Immediately prior, there is an exterior shot of their building that is no more than 15 stories.
    • Quotes

      Nick Marshall: What's the difference between a wife and a job? After 10 years a job still sucks.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Proof of Life/Vertical Limit/The Emperor's New Groove/State and Main/Pollock/Dungeons and Dragons (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Something's Gotta Give
      Written by Johnny Mercer

      Performed by Sammy Davis Jr.

      Courtesy of MCA Records

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews433

    Review
    Top review
    It reminded me of one of those late 50's early 60's romantic comedies.
    A new creative director (Helen Hunt) is hired by an ad agency (run by Alan Alda) to bring it up to date by appealing to the women's market. Mel Gibson, an account executive and a real man's man, was slated for that position, and he wants to get rid of Hunt. At her first staff meeting, Hunt gives each person a package of various women's products, and each must come up with a campaign for at least one of the items.

    At home, Gibson tries out the products in a tour de force of cross-dressing. Funny, if not roll on the floor hilarious, and he does it with an aplomb that makes it look so easy that you at the very least have to admire his skill. In the process, Gibson falls into a tub, followed by a live hair dryer, and receives a shock that alters his brain so that he can hear the thoughts of women. As a result, he bowls everyone over, especially Hunt, with his creative insight into the women's market. Now he's got her right where he wants her...or so he thinks. But creative insight turns out to be a two-edged sword.

    I liked this one a lot more than I thought I would. It reminded me of one of those late 50's early 60's romantic comedies, at least in its earlier scenes. In fact, I liked it so much that it made me feel sorry for Woody Allen. His "Curse of the Jade Dragon" suffers by comparison. I mention it, because Allen's film also stars Helen Hunt and, interestingly, has a similar situation–a woman is hired on to bring a company up to date, and she threatens to disrupt the man's career. Even mind-alteration is involved, although of a different kind.

    I think the mind-reading premise is brilliant and is set in just the right context, and Hunt and Gibson played off each other very well. I've seen Mel Gibson on a couple of Jay Leno shows, and he seemed ill-at-ease and sometimes a little abrupt, as though he were either very shy, not too bright, or for some reason just didn't want to be there. But what a difference when he's on screen and playing a role that in bygone days would have been filled by Jack Lemmon or Tony Randall or Rock Hudson. Ok, maybe he's not the all-round actor that Lemmon was, but he fit that particular role perfectly. And he even does a bit of a Gene Kelly routine!
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    • meadowlark
    • Oct 1, 2001

    FAQ1

    • Why doesn't Nick hear his assistants Eve and Margo's inner thoughts?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 15, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Чого хочуть жінки
    • Filming locations
      • Dresden Room Restaurant - 1760 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Icon Entertainment International
      • Wind Dancer Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $70,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $182,811,707
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $33,614,543
      • Dec 17, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $374,111,707
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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