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What Women Want
Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking? Nick gets passed over for a promotion, but after an accident enables him to hear women's thoughts, he puts his newfound talent to work against Darcy, his new boss, who seems to be infatuated with him.
2000 · Directed by Nancy Meyers · 127 min · Comedy · Romance · 10 frames
Tagline
He has the power to hear everything women are thinking. Finally... a man is listening.
Crew
- Screenplay: Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa
- Cinematography: Dean Cundey
- Edited by: Stephen A. Rotter, Thomas J. Nordberg
- Music: Alan Silvestri
- Production design: Jon Hutman
- Produced by: Susan Cartsonis, Bruce Davey, Nancy Meyers, Matt Williams
Cast
- Mel Gibson as Nick Marshall
- Helen Hunt as Darcy McGuire
- Marisa Tomei as Lola
- Alan Alda as Dan Wanamaker
- Ashley Johnson as Alex Marshall
- Mark Feuerstein as Morgan Farwell
- Lauren Holly as Gigi
- Delta Burke as Eve
- Valerie Perrine as Margo
- Judy Greer as Erin
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English, French
- Studios: Paramount Pictures, Icon Productions, Wind Dancer Films
- Budget: $70,000,000
- Box office: $374,100,000
- Themes: telepathy, romcom, womanizer, single father, super power, teenage daughter, misogyny, advertising executive, woman director, female psyche
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