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Overview

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Director:

Nancy Meyers

Writers (WGA):

Josh Goldsmith (story) &
Cathy Yuspa (story) ...
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Release Date:

15 December 2000 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance more

Tagline:

He has the power to hear everything women are thinking. Finally... a man is listening.

Plot:

After an accident, a chauvenistic executive gains the ability to hear what women are really thinking. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations more

User Comments:

It's all worth it when you see Mel Gibson waxing his legs. more (373 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Mel Gibson ... Nick Marshall

Helen Hunt ... Darcy McGuire

Marisa Tomei ... Lola

Alan Alda ... Dan Wanamaker

Ashley Johnson ... Alex Marshall

Mark Feuerstein ... Morgan Farwell

Lauren Holly ... Gigi

Delta Burke ... Eve

Valerie Perrine ... Margo

Judy Greer ... Erin the File Girl

Sarah Paulson ... Annie, Nick's Secretary

Ana Gasteyer ... Sue Cranston

Lisa Edelstein ... Dina

Loretta Devine ... Flo the Doorwoman

Diana-Maria Riva ... Stella
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language.

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The ad agencies are loosely based around the Chicago agency Leo Burnett and the New York agency BBDO. more

Goofs:

Continuity: Darcy's hair changes constantly between long shots and close ups in her speech in the first meeting she has with the staff. more

Quotes:

Nick Marshall: [while walking to his apartment he sees Lola] Lola.
Lola: [muttering to herself] It's okay, it's okay. Okay, here he comes.
Nick Marshall: Lola?
Lola: I know I haven't heard from you.
Nick Marshall: Lola, how long have you been out here?
Lola: Just a few... hours. Nick, you said that you wouldn't hurt me, and then you slept with me, and then you didn't call me for six days, and that, in the world of me, that's torture.
[Puts her hands between her hair]
Lola: I mean, we have this, totally unbelievable, life-altering sex,
[Puts her hands down]
Lola: and
[...]
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: What a Witch Wants (#7.21)" (2003) more

Soundtrack:

Night and Day more


FAQ

Why doesn't Nick hear his assistants Eve and Margo's inner thoughts?
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17 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
It's all worth it when you see Mel Gibson waxing his legs., 15 June 2002
9/10
Author: Katherine from At my Computer

When this movie started, I didn't know if I would like it, although it had a very powerful beginning. But eventually (around the part I mentioned) I realized that it's very funny. And you've gotta love the romance!

Mel Gibson is Nick Marshall, a womanizer who at the same time doesn't understand women at all. When the womanliest of all women, Darcy Maguire (Helen Hunt), starts to work with his company, she assigns everyone to think of advertising ideas for at least one feminine item in the boxes she gives them (pantyhose, lipstick, mascara, a wonderbra, nail polish, etc.). Nick tries to think, but instead gets drunk and paints his nails, tries on the mascara and pantyhose, and yes, waxes his legs. That night, a freak accident occurs in his apartment, and then he can hear what women are thinking. He uses this asset to steal Darcy's ideas, and at the same time falls in love with her.

Besides Gibson and Hunt's performances, there are three other reasons I love this movie. One, Marisa Tomei, who is perky and cute as Nick's previous uninterested love interest, a coffee-shop girl named Lola. But just when Nick gets less desperate for her and more so for Darcy, Lola discovers that she really does like him. Two, Ashley Johnson, who is demanding but lovable as Nick's teenage daughter from a previous marriage. He can hear her thoughts, too, and finds out that she's planning to lose her virginity on prom night. Although he tries to stop her, she eventually learns the lesson on her own. Three, it has an awesome soundtrack. Frank Sinatra, the Temptations, Nancy Wilson, and Bobby Darin sing old classics, while Christina Agulera and Meredith Brooks perform fairly new hits.

Anybody who likes comedy, romance, or just a great movie should see "What Women Want." I think it's one of the few unisex romantic comedies (not chick flicks) there are, so it's a great date movie.

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