What Women Want

Year:

2000

Duration:

127 min

Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi

IMDB rate:

6.4

Director:

Nancy Meyers

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2000-12-15

Filming Locations: Dresden Room Restaurant - 1760 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $70,000,000

Opening Weekend: $33,614,543 (USA) (17 December 2000)

Gross: $182,805,123 (USA) (3 June 2001)

Cast

Actor

Character

Mel Gibson

Nick Marshall

Helen Hunt

Darcy Maguire

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

Ana Gasteyer

Sue Cranston

Lisa Edelstein

Dina

Loretta Devine

Flo the Doorwoman

Diana Maria Riva

Stella

Eric Balfour

Cameron

Andrea Baker

Office Intern

Jon Frazier

Truck Driver

Joe Petcka

Man on Street

Brian Callaway

Man on Street

Coburn Goss

Man on Street

Christian Michel

Man on Street

Perry Cavitt

Ogling Man

Crystal McKinney

Unimpressed Woman

Jeanne Marie Rice

Unimpressed Woman

Kathrin Middleton

Gigi's Friend

Logan Lerman

Young Nick Marshall

Kelly Cooper

Showgirl

Palmer Davis

Showgirl

Katie Miller

Showgirl

Dana Waters

Nick's Mom

Gregory Cupoli

Male Role Model

Alexondra Lee

Woman in Pink Sweater

Aviva Gale

Counter Girl

Shirley Prestia

Coffee Shop Customer

T.J. Thyne

Coffee Shop Customer

Norman H. Smith

Norm

Audrey Wasilewski

Secretary with Danish

Angela Oh

Jess, Dan's Secretary

Robert Briscoe Evans

Ted

Chris Rolfes

Woman in Park

Katie Kneeland

Woman in Park

Jeanine O'Connell

Woman in Park

Kelley Hazen

Woman in Park

Brooke Elliott

Woman in Park

Kristina Martin

Woman in Park

Harmony Rousseau

Sloane

Lisa Long

Sloane

Heidi Helmer

Marshall Field's Shopper

Marla Martensen

Marshall Field's Shopper

Sally Meyers Kovler

Marshall Field's Shopper

Ashley Quirico

Marshall Field's Shopper

Regan Rohde

Marshall Field's Shopper

Liz Tannebaum

Marshall Field's Shopper

LeShay N. Tomlinson

Marshall Field's Shopper

Cristine Rose

Sloane

Arden Myrin

Darcy's Assistant

Rachel Duncan

Alex's Friend

Alex McKenna

Alex's Friend

Regiane Gorski

Yoga Instructor

Juliandra Gillen

Woman in Library

Lisa Anne Hillman

Woman in Library

Tracy Pacheco

Woman in Library

Ashlee Turner

Woman in Library

Jamie Gutterman

Jogger by Lake

Maggie Egan

Kitchen Secretary

Juanita Jennings

Kitchen Secretary

Robin Pearson Rose

Kitchen Secretary

Hallie Meyers-Shyer

Girl at Lunch Counter

Laura Quicksilver

Girl at Lunch Counter

Kate Asner

Woman at Lunch Counter

Caryn Greenhut

Woman at Lunch Counter

Jennifer Greenhut

Woman at Lunch Counter

Marnie Mosiman

Woman at Lunch Counter

Sierra Pecheur

Woman at Lunch Counter

Nnenna Freelon

Nightclub Singer

Gil Hacohen

Haim

Nancy Monsarat

Nike Executive

Jacqueline Thomas

Nike Executive

Rory Rubin

Nike Executive

Christopher Emerson

Mail Room Kid

Victoria Garcia-Kelleher

Secretary

Gertrude Wong

Old Woman in Chinatown

Andi Eystad

Girl at Prom

Kira Coplin

Alex's Friend

Kiva Dawson

Showgirl

David C. Fisher

Restaurant Patron

Elizabeth Friedman

Classmate

Melanie Good

Showgirl

Drew Howerton

Boy at Prom

Kimberly Lyon

Showgirl

Krista McRoberts

Angela

Maureen Mendoza

Lawyer

Heidi Merrick

Secretary

Bette Midler

Dr. J.M. Perkins

Oriah Miller

Ad Executive

Robin Nance

Redhead

Grace O'Neill

Shopper

Kristine Perchetti

Showgirl

Jean Sawin

Woman Getting in Taxi (uncredited)

Andy Schofield

Man in Park

Richard Simmons

Himself (uncredited)

Nancy Sinclair

Woman Getting Manicure

Nicki Sixteen

Girl at Prom

Melinda Songer

Dancer (uncredited)

Martha Stewart

Herself (uncredited)

Tracey Stone

Black-Haired Beauty

Dean Teaster

Taxi Driver

Gena Vazquez

Marshall Fields Shopper

Danielle Weeks

Meg Ryan Lookalike

Nancy Wetzel

Co-Worker

Did you know?

Trivia

In the bathroom scene, when Nick falls into the bathtub and nearly electrocutes himself, there's Swedish ad-poster on the wall. The text ("Härligt efter rakning") means "Wonderful after shaving".

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The Nike representatives are in fact the real Nike ad representatives and not actresses.

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In the scene where Mel Gibson waxes his legs in his bathroom, he actually did wax his legs, and it did not hurt him nearly as much as it hurt him in the movie. He kept taunting all the women on set, saying "come on, this doesn't hurt at at all!"

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Goofs

When Nick is going to Erin's house (the file girl) he goes out into the rain and stands in the rain and stays completely dry and then he gets out of the cab and his coat is wet but his face and hair are dry.

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In the nightclub when Darcy and Nick are talking, her hair keeps changing. One moment parts of it are over her shoulder, then it's all back, then it's halfway.

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When Nick walks into the middle of a department store and becomes overwhelmed with all of the thoughts he hears at one time, during an overhead shot the shadow of the crane used is visible on the displays besides him.

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Quotes

Morgan: What, are you officially a woman now?

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Darcy McGuire: What kind of knight in shining armor would I be if the man I love needs rescuing and I just let him walk out my door?

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Nick Marshall: It's never too late to do the right thing. That's what I'll do, I'll go over there and do the right thing.

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Faq

Q

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

A

It's just a simple joke that they don't think. That they're simple-minded women.

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