What Women Want [Blu-ray]

Overview

A man finds himself getting an unexpected crash course in the psychology of contemporary women in this romantic comedy. Nick Marshall (Mel Gibson) is a successful advertising executive living in Chicago who has long fancied himself a ladies' man, though he has precious little understanding of women beyond figuring out how to seduce them. One day, Nick receives a substantial electric shock in an accident in his bathroom; while he's not seriously injured, when he comes to, he discovers something remarkable has happened -- he can suddenly hear what women are thinking. At first, Nick finds himself learning all sorts of things he didn't want to know, but he also realizes how this can be used to his advantage -- especially after his old boss, Dan Wanamaker (Alan Alda) is replaced by a woman, Darcy Maguire (Helen Hunt). But Nick begins to feel differently about his unusual gift when he discovers Darcy is infatuated with him, and he finds himself falling for her. What Women Want also features Bette Midler as Nick's analyst, Delta Burke and Valerie Perrine as two of his co-workers, and Marisa Tomei as one of Nick's significant others.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/16/2022
UPC:	0191329226599
Original Release:	2000
Source:	Paramount
Language:	English
Time:	2:06:00
Sales rank:	15,067

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

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
Sarah Paulson	Annie
Ana Gasteyer	Sue Cranston
Lisa Edelstein	Dina
Loretta Devine	Flo
Diana Maria Riva	Stella
Eric Balfour	Cameron
Andrea Taylor	Office Intern,Voices
Robin Pearson Rose	Kitchen Secretary,Sloane
Christopher Emerson	Mail Room Kid
Ashlee Turner	Woman in Library
Sierra Pecheur	Woman at Lunch Counter
Joe Petcka	Man on Street
Brian Callaway	Man on Street
Coby Goss	Man on Street
Christian Michel	Man on Street
Perry Cavitt	Ogling Man
Crystal McKinney	Unimpressed Woman
Jeanne Renick	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
TJ 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 Helmen	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 Tomlinson	Marshall Field's Shopper
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
Jamie Gutterman	Jogger by Lake
Maggie Egan	Kitchen Secretary
Juanita Jennings	Kitchen Secretary
Hallie Meyers-Shyer	Girl at Lunch Counter
Kate Asner	Woman at Lunch Counter
Caryn Greenhut	Woman at Lunch Counter,Woman at Lunch Counter
Marnie Mosiman	Woman at Lunch Counter
Nnenna Freelon	Nightclub Singer
Gil Hacohen	Haim
Nancy Monsarat	Nike Executive
Jacqueline Thomas	Nike Executive
Rory Rubin	Nike Executive
Victoria Kelleher	Secretary
Gertrude Wong	Old Woman in Chinatown
Andi Eystad	Girl at Prom
Greg Bronson	Upscale Pedestrian
Kira Coplin	Alex's Friend
Kiva Dawson	Showgirl
Elizabeth Friedman	Classmate
Melanie Good	Showgirl
Drew Howerton	Boy at Prom
Kimberly Lyon	Showgirl
Krista McRoberts	Angela
Bette Midler	Dr. J. M. Perkins
Andy Schofield	Man in Park
Nancy Sinclair	Woman Getting Manicure
Melinda Songer	Dancer
Lauren Stewart	Gigi's Friend #3
Tracey Stone	Black-Haired Beauty
Dean West	Taxi Driver
Nancy Wetzel	Co-worker
Alan Silvestri	Composer

Technical Credits

Cathy Yuspa

Josh Goldsmith

Nancy Meyers	Director,Producer
Cathy Yuspa	Screenwriter
Josh Goldsmith	Screenwriter
Gina Matthews	Producer
Susan Cartsonis	Producer
Matt Williams	Producer
Bruce Davey	Producer
Carmen Finestra	Executive Producer
David McFadzean	Executive Producer
Stephen McEveety	Executive Producer
David Giammarco	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

The movie, written and directed by Nancy Meyers, doesn't flow so much as leap from one good scene to another over the crevices of flat scenes in between....If the movie is imperfect, it's not boring and is often very funny, as in a solo dance that Nick does in his apartment, to Frank Sinatra singing "I Won't Dance." This is, we imagine, the way the Tom Cruise character in "Risky Business" might have ended some of his evenings if he had grown up to be Nick Marshall. I also liked the way Gibson handled the sex scene, where his look of joy and complete self-satisfaction at the end is equaled only by Jack Nicholson's famous Triumph T-shirt moment in "Five Easy Pieces."