Product: What Women Want [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 4.0
A laugh a minute comedy
Format: ColorStudio: Paramount StudioVideo Release Date: June 3, 2003Cast:Mel Gibson ... Nick MarshallHelen Hunt ... Darcy McGuireMarisa Tomei ... LolaAlan Alda ... Dan WanamakerAshley Johnson ... Alexandra 'Alex' MarshallMark Feuerstein ... Morgan FarwellLauren Holly ... GigiDelta Burke ... EveValerie Perrine ... MargoJudy Greer ... ErinSarah Paulson ... AnnieAna Gasteyer ... Sue CranstonLisa Edelstein ... DinaLoretta Devine ... Flo the DoorwomanDiana-Maria Riva ... StellaEric Balfour ... CameronAndrea Taylor ... Inner Voice Actress/Office InternJohn Frazier ... Truck DriverJoe Petcka ... Man on StreetBrian Callaway ... Man on StreetCoby Goss ... Man on StreetChristian Michel ... Man on StreetPerry Cavitt ... Ogling ManCrystal McKinney ... Unimpressed WomanJeanine Renick ... Unimpressed WomanKathrin Lautner ... Gigi's FriendLogan Lerman ... Young Nick MarshallKelly Cooper ... ShowgirlPalmer Davis ... ShowgirlKatie Miller ... ShowgirlDana Waters ... Nick's MomGregory Cupoli ... Male Role ModelAlexondra Lee ... Woman in SweaterAviva Gale ... Counter GirlShirley Prestia ... Coffee Shop CustomerT.J. Thyne ... Coffee Shop CustomerNorman H. Smith ... NormAudrey Wasilewski ... Secretary with DanishAngela Oh ... Dan's SecretaryRobert Briscoe Evans ... TedChris Rolfes ... Woman in ParkKatie Kneeland ... Woman in ParkJeanine O'Connell ... Woman in ParkKelley Hazen ... Woman in ParkBrooke Elliott ... Woman in ParkKristina Martin ... Woman in ParkHarmony Rousseau ... Sloane/Curtis ReceptionistLisa Long ... Sloane/Curtis ExecutiveHeidi Helmer ... Marshall Field's ShopperMarla Martensen ... Marshall Field's ShopperSally Meyers Kovler ... Marshall Field's ShopperAshley Quirico ... Marshall Field's ShopperRegan Rohde ... Marshall Field's ShopperLiz Tannebaum ... Marshall Field's ShopperLeShay N. Tomlinson ... Marshall Field's ShopperCristine Rose ... Sloane/Curtis AttorneyArden Myrin ... Darcy's AssistantRachel Duncan ... Alex's FriendAlex McKenna ... Alex's FriendRegiane Gorski ... Yoga InstructorJuliandra Gillen ... Woman in LibraryLisa Anne Hillman ... Woman in LibraryTracy Pacheco ... Woman in LibraryAshlee Turner ... Woman in LibraryJamie Gutterman ... Jogger by LakeMaggie Egan ... Kitchen SecretaryJuanita Jennings ... Kitchen SecretaryRobin Pearson Rose ... Kitchen SecretaryHallie Meyers-Shyer ... Girl at Lunch CounterLaura Quicksilver ... Girl at Lunch CounterKate Asner ... Woman at Lunch CounterCaryn Greenhut ... Woman at Lunch CounterJennifer Greenhut ... Woman at Lunch CounterMarnie Mosiman ... Woman at Lunch CounterSierra Pecheur ... Woman at Lunch CounterNnenna Freelon ... Nightclub SingerGil Hacohen ... HaimNancy Monsarat ... Nike ExecutiveJacqueline Thomas ... Nike ExecutiveRory Rubin ... Nike ExecutiveChris Emerson ... Mail Room KidVictoria Kelleher ... SecretaryGertrude Wong ... Old Woman in ChinatownAndi Eystad ... Girl at PromDrew Howerton ... Boy at PromRichard Simmons ... HimselfKimberly Lyon ... ShowgirlHeidi Merrick ... SecretaryBette Midler ... Dr. J.M. PerkinsKelsey OldershawMelinda Songer ... DancerMartha Stewart ... HerselfTracey Stone ... Black Haired BeautyJulie WhiteKira Coplin ... Alex's FriendKiva Dawson ... ShowgirlGreat comedy. Nick Marshall was raised by a showgirl mother, and has always been pampered by women, of whom he takes advantage. His ex-wife gets remarried and his teenaged (high school sophomore) daughter comes to visit while the ex-spouse is on honeymoon.Nick works for a large ad agency and expects to be named Creative Director, but instead the agency head (Alan Alda) hires Darcy McGuire (Helen Hunt) to fill the position because they need to address the women's market. Simultaneously, Nick gets the shock of his life when he falls in a bathtub full of water with a hairdryer, resulting in his ability to hear women's thoughts.This is truly a funny situation comedy. I would never have expected Gibson to do so well in comedy. Helen Hunt, of course, is great. The film has a large cast, and the director (a woman, naturally) Nancy Meyers does a superb job. This is not a great movie, perhaps, but it is rich comedy and very entertaining.Joseph (Joe) Pierreauthor of Handguns and Freedom...their care and maintenanceand other books