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Cast

Helen Hunt
as Darcy McGuire

Mel Gibson
as Nick Marshall

Marisa Tomei
as Lola

Alan Alda
as Dan Wanamaker

Ashley Johnson
as Alexandra Marshall

Mark Feuerstein
as Morgan

Lauren Holly
as Gigi

Delta Burke
as Eve

Valerie Perrine
as Margo

Lisa Edelstein
as Dina

Ana Gasteyer
as Sue Cranston

Loretta Devine
as Flo

Judy Greer
as Erin

Sarah Paulson
as Annie

Andrea E. Taylor
as Inner Voice Actress/Office Intern

Diana Maria Riva
as Stella

Bette Midler
as Dr. J.M. Perkins

Alexondra Lee
as Lee

Andrea Taylor
as Inner Voice Actress/Office Intern

Eric Balfour
as Cameron

John Frazier
as Truck Driver

Joe Petcka
as Man on Street

Brian Callaway
as Man on Street

Coby Goss
as Man on Street

Christian Michel
as Man on Street

Perry Cavitt
as Ogling Man

Crystal McKinney
as Unimpressed Woman

Jeanine Renick
as Unimpressed Woman

Kathrin Lautner
as Gigi's Friend

Logan Lerman
as Little Nick

Kelly Cooper
as Showgirl

Palmer Davis
as Showgirl

Katie Miller
as Showgirl

Dana Waters
as Nick's Mom

Gregory Cupoli
as Male Role Model

Aviva Gale
as Counter Girl

Shirley Prestia
as Coffee Shop Customer

T.J. Thyne
as Coffee Shop Customer

Norman H. Smith
as Norm

Audrey Wasilewski
as Secretary with Danish

Angela Oh
as Dan's Secretary

Robert Briscoe Evans
as Ted

Chris Rolfes
as Woman in Park

Katie Kneeland
as Woman in Park

Jeanine O'Connell
as Woman in Park

Kelley Hazen
as Woman in Park

Brooke Elliott
as Woman in Park

Kristina Martin
as Woman in Park

Harmony Rousseau
as Sloane/Curtis Receptionist

Lisa Long
as Sloane/Curtis Executive

Heidi Helmer
as Marshall Field's Shopper

Marla Martensen
as Marshall Field's Shopper

Sally Meyers-Kovler
as Marshall Field's Shopper

Ashley Quirico
as Marshall Field's Shopper

Regan Rohde
as Marshall Field's Shopper

Liz Tannenbaum
as Marshall Field's Shopper

LeShay Tomlinson
as Marshall Field's Shopper

Cristine Rose
as Sloane/Curtis Attorney

Arden Myrin
as Darcy's Assistant

Rachel Duncan
as Alex's Friend

Alex McKenna
as Alex's Friend

Regiane Gorksi
as Yoga Instructor

Juliandra Gillen
as Woman in Library

Lisa Anne Hillman
as Woman in Library

Tracy Pacheco
as Woman in Library

Ashlee Turner
as Woman in Library

Jamie Gutterman
as Jogger by Lake

Maggie Egan
as Kitchen Secretary

Juanita Jennings
as Kitchen Secretary

Robin Pearson Rose
as Kitchen Secretary

Hallie Meyers-Shyer
as Girl at Lunch Counter

Laura Quicksilver
as Girl at Lunch Counter

Kate Asner
as Woman at Lunch Counter

Caryn Greenhunt
as Woman at Lunch Counter

Jennifer Greenhut
as Woman at Lunch Counter

Marnie Mosiman
as Woman at Lunch Counter

Sierra Pecheur
as Woman at Lunch Counter

Nnenna Freelon
as Nightclub Singer

Gil Hacohen
as Haim

Nancy Monsarat
as Nike Executive

Jacqueline Thomas
as Nike Executive

Rory Rubin
as Nike Executive

Chris Emerson
as Mail Room Kid

Victoria Kelleher
as Secretary

Gertrude Wong
as Woman in Chinatown

Andi Eystad
as Girl at Prom

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• Feb 21, 2015

  It's not easy to like Mel Gibson. How is it possible he was once the sexiest man alive? In this we get to see him wear pantyhose and red nail polish and electrocute himself a few times. It's worth watching for the gorgeous set designs.
  Juli R Super Reviewer
• Mar 16, 2012

  An ingenious premise wasted on fluffy, inconsequential fare, "What Women Want" had the potential to be so much more. The film follows Nick Marshall (Mel Gibson), a chauvinist ad exec who accidentally gains the ability to hear women's thoughts after being passed over for a work promotion in favour of newly-hired Darcy (Helen Hunt). At first, Nick uses his new-found power for personal gain, both personally and professionally, as he steals ideas from Darcy and passes them off as his own. I won't give away the ending (unsatisfying as it is), but suffice it say that it wraps things up in conventional rom-com style. One positive about this movie is Gibson's performance, who embodies the "man's man" charmer persona and carries this film for long stretches. Hunt as Darcy is underwhelming, and there's also a host of uninteresting supporting characters that don't give Gibson a whole lot of help. However, the script is the biggest problem here. Such a storyline could have been the springboard for a great satire with meaningful things to say about the battle of sexes, but "Women" is content to take the easy road and, in process, disappoint a lot of moviegoers. Whether or not it gets a lot of such information "right", the point is that "What Women Want" is frustratingly conventional. Skip it.
  

  Matt F Super Reviewer
• Dec 23, 2011

  More comic than romantic, Mel Gibson's feminine performance is a seller!! I like humiliation comedies that are well acted and plotted, although conventional, still worth watching!!
  

  Sylvester K Super Reviewer
• Oct 09, 2011

  thought this was pretty funny, very creative and original storyline too
  Paul A Super Reviewer

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