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Features: Checkpoint, DVD, Widescreen, Dolby, Digital Audio, English, Dolby Digital (5.1) Surround Sound
After an accident, a chauvenistic executive gains the abilityto hear what women are really thinking.
Editor's Note
Director, writer, and producer Nancy Meyers's (THE PARENT TRAP) sophomore directorial effort is a lively screwball fantasy featuring Mel Gibson in his first romantic comedy. Gibson plays Nick Marshall, a high-flying chauvinistic Chicago advertising executive who, like his musical idol, Frank Sinatra, calls women "baby" and believes he has the world on a string. Nick experiences a rude awakening when the creative director position he coveted goes to Darcy Maguire (Helen Hunt), a savvy outsider--and a woman--who intends to aggressively pursue the lucrative women's market. While trying to brainstorm ideas for "feminine" products, Nick experiences a freak accident that gives him the ability to hear women's thoughts. Determined to win back his stolen job, Nick uses his terrifying yet useful new talent to scrutinize Darcy and finds his smart, beautiful rival may not be the "bitch on wheels" he imagined. Meanwhile, he also must maneuver carefully within complex relationships with his estranged teenage daughter, Alex (Ashley Johnson), and a pretty coffee shop waitress, Lola (Marisa Tomei). Once Nick begins to listen to the new voices he hears, his previous worldview is challenged, and he finds that he finally might understand what women want.
| Features | Region 1 | | Keep Case - Checkpoint | | Single Side - Dual Layer | | Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85 | | Letterbox - 1.85 | | Audio:
| Dolby Digital 2.0 - English | | Dolby Digital 2.0 - French | | Dolby Digital 5.1 - English | | Additional Release Material:
| Featurette: BEHIND THE SCENES ON WHAT WOMEN WANT | | Production Interviews: Cast and Crew | | Trailers: Two Original Theatrical Trailers | | Audio Commentary:
| 1. Nancy Meyers - Director | | 2. Jon Huttman - Production Designer | | Interactive Features:
| Interactive Menus | | Scene Access |
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 5/8/2001 |
| Running Time: 126 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2000 | | Catalog ID: 338382 | | UPC: 00097363383826 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: Color |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...Gibson [is] always a lethal weapon, even without a gun in his pocket." -- 3 out of 4 stars 12/15/2000 p.6EEntertainment Weekly
"...Fizzy screwball comedy....[Gibson gives] a disarmingly nimble, fast-break performance..." -- Rating: B 01/12/2001 p.59 Box Office
"...Gibson plays the facets of his ever-transmogrifying persona with flair at every turn: Even his hedonistic incarnation is able to sweep the audience..." 02/01/2001 p.67 Total Film
"...A touch of magic realism and a dash of slapstick....There are plenty of laughs along the way..." 03/01/2001 p.88-9 Chicago Sun-Times
"...Often very funny....The look and feel of the movie is just right..." 12/15/2000 p.33 |
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