WHAT WOMEN WANT (2000)

2025-02-07

SMALL TALK & BIG KITCHENS, our mini-series on the romcoms of Nora Ephron and Nancy Meyers, continues with the movie that became the then-most successful film ever directed by a woman. After her divorce from Charles, Meyers was eager to make her next film independently of her ex-husband. When the opportunity came along to rewrite a script about a man who gains the power to hear everything women are thinking, Nancy wrote two drafts before agreeing to direct. Starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt, WHAT WOMEN WANT...

SMALL TALK & BIG KITCHENS, our mini-series on the romcoms of Nora Ephron and Nancy Meyers, continues with the movie that became the then-most successful film ever directed by a woman.

After her divorce from Charles, Meyers was eager to make her next film independently of her ex-husband. When the opportunity came along to rewrite a script about a man who gains the power to hear everything women are thinking, Nancy wrote two drafts before agreeing to direct. Starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt, WHAT WOMEN WANT was a box office juggernaut, grossing nearly $400mil when it was release in 2000’s holiday season, cementing Nancy Meyers as one of the biggest directors in Hollywood.

Join Nick & Scott as they mourn the loss of the specific kind of movie star that could make a movie like this work, while still raising an eyebrow at certain story choices (especially that abrupt ending!)

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