What a Girl Wants (film)
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| What a Girl Wants | |
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 Original theatrical poster |
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| Directed by | Dennie Gordon |
| Produced by | Denise Di Novi, Bill Gerber, Hunt Lowry |
| Written by | Jenny Bicks, Elizabeth Chandler |
| Starring | Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth, Kelly Preston, Oliver James and Kate Willoms |
| Music by | Phoebe Hallo |
| Cinematography | Andrew Dunn |
| Editing by | Chuck McClelland |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
| Release date(s) | April 4, 2003 |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
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What a Girl Wants is a 2003 film starring Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth, Kelly Preston and Oliver James. It is directed by Dennie Gordon.
The film is a remake of the 1958 film, The Reluctant Debutante which had a screenplay by William Douglas-Home, based on his play of the same name.
[edit] Plot
Daphne Reynolds (Bynes) has what every girl wants--or so it seems. This young American girl has a unique style all her own, an unconventional but loving relationship with her Bohemian mother Libby and a future full of possibilities. But despite her remarkable promise, Daphne feels incomplete.
She dreams of one day meeting the father she’s never known, the man Libby loved deeply seventeen years ago, but ultimately left behind because his aristocratic family found her unsuitable. Determined to live out her fantasy of forging a storybook relationship with her long-absent dad, Daphne, on an impulse, gets a flight to London, where she quickly discovers that her father is a high profile politician Lord Henry Dashwood. Henry opens his life and his social calendar to the daughter he never knew existed, but Daphne’s appearance in his high society creates an uproar that threatens to undermine his political career. Not wanting to jeopardize his campaign for an upcoming election, Daphne stifles her naturally vibrant personality, refashions herself as a proper debutante and plunges into a whirlwind of British social events. But even with Henry’s support, she’s not getting any help from his conniving fiancée or her jealous daughter, who are bent on ruining Daphne at every turn.
With the aid of Ian, a charming and society-savvy local musician, Daphne attempts to prove that love, along with proper etiquette, can conquer all. But Daphne soon realizes she doesn’t like the person she’s becoming in the process. As much as she wants to be her father’s daughter, she realizes it's not worth it if she can’t be herself.
[edit] Trivia
- The peace sign held up by Amanda Bynes in the original film poster was edited out to avoid being mistaken as an anti-war protest, causing a bit of controversy over the marketing. [1]
- The film mentions that Bynes is 39th in line to the British throne, however this is impossible as it also notes that she is illegitimate.
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