What Women Want (2011 film)
| What Women Want | |
|---|---|
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| Traditional | 我知女人心 |
| Simplified | 我知女人心 |
| Mandarin | Wǒ Zhī Nǚ Rén Xīn |
| Cantonese | Ngo2 Zi1 Neoi5 Jan2 Sam1 |
| Directed by | Chen Daming |
| Produced by |
Chen Daming Don Yu |
| Screenplay by | Chen Daming |
| Based on |
What Women Want by
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| Starring |
Andy Lau Gong Li |
| Music by | Christoper O'Young |
| Cinematography | Max Wang |
| Edited by | Nelson Quan |
Production company |
Beijing Bona Film and Cultural Communication Co., Ltd China Film Group Corporation DMG Entertainment Group Emperor Motion Pictures Bona Entertainment Company Limited Focus Film Limited |
| Distributed by |
Beijing Polybona Film Distribution Co. Ltd. (China) Emperor Motion Pictures Distribution Workshop (Hong Kong) |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes[1] |
| Country |
China Hong Kong[1] |
| Language |
Mandarin English |
| Budget | US$5 million |
| Box office | US$11.8 million[2] |
What Women Want is a 2011 Chinese-Hong Kong romantic action comedy film remake of the 2000 American film of the same name. The film stars Andy Lau and Gong Li. What Women Want was released in China on the 3 February 2011, the first day of Chinese New Year.
The plot is basically a shot for shot remake of the American version with some minor changes. For instance, the big company they have to make a female power ad campaign for is Lotto instead of Nike. Lau's father also plays a minor role in the movie, where in the American version Nick's father is absent from the story. The plot takes place mostly in an advertising company in Beijing, in which Lau plays a slick ad agency creative director who gets acquainted with his new talented competition, played by Gong. He is helped when he gets the ability to hear women's thoughts due to a freak accident.
Cast
- Andy Lau as Sun Zigang
- Gong Li as Li Yilong
- Yuan Li as Yanni
- Banny Chen as Xiao Fei
- Hu Jing as Zhao Hung
- Zhu Zhu as Xiao Wu
- Li Chengru as CEO Dong
- Anya Wu as Dong's wife
- Osric Chau as Chen Erdong
- Wang Deshun as Sun Meisheng
- Chen Daming as Young Sun Meisheng
- Mavis Pan as Pan's secretary
- Russell Wong as Peter
- Kelly Hu as Girl in Lotto Commercial
- Ping Wong as Foo Ping Pong