What a Girl Wants (film)

What a Girl Wants
What a Girl Wants
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dennie Gordon
Written by	Jenny Bicks; Elizabeth Chandler;
Based on	The Reluctant Debutante; by William Douglas-Home
Produced by	Denise Di Novi; Bill Gerber; Hunt Lowry;
Starring	Amanda Bynes; Colin Firth; Kelly Preston; Eileen Atkins; Anna Chancellor; Jonathan Pryce;
Cinematography	Andrew Dunn
Edited by	Charles McClelland
Music by	Rupert Gregson-Williams
Production; companies	Gaylord Films; Di Novi Pictures; Gerber Pictures;
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	April 4, 2003;
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$50.7 million

What a Girl Wants is a 2003 American teen comedy film directed by Dennie Gordon and written by Jenny Bicks and Elizabeth Chandler. Based on the 1955 play The Reluctant Debutante by William Douglas-Home, it is the second adaptation for the screen of this work and stars Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth, Kelly Preston, Eileen Atkins, Anna Chancellor, and Jonathan Pryce. The film tells the story of a seventeen-year-old girl who goes to the United Kingdom to meet the father she never knew.

The film was released on April 4, 2003, and received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, but grossed $50.7 million worldwide.

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