What a Girl Wants (film)
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| Directed by | Dennie Gordon |
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| Based on | The Reluctant Debutante by William Douglas-Home |
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| Cinematography | Andrew Dunn |
| Edited by | Charles McClelland |
| Music by | Rupert Gregson-Williams |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $51 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, received mixed reviews and grossed $51 million worldwide.