What a Girl Wants
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Sep 18, 2026
JasminHOST
Now, the screenplay is by Richard Legravenese, who's known for The Fisher King, Bridges of Madison County and Beloved and Freedom Writers.
JasminHOST
I was like, wow, how do you go from one to the other? And then Elizabeth Chandler, known for What a Girl Wants and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, which we will get to.
JasminHOST
Now, this was allegedly filmed in India and then in California and Chicago on a budget of $17 million.
JasminHOST
But at the box office, again, another movie with a lackluster performance at $10 million.
Alison WillmoreHOST
It could be kind of fun, although sort of sad now, but I...
Alison WillmoreHOST
You know, in a vacuum it would be kind of fun to do the Colin Firth, Amanda Bynes movie, What a Girl Wants.
Alison WillmoreHOST
Oh, Empire of Light.
Alison WillmoreHOST
[laughs]
TonyHOST
That's our tie? That's what I found, yeah.
TonyHOST
What a Girl Wants.
TonyHOST
She's a producer? Mm-hmm.
TonyHOST
Okay.
TonyHOST
She did Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, Night Before Christmas, Little Women, Almost Heroes, Practical Magic, A Walk to Remember, What a Girl Wants, a whole bunch of stuff.
KaylaHOST
Both of those women have made me cry between A Walk to Remember and Homeward Bound.
KaylaHOST
Is
TonyHOST
No, that was the
AngelaHOST
I know, that female privilege, but yeah.
AngelaHOST
Anyway, I went through a bangle phase because of this movie called What a Girl Wants with Amanda Bynes and Colin Firth.
AngelaHOST
And she like got all these bangles and I'm just like, oh, I wish, you know.
PaulHOST
I mean, the only thing I remember in high school were those, you know.
Charlotte FasslerGUEST
We loved the OC, we love Gossip Girl as TV shows, but then also there were all of these movies.
Charlotte FasslerGUEST
We had, you know, What a Girl Wants, which is another American girl moves to London wish fulfillment movie.
Charlotte FasslerGUEST
We had, you know, we kept talking about the Lizzie McGuire movie, Twilight, all of these films that just have this energy to them that you become so addicted to and obsessed with.
Charlotte FasslerGUEST
And I think that we know that that is what this audience is... is like and and because we were that audience not that long ago i was so obsessed with twilight in a sickening way and i think that and i think that we're we're able to really tap into that feeling but also looking at a lot of the ya content that was out there it didn't necessarily feel like it was being made from that vantage point for people who had that reverence and love for the genre i think you know i think that's one of the reasons why we're obsessed with sterling point that just aired with Megan Park at the helm of it.
KaylaHOST
This week we head off to jolly old England, where an average teenage New Yorker tries to fit in with royalty.
KaylaHOST
What could go wrong? Let's discuss what a girl wants.
TonyHOST
Well done.
KaylaHOST
What a Girl Wants is rated PG with a running time of 1 hour and 45 minutes.
KaylaHOST
It was released March 27, 2003, just days before Amanda Bynes' 17th birthday.
KaylaHOST
It was written by Jenny Bix and Elizabeth Chandler.
KaylaHOST
She was born in Robbinsdale and went to Gustavus.
KaylaHOST
Gustavus.
ChrisHOST
[laughs]
GaryHOST
And onto our honorable mentions to round off 2003, we have What A Girl Wants, the first of two honorable mentions with the title matching a song name from around that time-
ChrisHOST
Yes
GaryHOST
... where you're left questioning, why wasn't it in the fucking film?
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ChrisHOST
...
ChrisHOST
but, uh, Oscar bait.
ChrisHOST
Um, What A Girl Wants and Love Don't Cost a Thing didn't...
ChrisHOST
Well, What A Girl Wants, I'm not sure, but Love Cost a Thing, uh, I don't think they set the world on fire.
Olivia ClementHOST
So funny.
Olivia ClementHOST
What a Girl Wants, which is such a sweet and cute movie.
Olivia ClementHOST
She had a voice acting role in the movie Robots.
Olivia ClementHOST
That's a stacked cast, in case anyone has not watched that.
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Olivia ClementHOST
So we're getting better.
speaker_3PANELIST
yeah yeah but
Olivia ClementHOST
yeah no I watching Amanda Bynes movies now it there's always just like kind of tinge of sadness because of everything she's experienced and where she's at and you know I don't know if any of you guys looked her up recently like after watching this just to see what she looks really different like and so she just yeah But, and at the same time, the and I think that's what makes it so hard is because these movies are her movies are so funny and so good and heartwarming and she's so good in these movies she's so good and she's a man what a girl wants she's so funny in Hairspray and EZA that it's like man it is really sad and you've like also she's provided me and my family so many laughs and enjoyment and bonding moments
Walter LylePANELIST
Mm-hmm.
MaryHOST
I don't think I ever saw that, but it sounds like it would have been right up my alley.
MaryHOST
It was also featured in three films, What a Girl Wants, The Hot Chick, and Van Wilder.
MaryHOST
So this song was also everywhere in 2001, even if it wasn't a single.
MaryHOST
And I don't even remember hearing it.
KaylaHOST
We are going to be discussing a teen rom-com from 2003.
KaylaHOST
It's What a Girl Wants.
KaylaHOST
We're
TonyHOST
off to jolly old England.
TonyHOST
It's just, they're good.
TonyHOST
All right, guys.
TonyHOST
Tune in next week for What a Girl Wants.
KaylaHOST
What a girl needs.
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