What A Girl Wants

Why fit in when you were born to stand out?

Amanda Bynes ("What I Like About You") stars as Daphne Reynolds, a spirited 17-year-old New Yorker who travels to London to find her long-lost father. In contrast to her bohemian mother, Daphne discovers her father, Lord Henry Dashwood (Colin Firth--Bridget Jones' Diary), to be a very proper politician and English gentleman. Undaunted, Daphne dives into a schedule of stuffy social events, determined to prove that love--and proper etiquette--can conquer all. But as hard as she tries to reunite her parents and make a bid for "Debutante of the Year," Daphne cannot conceal her irrepressible personality or hide What a Girl Wants.

Inspired by Vincente Minnelli's 1958 film The Reluctant Debutante.
 
Cast
Amanda Bynes – Daphne Reynolds
Colin Firth – Henry Dashwood
Kelly Preston – Libby Reynolds
Eileen Atkins – Jocelyn Dashwood
Anna Chancellor – Glynnis Payne
Jonathan Pryce – Allistair Payne
Christina Cole – Clarissa Payne
Sylvia Syms – Princess Charlotte
 
Producers
Denise Di Novi
Bill Gerber
Hunt Lowry 
 

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