Amanda Peet discovered her teenage daughters have strong opinions about her filmography when she attempted to share Something’s Gotta Give – only to have them shut it down within minutes.
During a The View appearance to promote her new Apple TV+ series Your Friends & Neighbors, the actress revealed her daughters Frances, 14, and Molly, 11 (whom she shares with husband David Benioff) objected to her 2003 rom-com scenes with Jack Nicholson on feminist grounds.
“They saw the first five minutes when I’m coupled with Jack Nicholson,” Peet recounted, “and they were like, ‘This is so inappropriate and unethical. Do you know anything about third-wave feminism? Why did you take this part?'” The girls promptly turned off the Nancy Meyers-directed film, despite their mother’s defense that it was “pretty,” “light,” and notably didn’t feature nudity.
In the movie, Peet played Marin Klein – the 29-year-old girlfriend of Nicholson’s 63-year-old womanizing character, who later falls for her mother (Diane Keaton). While the film earned critical acclaim (including Keaton’s Oscar nomination) and grossed $267 million globally, Peet’s daughters remained unimpressed by early 2000s Hollywood gender dynamics.
The moment highlighted the generational divide between Peet’s acting heyday and her Gen Z daughters’ perspectives. “They don’t watch anything that I’ve ever been in,” the actress admitted, though she’d hoped this “beautiful romantic comedy” starring her idol Keaton might break the pattern.
Peet’s new series, Your Friends & Neighbors, premieres on Friday on Apple TV+.
