The Man Who Loved Women was one of those movies that literally sneaks into your heart. It showed a side to Burt Reynolds that the public hardly ever saw. It showed a warm and tender side to him that really ingratiated him to the viewer. Directed by Blake Edwards, the movie had Julie Andrews, Kim Basinger and Marilu Henner. The Man Who Loved Women is a 1983 comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and starring Burt Reynolds, Julie Andrews and Kim Basinger. It is a remake of the 1977 French film L'Homme qui aimait les femmes.It chronicles the affairs of an artist, as told from the perspective of his analyst and eventual lover. She chronicles his obsessive love of women, which leads to his eventual death.