EduLite Journal of English Education, Literature, and Culture Vol. 6, No. 1, February 2021, pp. 147-164 147 E-ISSN: 2528-4479, P-ISSN: 2477-5304 http://jurnal.unissula.ac.id/index.php/edulite DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30659/e.6.1.147-164 Gender stereotypes in Nancy Meyers’ “The Intern” (2015): A study of film audience response Ririn Kurnia Trisnawati*, Dian Adiarti, Mia Fitria Agustina Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman *Corresponding Author Email: ririn.trisnawati@unsoed.ac.id Received: Revised: Accepted: Published: 22 August 2020 5 February 2021 27 February 2021 28 February 2021 Abstract Previous film studies focusing on gender stereotypes have been sufficiently conducted, yet what remains understudied is the study of film audience about dynamic gender stereotypes shown in one film. Conducting film audience study with the issue of dynamic gender stereotype allows discussions about audience’s perceptions, awareness and underlying knowledge of gender stereotypes. This study attempts to unravel responses collected from thirteen audience of Nancy Meyer’s “The Intern” (2015) and formulates two research objectives i.e. first, to discuss how the audience of “The Intern” perceive the dynamics of gender stereotype depicted in the film and, second, to examine the underlying insights of their perceptions. The incorporated theories are film audience study, serving also as methodological approach, and the discourse of gender stereotype and its changing perspectives. The finding and discussion show that the audience of “The Intern” perceive the inclusion of gender stereotypes and its dynamic change in the film, and their perceptions are followed by several reasons and insights: the story-line of “The Intern” and the audience’s prior knowledge about gender stereotypes. Awareness and sensibility of gender stereotypes are also revealed after watching “The Intern”. Lastly, discussion about the intersection of the audience’s prior knowledge with the exposure about gender stereotype from various resources is also carried out. Keywords: film audience; gender stereotypes; perceptions; dynamics; “The Intern” INTRODUCTION Generally associated with inaccurate, biased, stereotypical generalizations, or attributes of women and men about their different gender roles that are shared in a society (Baxter, 2018; Ellemers, 2018), gender stereotypes become one interesting and mind-opening issue that is repeatedly studied and discussed. One of the reasons is because gender stereotype is rooted, perpetuated, and constructed in the society. As a result, practices, portrayals, and perceptions about gender stereotypes can always draw academic attentions to conduct further research.