Pretty Woman
Pretty Woman is a 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall, from a screenplay by J. F. Lawton. The film stars Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, and features Héctor Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy (in his final performance), Laura San Giacomo, and Jason Alexander in supporting roles.
Plot
Edward Lewis, a high-powered corporate raider from New York, buys and dismantles struggling companies, selling off the assets for profit. He wants his girlfriend Jessica to accompany him during a business trip, but fed up with being his "beck and call girl", she breaks up with him. Leaving a business party in the Hollywood Hills, Edward takes his lawyer's Lotus Esprit sports car and accidentally ends up on Hollywood Boulevard in the city's red-light district. There he encounters sex worker Vivian Ward. As he is having difficulties driving a manual transmission car, he pays Vivian to drive him to the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Edward then impulsively hires her for the night, and despite some awkwardness, finds her charming and has sex with her.
Cast
- Al Sapienza
- Alex Hyde-White
- Amy Yasbeck
- Andrea Parker
- Charles Minsky
- Dey Young
- Elinor Donahue
- Frank Campanella
- Garry Marshall
- Hank Azaria
- Héctor Elizondo
- James Patrick Stuart
- Jason Alexander
- Julia Roberts
- Larry Hankin
- Larry Miller
- Laura San Giacomo
- Lynda Goodfriend
- Ralph Bellamy
- Richard Gere
- Scott Marshall
More details
| author | J. F. Lawton |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Garry Marshall |
| editor | Priscilla Nedd Raja Gosnell |
| events | prostitution |
| genre | comedy romance |
| keywords | apartment building build business trip call girl cocktail dress corporate raid drive estrange even fire escape hollywood boulevard hollywood hills kiss la traviata lotus esprit lotus esprit#x180 meet private jet red-light district regent beverly wilshire hotel rescue rich man rodeo drive rub san francisco opera sex work sex worker shop sports car struggle talk |
| musicBy | James Newton Howard |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actress |
| producer | Arnon Milchan Gary W. Goldstein Steven Reuther |
| productionCompany | Regency International Pictures Silver Screen Partners IV Touchstone Pictures |
| publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| recordedAt | Ambassador Hotel Pittsburgh San Francisco |
| theme | romantic comedy |