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- Jan.
- 2024
The Endless Success of 'Pretty Woman' Defies Time
modified on 11 Apr. 2024 à 15:39 Read : 2 minute(s) A A A
The famous 1990 movie Pretty Woman, starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, has recently been added to Netflix and is regaining popularity. The movie's return coincided with the striking success of Leave the World Behind, a dramatic horror film also starring Julia Roberts.
Pretty Woman, a 1990 film directed by Garry Marshall and starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere as an unlikely couple, topped the list of the 10 most-watched movies on Netflix during the festive season this past Christmas, with 8.4 million views.
The movie title Pretty Woman is based on the 1964 song Oh, Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison. The film was inspired by Wall Street and The Last Detail movies and has a resemblance to George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion, which also inspired Broadway’s My Fair Lady. The story revolves around Hollywood escort Vivian Ward and wealthy businessman Edward Lewis, and how their relationship develops during her week-long stay with him. The film was initially supposed to be titled 3,000 and was a darker dramatic tale. But when Walt Disney Studios bought the production rights, the film was re-conceived as a romantic comedy.
Julia Roberts received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in this film, which made her famous. Additionally, screenwriter J.F. Lawton was nominated for a Writers Guild Award and a BAFTA Award. Neither Julia Roberts nor Richard Gere were the first choices for the cast. Winona Ryder, Drew Barrymore, Uma Thurman, Brooke Shields, Meg Ryan, Michelle Pfeiffer ... all of them and many more either declined the role or were turned down. The same goes for Al Pacino, Denzel Washington, Liam Neeson, Christopher Reeve and Michael Douglas. Richard Gere initially refused the role, but when he met with Julia Roberts, she convinced him, and he finally agreed to play, which made both actors into a legendary duo.
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