A corporate raider (Richard Gere) pays a gorgeous hooker (Julia Roberts) to be his escort for a business... (Learn more)
Starring: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Ralph Bellamy (View All)
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Starring: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Ralph Bellamy
Self-involved corporate raider Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) has recently split up with his girlfriend. Seeking directions to the Beverly Hills Hotel, he makes the acquaintance of free-spirited hooker Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) and decides to put her on a 3,000-dollar retainer as his "date." He Cinderellarizes her by bankrolling a full wardrobe and cosmetic makeover. Of course, the setup will be strictly platonic. A disarming modern-day fairy tale, Pretty Woman was the picture that made Julia Roberts a superstar. As charming as she is in her "giggling" sequences, Roberts' best scene is her triumphant return to a posh Rodeo Drive shop where she'd been previously snubbed. Keeping Pretty Woman afloat throughout is the buoyant direction of Garry Marshall and the always welcome presence of Marshall's stock company of actors, including Hector Elizondo as a stuffy but golden-hearted concierge. Pretty Woman began its life as a much darker story of prostitutes and homicidal drug dealers, but more box-office-savvy heads ultimately prevailed. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
3/23/90
MPAA Rating
Rated R
Running Time
119 mins.
Locations
- Los Angeles, CA
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$178,396,916
Awards
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 1990 People's Choice Awards [Festival/Award Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actress award at the 1990 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture - Musical or Comedy award at the 1990 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture - Comedy or Musical award at the 1990 People's Choice Awards [Festival/Award Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actress award at the 1990 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion award at the 1990 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 1990 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or award at the 1990 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical award at the 1990 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
Distributor
- Buena Vista
- Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment
- Walt Disney Studios Distribution
