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Pretty Woman

Pretty Woman
A man in a suit stands back to back with a woman wearing a short skirt and thigh high boots.
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Garry Marshall
Produced by Arnon Milchan
Steven Reuther
Gary W. Goldstein
Written by J. F. Lawton
Starring
Music by James Newton Howard
Cinematography Charles Minsky
Edited by Raja Gosnell
Priscilla Nedd
Production
company
Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures
Release date
  • March 23, 1990 (1990-03-23)
(USA)
  • November 28, 1990 (1990-11-28)
(France)
  • December 7, 1990 (1990-12-07)
(Japan)
Running time
119 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $14 million
Box office $463.4 million
Pretty Woman
Pretty Woman OST.jpg
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released March 13, 1990
Recorded 1964, 1988–1989
Genre Pop, Rock
Length 43:36
Label EMI
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3/5 stars link

Pretty Woman is a 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall from a screenplay by J. F. Lawton. The film stars Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, and features Hector Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy (in his final performance), Laura San Giacomo and Jason Alexander in supporting roles. Its story centers on down-on-her-luck Hollywood hooker Vivian Ward, who is hired by Edward Lewis, a wealthy businessman, to be his escort for several business and social functions, and their developing relationship over the course of her week-long stay with him.

Originally intended to be a dark cautionary tale about class and sex work in Los Angeles, the film was reconceived as a romantic comedy with a large budget. It was widely successful at the box office and became one of the highest-grossing films of 1990. The film is one of the most popular films of all time; it saw the highest number of ticket sales in the US ever for a romantic comedy, with Box Office Mojo listing it as the #1 romantic comedy by the highest estimated domestic tickets sold at 42,176,400, slightly ahead of My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) at 41,419,500 tickets.

The film received positive reviews, with Roberts's performance being praised, for which she received a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In addition, screenwriter J. F. Lawton was nominated for a Writers Guild Award and a BAFTA Award.


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