Several of the film's most famous scenes were improvised or unplanned. For instance, the moment Edward snaps the jewelry box shut on Vivian’s fingers was a prank played by Richard Gere on Julia Roberts, and her genuine laugh was so perfect that director Garry Marshall kept it in the final cut .
Released on March 23, 1990, Pretty Woman is an American romantic comedy directed by Garry Marshall that became a cultural phenomenon and cemented Julia Roberts as a Hollywood superstar . Originally conceived as a dark drama titled 3,000 , the film was reconceived by Disney's Touchstone Pictures into the "modern fairy tale" audiences know today . Pretty Woman
Julia Roberts was not the first choice for Vivian. Many prominent actresses, including Molly Ringwald and Karen Allen, turned down the role due to the subject matter . Al Pacino also famously passed on the role of Edward after doing a reading with Roberts . Several of the film's most famous scenes were
The movie was scripted to end with Vivian and her prostitute friend on the bus to Disneyland. considered by producer Laura Ziskin Go Into The Story Discussion on the Movie Pretty Woman - Facebook Originally conceived as a dark drama titled 3,000