Pretty Woman (1990)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Garry Marshall

Writer (WGA):

J.F. Lawton (written by)

Release Date:

23 March 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Who knew it was so much fun to be a hooker?

Plot:

A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love.

Plot Keywords:

Prostitute | Prince | Escort | Polo | Money

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Richard Gere	...	Edward Lewis
Julia Roberts	...	Vivian Ward
Ralph Bellamy	...	James Morse
Jason Alexander	...	Philip Stuckey
Laura San Giacomo	...	Kit De Luca
Alex Hyde-White	...	David Morse
Amy Yasbeck	...	Elizabeth Stuckey
Elinor Donahue	...	Bridget
Hector Elizondo	...	Barney Thompson
Judith Baldwin	...	Susan
Jason Randal	...	Magician
Bill Applebaum	...	Howard
Tracy Bjork	...	Female Guest
Gary Greene	...	Male Guest
Billy Gallo	...	Carlos (as William Gallo)
Abdul Salaam El Razzac	...	Happy Man
Hank Azaria	...	Detective
Larry Hankin	...	Landlord
Julie Paris	...	Rachel
Rhonda Hansome	...	Bermuda
Harvey Keenan	...	Man in Car
Marty Nadler	...	Tourist Man
Lynda Goodfriend	...	Tourist Woman
Reed Anthony	...	Cruiser
Frank Campanella	...	Pops
Jackie O'Brien	...	Artist (as Jacqueline Woolsey)
Cheri Caspari	...	Angel
Scott Marshall	...	Skateboard Kid (as Scott A. Marshall)
Patrick Richwood	...	Night Elevator Operator Dennis
Kathleen Marshall	...	Day Desk Clerk (as Kathi Marshall)
Laurelle Mehus	...	Night Desk Clerk (as Laurelle Brooks)
Don Feldstein	...	Male Desk Clerk
Marvin Braverman	...	Room Service Waiter
Al Sapienza	...	Night Doorman (as Alex Statler)
Jeff Michalski	...	Day Doorman
James Patrick Stuart	...	Day Bellhop (as Patrick D. Stuart)
Lloyd T. Williams	...	Bellhop
R. Darrell Hunter	...	Darryl The Limo Driver
James Patrick Dunne	...	Lounge Pianist
Valorie Armstrong	...	Woman in Lobby
Steve Restivo	...	Italian Businessman
Rodney Kageyama	...	Japanese Businessman
Douglas Stitzel	...	American Businessman
Larry Miller	...	Mr. Hollister
Dey Young	...	Snobby Saleswoman
Shane Ross	...	Marie
Carol Williard	...	Saleswoman
Minda Burr	...	Saleswoman
Robyn Peterson	...	Saleswoman
Mariann Aalda	...	Saleswoman
R.C. Everbeck	...	Tie Salesman (as RC Everbeck)
Michael French	...	Maitre D'
Allan Kent	...	Waiter
Stacy Keach Sr.	...	Senator Adams
Lucinda Crosby	...	Olsen Sister (as Lucinda Sue Crosby)
Nancy Locke	...	Olsen Sister
Calvin Remsberg	...	Sod Stomping Announcer
Lloyd Nelson	...	Game Announcer
Norman Large	...	Polite Husband
Tracy Reiner	...	Woman at Car
Tom Nolan	...	Vance
John David Carson	...	Mark
Daniel Bardol	...	Jake
Karin Calabro	...	Violetta in "La Traviata"
Bruce Eckstut	...	Alfredo in "La Traviata"
Amzie Strickland	...	Matron
Mychael Bates	...	Usher
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Garry Marshall	...	Bum Tour Guide (uncredited)
Charles Minsky	...	Janitor with Water Hose (uncredited)
Blair Richwood	...	Blair (uncredited)

Directed by
Garry Marshall

Writing credits (WGA)
J.F. Lawton		(written by)

Produced by
Gary W. Goldstein	....	co-producer
Arnon Milchan	....	producer
Steven Reuther	....	producer
Walter von Huene	....	associate producer
Laura Ziskin	....	executive producer

Original Music by
James Newton Howard

Cinematography by
Charles Minsky

Film Editing by
Priscilla Nedd-Friendly		(as Priscilla Nedd)
Raja Gosnell		(uncredited)

Casting by
Dianne Crittenden

Production Design by
Albert Brenner

Art Direction by
David M. Haber		(as David Haber)

Set Decoration by
Garrett Lewis

Costume Design by
Marilyn Vance

Makeup Department
Bob Mills	....	makeup artist
Carol A. O'Connell	....	hair stylist (as Carol O'Connell)

Production Management
Angel Pine	....	post-production supervisor
Roger Joseph Pugliese	....	production manager
David Hoberman	....	executive in charge of production: Walt Disney Studios (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ronald Chong	....	dga trainee (as Ronnie Chong)
Bettiann Fishman	....	second assistant director
Ellen H. Schwartz	....	first assistant director
Walter von Huene	....	second unit director
Nick Abdo	....	second unit director (uncredited)
Aaron Barsky	....	assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Mychael Bates	....	assistant property master
Antoinette J. Gordon	....	set designer
Donald G. Helderle	....	construction foreman
Tony Leonardi	....	stand-by painter (as A.J. Leonardi)
Frank B. Nieves	....	construction foreman
Ken Scaife	....	construction coordinator
Mark Woods	....	lead man
Rick Young	....	property master
Gary Isbell	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Robert Fitzgerald	....	sound editor
Jeremy J. Gordon	....	sound editor (as Jeremy Gordon)
David Hagberg	....	assistant sound editor (as David Lee Hagberg)
Michael Hilkene	....	supervising sound editor
David J. Hudson	....	re-recording mixer
Doug Jackson	....	sound editor
Chris Jargo	....	adr editor
Randall L. Johnson	....	boom operator (as Randy Johnson)
Gary Krivacek	....	sound editor
Eric Lindemann	....	sound editor
Harrison D. Marsh	....	cableman
Joseph A. Mayer	....	supervising adr editor (as Joe Mayer)
Mel Metcalfe	....	re-recording mixer
Terry Porter	....	re-recording mixer
Thomas W. Small	....	assistant sound editor
James E. Webb	....	sound mixer (as Jim Webb)
John O. Wilde	....	sound editor
Troy Porter	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Gary Zink	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Ron Batzdorff	....	still photographer
Ben Beaird	....	key grip
Gary C. Beaird	....	grip (as Gary Beaird Sr.)
Carl Boles	....	chief lighting technician
Philip Caplan	....	camera operator
Anthony R. Collier	....	key best boy grip
Tom Connole	....	first assistant camera
Frank Del Boccio	....	second assistant camera
Michael Genne	....	camera operator
Ross Judd	....	first assistant camera
Keith Orefice	....	best boy
Mike Schwake	....	dolly grip
Ken Tosic	....	assistant lighting technician
Jack Anderson	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Michael Kelem	....	aerial camera operator (uncredited)
Randy Nolen	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Maricella Ramirez	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Dori Zuckerman	....	additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elinor Bardach	....	key costumer
Daniel J. Lester	....	costume supervisor (as Dan Lester)
Carlane Passman	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Thomas R. Bryant	....	first assistant editor (as Thomas Bryant)
Craig Conwell	....	assistant editor
Tommy Dorsett	....	assistant editor
Raja Gosnell	....	film editor
Ron Lambert	....	color timer

Music Department
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Ron Fair	....	executive soundtrack producer
Jack Hayes	....	orchestrator
James Newton Howard	....	orchestrator
Shawn Murphy	....	score mixer
Marty Paich	....	conductor
Robert Schaper	....	score mixer
Ellen Segal	....	music editor
Guy Defazio	....	music assistant (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Tom Briggs	....	transportation captain
Tom F. Thomas	....	transportation coordinator (as Tom E. Thomas)

Other crew
Adell Aldrich	....	script supervisor
Lennie Appelquist	....	set production assistant
Pat Chapman	....	production coordinator
Robert Dawson	....	main title design
Diane Frazen	....	executive assistant: Mr. Marshall
Judy Hallin	....	assistant to producers
Wendy S. Hallin	....	production assistant
George Herthel	....	location manager
Craig Isaac	....	production assistant
Sandy Isaac	....	assistant: Ms. Ziskin
Claudio Jacobells	....	production assistant
Sundae Jahant	....	production assistant
David Michael Katz	....	production assistant (as David Katz)
Elyse Katz	....	assistant production coordinator
Michael Mason	....	additional scoring engineer
Katherine Ann Moore	....	unit publicist (as Katherine Moore)
Carolyn Quinn	....	assistant: Mr. Reuther
Blair Richwood	....	secretary: Mr. Marshall
Julie Rosser	....	assistant: Ms. Roberts
John D. Sarviss	....	helicopter pilot
Sharyn Shimada-Huggins	....	production assistant
Jonathan Southard	....	assistant: Mr. Gere
Allen E. Taylor	....	production accountant
Wally Uchida	....	assistant location manager (as Wallace Uchida)
Kim Wozniak	....	first assistant accountant
Douglas Yellin	....	assistant: Mr. Reuther
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	aerial coordinator
Sarah Nean Bruce	....	script consultant (uncredited)
Mario Iscovich	....	production executive (uncredited)
Shelley Michelle	....	body double: Julia Roberts (uncredited)
Vern Reo	....	production assistant: second unit (uncredited)
Jack Edward Sawyers	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Barbara Marshall	....	thanks (as Barbara Sue Wells)

Production Companies

• Touchstone Pictures (presents)
• Silver Screen Partners IV

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1990) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1992) (USA) (TV)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (1990) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2000) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (extended special edition)
• Buena Vista International (1990) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (199?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Touchstone Home Video (1990) (USA) (VHS)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Warner Bros. (1990) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1990) (UK) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Buena Vista Sound  re-recording
• Central Casting  extra casting
• Cerruti 1881  selected wardrobe
• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• Dimension Sound  sound editing
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• EMI Records  soundtrack published by
• San Francisco Opera  special thanks
• Walt Disney Studios  studio

Also Known As:

$ 3,000 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and some language. (director's cut)

Runtime:

119 min | USA:125 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian | Japanese

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Brazil:12 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Iceland:L | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:18 | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

617 S. Olive Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

The sports car that Richard Gere borrows at the beginning of the movie is a Lotus Esprit.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Tire tracks from the camera vehicle can be seen in the grass in the brief shot of polo players moving toward the camera.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Magician at party: No matter what they say, it's all about money. So let's imagine, ladies, that you're a savings and loan officer. Watch - one, two, three; see, you've got it all, and we've got nothing. You've got all four, take a look.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Steve Carell/Kanye West (#31.1)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Real Wild Child (Wild One)

Just has that special something....

What is it about this movie that made it such an instant mega smash when it was released? I'm not sure if it's The incredible chemistry between Gear and Roberts, the smart dialog, the storyline-combination of all of the above-etc etc. But I do think These days, so few GREAT romantic comedies get made. Pretty woman is great. I enjoyed every moment of this and have seen it many times.

I haven't read any IMDb reviews of this yet, I wanted to comment first. This is a lovely story of hope and the true purity of falling madly in love-there are so many movies that try to be romantic and inevitably come across looking forced and contrived. The story and acting in Pretty woman, while very obviously being "Hollywood" to a tee, are so natural and free flowing, that it's just a joy to watch this. It's also great to see(in what's not usually the case) a romantic comedy that gets it right, in every area from casting to dialog to pretty much everything from start to finish. Great movie!