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Pretty Woman (1990)

Directed by Gary Marshall, Pretty Woman stars Julia Roberts and Richard Gere as Vivian Ward and Edward Lewis. Lewis is a wealthy New York businessman who hires Hollywood sex worker Ward to accompany him during his stay in Los Angeles. Initially wary of each other, the couple's relationship grows steadily deeper over Lewis' stay, causing Ward to begin to rethink her career path.  

Pretty Woman
R
Romance
Comedy

Director
Garry Marshall
Release Date
March 23, 1990
Studio(s)
Disney
Distributor(s)
Disney
Cast
Richard Gere , Julia Roberts , Ralph Bellamy , Laura San Giacomo , Jason Alexander
Writers
J.F. Lawton
Runtime
119 minutes
Budget
$14 million

Summary

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.

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