Pretty Woman (15)

Young call girl Vivian Ward dreams of a knight-like man who will rescue her. In an unexpected event, she meets handsome billionaire Edward Lewis, who's lost his way while driving his friend's sports car. She asked if he wants a date, but he asked her for the direction to his hotel instead. For $20, Vivian drives him to his hotel. As Edward is about to enter the hotel, he looks back. Seeing her sitting at the corner, he suddenly finds her beauty hard to let her go and asks her to accompany him to his penthouse suite. That night, they get acquainted and make love. The next morning, Edward surprises her with a lucrative business proposal: be with him for the next seven days. Delighted, Vivian accepts. Being with Edward for the whole week changes Vivian's world, far from her regular work as a Hollywood Boulevard prostitute. Though knowing professionals should never fall in love, each begins to question this rule

Cast: Vivian Ward - Julia Roberts

         Edward Lewis - Richard Gere

Director: Garry Marshall 

Worldwide Box Office: $464,406,268 million

Nominations and Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar Julia Roberts Best Actress in a Leading Role and 4 BAFTA's

Trivia: Richard Gere and Julia Roberts had obvious chemistry upon their first meeting; however, Gere was not planning on taking the role. He was on the phone ready to turn down the part when Roberts slid him a Post-it note with the words "please say yes" written on it. He accepted the role right then

Richard Gere is actually playing the piano, and also composed the piece of music he plays.

The opera Richard Gere takes Julia Roberts to is "La Traviata," about a prostitute who falls in love with a wealthy man.

While shooting the scene in which Vivian lies down on the floor of Edward's penthouse watching old I Love Lucy (1951) re-runs, Garry Marshall tickled Julia Roberts's feet (out of camera range) to get her to laugh so hysterically.

Lulu's Verdict: A modern age Cinderella story, easily one of the best romantic comedies of the 90's which although beautifully scripted and shot for me comes down to the on screen chemistry of the two leads.