Pretty Woman
Pretty Woman is a 1990 American romantic comedy film set in Los Angeles. Written by J. F. Lawton and directed by Garry Marshall, it 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 downonherluck 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 weeklong stay with him.
Edward Lewis Richard Gere, a successful workaholic businessman and corporate raider in Los Angeles on business, accidentally takes a detour on Hollywood Boulevard while looking for Beverly Hills. He unsuccessfully tries to ask for directions and ends up in the redlight district, where he encounters a sexworker named Vivian Ward Julia Roberts, who mistakes him for a possible client. Her roommate and best friend, Kit De Luca Laura San Giacomo, encourages her to recruit him, though he only wants directions and makes a deal with her to pay her if she shows him the way. Intrigued by her knowledge and wit he hires her to spend the night with him for 300 in his hotels penthouse apartment, treating her to strawberries and champagne and sharing personal information with her. He comes to trust her as she surprises him by flossing her teeth after eating the strawberries and not doing drugs as he thought she was more likely to do given her profession. They spend the night watching I Love Lucy reruns and having sex.The morning after, Edward hires Vivian to stay with him for a week as an escort for social events. She advises him that it will cost him, and he agrees to pay her 3,000 and gives her money and access to his credit cards to buy suitable elegant clothing. She then goes shopping on Rodeo Drive, only to be snubbed by saleswomen who disdain her because of her unsophisticated and overly sexual appearance. Initially, hotel manager Barney Thompson Hector Elizondo is also somewhat hostile towards her but slowly relents and instead helps her find a dress and even coaches her on dinner etiquette. Edward returns and is visibly amazed by her transformation. The business dinner does not end well, however, with Edward making clear his intention to dismantle James Morses corporation once it was bought, close down the shipyard which Morse had spentyears building, and sell the land for real estate. Morse and his grandson, David, abandon their dinner in anger, while Edward remains
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