Editing Pretty Woman (section)

== Production ==

=== Development === 
The film was initially conceived as a dark drama about prostitution in Los Angeles in the 1980s.<ref name="dvd">{{cite video |date= 2005 |title= Pretty Woman: 15th anniversary |type= DVD |publisher= Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Touchstone}}</ref> The relationship between Vivian and Edward also originally included Vivian being addicted to [[drugs]]; part of the deal was that she had to stay off [[cocaine]] for a week. Edward eventually throws her out of his car and drives off.<ref name=Graham>{{cite episode|title=Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Timothée Chalamet, Cher |series=[[The Graham Norton Show]] |network=BBC |date=1 December 2023 |season=31 |number=9}}</ref> The original script by J.{{nbsp}}F.{{nbsp}}Lawton, called ''3000'',<ref name="VF">{{cite web |last=Erbland |first=Kate |date=March 23, 2015 |title=The True Story of Pretty Woman's Original Dark Ending |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/03/pretty-woman-original-ending |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128004806/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/03/pretty-woman-original-ending |archive-date=January 28, 2018 |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]}}</ref> ended with Vivian and her prostitute friend on the bus to Disneyland.<ref name="dvd" /> Producer [[Laura Ziskin]] considered these elements detrimental to a sympathetic portrayal of Vivian, and they were removed or assigned to Kit. The deleted scenes have been found, and some were included on the DVD released for the film's 15th anniversary.<ref name="dvd" /> In one, Vivian tells Edward, "I could just pop ya good and be on my way," indicating her lack of interest in "[[pillow talk]]." In another, she is confronted by a drug dealer, Carlos, then rescued by Edward when the limo driver Darryl gets his gun out.

Though inspired by such films as ''[[Wall Street (1987 film)|Wall Street]]'' and ''[[The Last Detail]]'',<ref name="VF" /> the film bears a resemblance to [[Pygmalion (mythology)|Pygmalion myth]]s: particularly [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s [[Pygmalion (play)|play of the same name]], which also formed the basis for the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical ''[[My Fair Lady]]''. It was [[The Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]] then-president [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]] who insisted the film be re-written as a modern-day fairy tale and love story, as opposed to the original dark drama. It was pitched to [[Touchstone Pictures]] and re-written as a romantic comedy.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Hilary |date=August 26, 2016 |title=8 Movies With Major Title Changes |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/lists/movies-original-titles-before-change-923339/item/arrival-movie-title-changes-2016-923334 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831131329/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/movies-original-titles-before-change-923339/item/arrival-movie-title-changes-2016-923334 |archive-date=August 31, 2016 |access-date=August 27, 2016 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> The title ''3000'' was changed because Disney executives thought it sounded like a title for a science fiction film.<ref>{{cite book |author-link= James B. Stewart |last= Stewart |first= James B. |title= [[DisneyWar]] |page= [https://archive.org/details/disneywar00stew/page/110 110] |location= New York |publisher= [[Simon & Schuster]] |year= 2005 |isbn= 978-0-7432-6709-0 }}</ref>

=== Casting === 
The casting of the film was a rather lengthy process. Marshall had initially considered [[Christopher Reeve]], [[Daniel Day-Lewis]], [[Kevin Kline]], and [[Denzel Washington]] for the role of Edward, and [[Albert Brooks]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 30, 2011 |title=The Lost Roles of Albert Brooks |url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/06/the-lost-roles-of-albert-brooks.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704080548/https://www.vulture.com/amp/2011/06/the-lost-roles-of-albert-brooks.html |archive-date=July 4, 2021 |access-date=June 15, 2021 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]}}</ref> [[Sylvester Stallone]], [[Christopher Lambert]], [[Al Pacino]] and [[Burt Reynolds]] turned it down.<ref>{{cite web |title=Burt Reynolds Reflects on the Roles He's Turned Down |last=Schaffstall |first=Katherine |date=March 16, 2018 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/burt-reynolds-reflects-roles-hes-turned-down-1095043/ |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=April 13, 2023}}</ref><ref name=Collider>{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/galleries/pretty-woman-behind-the-scenes-facts/|title=Surprising Behind-the-Scenes Facts about Pretty Woman|first=Tom|last=Reimann|date=April 25, 2019|website=Collider|access-date=January 2, 2023|archive-date=January 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102063114/https://collider.com/galleries/pretty-woman-behind-the-scenes-facts/|url-status=live}}</ref> Pacino went as far as doing a casting reading with Roberts before rejecting the part.<ref>{{cite interview |first= Al |last= Pacino |subject-link= Al Pacino |date= June 15, 2007 |url= http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0706/15/lkl.01.html |title= ''"Al Pacino Interview"'' |interviewer= [[Larry King]] |work= [[Larry King Live]] |publisher= [[CNN]] |access-date= June 16, 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070621070302/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0706/15/lkl.01.html |archive-date= June 21, 2007 |url-status= live }}</ref> [[Sam Neill]], [[Tom Conti]] and [[Charles Grodin]] tested for the part along with Roberts.<ref name="Lorraine">{{Cite web |last=LoBianco |first=Lorraine |date=December 1, 2010 |title=Pretty Woman |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/19475/pretty-woman#articles-reviews?articleId=359271 |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Turner Classic Movies |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615111534/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/19475/Pretty-Woman/articles.html |archive-date=June 15, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-23 |title="Pretty Woman" turns 25: Go behind the scenes with 21-year-old Julia Roberts |website=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pretty-woman-turns-25-go-behind-the-scenes-with-21-year-old-julia-roberts/ |access-date=2023-08-04 |language=en-US}}</ref> Gere initially refused but when he met with Roberts, she persuaded him and he eventually agreed to play Lewis.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 24, 2015 |title='Pretty Woman' Cast Reunites 25 Years Later |website=TODAY.com |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ub6BdLFWyg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116022214/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ub6BdLFWyg |archive-date=November 16, 2017 |access-date=September 10, 2017 |via=YouTube}}</ref> He reportedly started off much more active in his role; but Garry Marshall took him aside and said "No, no, no, Richard. In this movie, one of you moves and one of you does not. Guess which one you are?"<ref>{{cite book|last=Tiffin|first=George|title=A Star is Born: The Moment an Actress becomes an Icon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OZeQCgAAQBAJ|year=2015|publisher=Head of Zeus|isbn=978-1-78185-936-0|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=OZeQCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT493 493]}}</ref>

Roberts was not the first choice for the role of Vivian, and was not wanted by Disney. Many other actresses were considered. Marshall originally envisioned [[Karen Allen]] for the role; when she declined, auditions went to many better-known actresses of the time including [[Molly Ringwald]],<ref name=LATimes>{{cite news |last= Corcoran |first= Monica |url= https://latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-ig-molly29-2008jun29,0,7763315.story |title= Molly Ringwald: Pretty in Pucci |work= [[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date= January 8, 2013 |date= June 28, 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090308044451/http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-ig-molly29-2008jun29,0,7763315.story |archive-date= March 8, 2009 |url-status= live}}</ref> who turned it down as she felt "there was something icky" about the story.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ringwald |first=Molly |date=April 26, 2012 |title=I am Molly Ringwald. AMA |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/ssoxc/comment/c4gnk8j/?context=3 |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Reddit |quote=I think I saw an early draft and it was called "$3,000." I don't specifically remember turning it down. The script was okay but I gotta say, Julia Roberts is what makes that movie. It was her part. Every actor hopes for a part that lets them shine like that.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/apr/24/i-was-projected-as-the-sweet-american-girl-next-door-it-wasnt-me-molly-ringwald-bites-back | title='I was projected as the sweet American girl next door. It wasn't me': Molly Ringwald bites back | newspaper=The Guardian | date=April 24, 2023 | last1=Williams | first1=Zoe }}</ref> [[Winona Ryder]] auditioned, but was turned down because Marshall thought she was "too young".<ref name=Collider/> [[Jennifer Connelly]] was also dismissed for the same reason.<ref name="dvd" /> [[Emily Lloyd]] turned it down as it conflicted with her shooting for the film ''[[Mermaids (1990 film)|Mermaids]]''.<ref name=yahoo>{{cite web|url=https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/emily-lloyd-the-unluckiest-actress-in-hollywood-113758144.html|title=Emily Lloyd: The Unluckiest Actress In Hollywood History?|work=[[Yahoo! Movies]]|last=Arnold|first=Ben|date=July 27, 2016|access-date=December 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519134831/https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/emily-lloyd-the-unluckiest-actress-in-hollywood-113758144.html|archive-date=May 19, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Drew Barrymore]], [[Patricia Arquette]], [[Brooke Shields]], [[Uma Thurman]], and [[Kristin Davis]] also auditioned for the role of Vivian.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burton |first=Lynsi |date=March 18, 2015 |title='Pretty Woman': 25 years later |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/movies/slideshow/Pretty-Woman-25-years-later-105532/photo-7670983.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905211621/https://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/movies/slideshow/Pretty-Woman-25-years-later-105532/photo-7670983.php |archive-date=September 5, 2021 |access-date=September 5, 2021 |website=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/features/patricia-arquette-julia-roberts-escape-at-dannemora-the-act-homecoming-1203231800/ | title=Julia Roberts and Patricia Arquette on Thriving in Hollywood as 'Rad 51-Year-Old' Women | date=June 4, 2019 |website=Variety}}</ref> [[Meg Ryan]], who was the studio and Marshall's top choice, also turned it down.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1133589/it-d-be-a-big-mistake-to-not-check-out-these-30-pretty-woman-secrets-huge | title=It'd be a Big Mistake to Not Check Out These 30 ''Pretty Woman'' Secrets⁠—Huge! |website=E! Online |date=August 31, 2022}}</ref> According to a note written by Marshall, [[Mary Steenburgen]] was also among the first choices. [[Diane Lane]] came very close to being cast (the script was much darker at the time); they had gone as far as costume fittings, but due to scheduling conflicts she could not accept. [[Michelle Pfeiffer]] turned the role down, saying she did not like the script's "tone."<ref name="Daryl Hannah">{{cite web |date=2007-02-27 |title=Darly Hannah Pleased to Decline Pretty Woman |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/hannah%20pleased%20to%20decline%20pretty%20woman%20offer_1023365 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013202701/http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/hannah%20pleased%20to%20decline%20pretty%20woman%20offer_1023365 |archive-date=October 13, 2007 |access-date=August 20, 2007 |website=[[World Entertainment News Network|WENN]] |via=Contact Music}}</ref> [[Daryl Hannah]] was considered but believed the role was "degrading to women".<ref name="Daryl Hannah"/> [[Valeria Golino]] was not selected because of her thick Italian accent,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jang |first=Meena |date=2016-05-16 |title=1989: When Valeria Golino Was Indie Royalty in Cannes |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/1989-valeria-golino-was-indie-894394/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |quote=My accent was charming, but when it came to be between Julia Roberts and me, she was American.}}</ref> and [[Jennifer Jason Leigh]] had auditioned.<ref>{{cite journal |date= December 4, 2005 |first= Boris |last= Kachka |title= Lone Star: Jennifer Jason Leigh Plays an Extroverted Striver in Abigail's Party, Now, that's a stretch |url= http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/theater/15247/ |page= 2 |journal= New York Magazine |access-date= September 29, 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121016061522/http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/theater/15247/ |archive-date= October 16, 2012 |url-status= live}}</ref> [[Lea Thompson]] unsuccessfully auditioned for the role as she thought the film was a drama.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WKOof2WPJ7o |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/WKOof2WPJ7o| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title = Lea Thompson's Disastrous "Pretty Woman" Audition - "Late Night with Conan O'Brien"|website=[[YouTube]] |date=May 10, 2021 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

After all the other actresses turned down the role, 21-year-old Roberts, a relative unknown with only the sleeper hit ''[[Mystic Pizza]]'' (1988) and the yet-to-be-released ''[[Steel Magnolias]]'' (1989), for which she would be nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]], won the role of Vivian. J.{{nbsp}}F.{{nbsp}}Lawton, writer of the original screenplay, has suggested that the film was ultimately given a happy ending because of the chemistry of Gere and Roberts.<ref name="VF" />

Veteran actor [[Ralph Bellamy]], who plays James Morse, appears in his final acting performance before his death in 1991. [[Jason Alexander]], who had also recently been cast for his role as the bumbling [[George Costanza]] in ''[[Seinfeld]]'', was cast as Philip Stuckey.

=== Filming === 
The film's budget was substantial, at {{US$|14|long=no}}&nbsp;million, so producers could shoot in many locations.<ref name="dvd" /> Most filming took place in [[Los Angeles, California]], specifically in [[Beverly Hills]], and inside soundstages at [[Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)|Walt Disney Studios]] in [[Burbank, California|Burbank]].<ref name=Lorraine/> The [[escargot]] scene at the restaurant was shot at Rex II Ristorante, now named Cicada.<ref name="locations">{{cite web |title=Pretty Woman |url=https://movie-locations.com/movies/p/Pretty-Woman.php |website=movie-locations.com |access-date=2 November 2024}}</ref> Interior scenes set in the [[Beverly Wilshire Hotel]] lobby were shot at the [[Ambassador Hotel (Los Angeles)|Ambassador Hotel]] in [[Los Angeles]]. Filming commenced on July 24, 1989,<ref name="Lorraine" /><ref name=afi>{{Cite web |title=Pretty Woman (1990) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/55709 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016171602/https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/55709 |archive-date=October 16, 2019 |access-date=October 16, 2019 |website=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]}}</ref> but was immediately plagued by problems. These included [[Ferrari]] and [[Porsche]] declining the product placement opportunity for the car Edward drove, as neither firm wished to be associated with prostitutes.<ref name="dvd" /> [[Lotus Cars]] saw the placement value and supplied a Silver {{fraction|1989|1|2}} [[Lotus Esprit|Esprit SE]] (which was later sold).<ref>{{cite web |title=Lotus Espirit SE Pretty Woman Movie Car |url=http://www.lotusespritworld.com/EOtherstuff/PrettyWomanAuction.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314075138/http://www.lotusespritworld.com/EOtherstuff/PrettyWomanAuction.html |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |access-date=22 March 2018 |website=Lotus Esprit World}}</ref>

Filming was a generally pleasant, easygoing experience, as the budget was broad and the shooting schedule was not tight.<ref name="dvd" /> While shooting the scene where Vivian is lying down on the floor of Edward's penthouse, watching reruns of ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', Garry Marshall had to tickle Roberts' feet (out of camera range) to get her to laugh.<ref>{{cite web |date=24 March 2015 |last=Peng |first=Chelsea |title=16 Things You Never Knew About 'Pretty Woman' |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/news/a13735/pretty-woman-trivia/ |website=Marie Claire |access-date=September 3, 2020 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803230639/https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/news/a13735/pretty-woman-trivia/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The scene in which Gere playfully snaps the lid of a jewelry case on her fingers was improvised, and her surprised laugh was unscripted.<ref name="today/t11006">{{cite news |title=See Julia Roberts, Richard Gere re-create iconic 'Pretty Woman' scenes |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/julia-roberts-richard-gere-re-create-iconic-pretty-woman-scenes-t11006 |access-date=26 March 2025 |work=[[TODAY.com]] |date=25 March 2015 |language=en}}</ref> [[Red dress of Julia Roberts|The red dress]] Vivian wears to the opera has been listed among the most unforgettable dresses of all time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Henderson |first1=Jessica |title=The 20 Greatest Movie Dresses of All Time |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/g1398/greatest-movie-dresses-ever/?slide=11 |website=Marie Claire |date=28 February 2012 |access-date=September 3, 2020 |archive-date=April 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414200246/http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/g1398/greatest-movie-dresses-ever/?slide=11 |url-status=live}}</ref>

During the scene in which Roberts sang a [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] song in the bathtub, slid down, and submerged her head under the bubbles; she emerged to find the crew had left except for the cameraman, who captured the moment on film. In the love scene, she was so stressed that a vein became noticeable on her forehead and had to be massaged by Marshall and Gere. She also developed a case of [[hives]], and [[Calamine|calamine lotion]] was used to soothe her skin until filming resumed.<ref name="dvd" /> 

[[Shelley Michelle]] acted as [[body double]] for Roberts in risqué scenes and the film's publicity poster.<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news |title=Emilia Clarke suffered in vain: here are 13 famous nude scenes that were actually performed by body doubles |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/hollywood-movie-nude-scenes-performed-body-doubles/julia-roberts-pretty-woman/ |access-date=30 March 2021 |work=The Telegraph |date=11 April 2017 |archive-date=April 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407205701/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/hollywood-movie-nude-scenes-performed-body-doubles/julia-roberts-pretty-woman/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Filming wrapped on October 18, 1989.<ref name=Lorraine/>