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Pretty Woman is a 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall, from a screenplay by J. F. Lawton. The film stars Richard Gere and Julia Roberts , and features Héctor Elizondo , Ralph Bellamy (in his final performance), Laura San Giacomo , and Jason Alexander in supporting roles. [ 1 ]
Laura San Giacomo (born November 14, 1961 [1] [2] or 1962 [3] [4]) is an American actress.She played Cynthia in the film Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) for which she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female, Kit De Luca in the film Pretty Woman (1990), Crazy Cora in the film Quigley Down Under (1990), Nadine Cross in The Stand (1994), and Maya Gallo on the sitcom Just Shoot Me!
After an early breakthrough with appearances in Mystic Pizza (1988) and Steel Magnolias (1989), Roberts established herself as a leading actress when she headlined the top-grossing romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990). She starred in numerous commercially successful films throughout the 1990s, including the romantic comedies My Best Friend's ...
Pretty Woman turns 25! ... Laura San Giacomo, who played Vivian's best friend, told ET that while the premise was the same, the original film was supposed to be a much darker, ...
Richard Gere (left) and Julia Roberts in 'Pretty Woman' in 1990 Pretty Woman was Roberts’ breakout role. In a 2006 interview with PEOPLE , Marshall talked about discovering the actress.
Roberts, who played the famous role of prostitute Vivian Ward, was already cast in "Pretty Woman." Marshall set up a meeting between the two for Gere to give his impression of Roberts.
His role in Pretty Woman lasted only 10 minutes, but led to a Golden Globe nomination. In 1999, he co-starred in Runaway Bride as Fisher, the husband of the male protagonist's ex. Elizondo has participated in more than 80 films (18 of which have been Marshall's).
It’s hard to imagine anyone other than Richard Gere starring opposite Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. But the actor says it took some convincing to get him to agree to appear in the beloved 1990 ...