Roberts was 22 when shooting began. Several other Hollywood stars were either considered for or turned down the role. They included Daryl Hannah, Jodie Foster, Jennifer Connelly, and Diane Lane. When it came to Vivian’s friend and roommate Kit De Luca, Demi Moore declined the part.

Alexander starred in the 1990 film alongside Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, who played a prostitute and a wealthy businessman who fall in love. Roberts, 53, and Gere, 71, would go on to reunite in the 1999 rom-com, which was also directed by the late Gary Marshall. (The famed director died at age 81 in July 2016.)

It does have a couple sex scenes, them in the bed and in the tub together. Obviously don’t show this to your 7 year old but i think it is appropriate for a mature 12 year old and older. Only if your mature though.

25 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘Pretty Woman’ Likewise, Gere had to win a stiff competition for the role of Edward Lewis. Burt Reynolds was offered the role but declined.

Pretty Woman was the first time Gere and Roberts teamed up to work together, but it wasn’t the last. The pair reunited for the 1999 romantic comedy Runaway Bride. Garry Marshall was the director of both films. But Alexander insisted that because of that movie, there won’t ever be a sequel to the 1990 classic.

It was 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.

The fact that women have claimed her as their own in the years since the film’s release has more to do with the strength and honesty of Roberts’ portrayal of Vivian than Marshall’s vision of her. But most of all, it remains popular because fighting with this movie is to rob oneself of some true viewing pleasure.

Parents need to know that this film contains adult themes, strong sexual references, and sexual imagery. Prostitution is one of the main issues dealt with in the movie. There are scenes of scantly-clad women, drug dealing, tobacco and alcohol use, and an incident of attempted rape. There is also occasional profanity.

In this modern update on Cinderella, a prostitute and a wealthy businessman fall hard for one another, forming an unlikely pair. While on a business trip in L.A., Edward (Richard Gere), who makes a living buying and breaking up companies, picks up a hooker, Vivian (Julia Roberts), on a lark. After Edward hires Vivian to stay with him for the weekend, the two get closer, only to discover there are significant hurdles to overcome as they try to bridge the gap between their very different worlds.