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| Pretty Woman | |
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Garry Marshall |
| Produced by | Arnon Milchan Steven Reuther Gary W. Goldstein |
| Written by | J. F. Lawton |
| Starring | |
| Music by | James Newton Howard |
| Cinematography | Charles Minsky |
| Edited by | Raja Gosnell Priscilla Nedd |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
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Release date
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(United States) |
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Running time
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119 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $14 million |
| Box office | $463.4 million |
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 Hector Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy (in his final performance),Laura San Giacomo, and Jason Alexander in supporting roles. The film’s story centers on down-on-her-luckHollywood prostitute 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 week-long stay with him.
Originally intended to be a dark cautionary tale about class and sex work in Los Angeles, the film was reconceived as a romantic comedy with a large budget. It was widely successful at the box office and was the third highest-grossing film of 1990. The film saw the highest number of ticket sales in the U.S. ever for a romantic comedy, with Box Office Mojo listing it as the #1 romantic comedy by the highest estimated domestic tickets sold at 42,176,400, slightly ahead of My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) at 41,419,500 tickets. The film received positive reviews, with Roberts’s performance being praised, for which she received a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In addition, screenwriter J. F. Lawton was nominated for a Writers Guild Award and a BAFTA Award.
The film is noted for its musical selections. The hugely successful soundtrack features the song “Oh, Pretty Woman” by Roy Orbison, which inspired its title. Roxette‘s “It Must Have Been Love” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1990. The soundtrack also features “King of Wishful Thinking” by Go West, “Show Me Your Soul” by Red Hot Chili Peppers, “No Explanation” by Peter Cetera, “Wild Women Do” by Natalie Cole and “Fallen” by Lauren Wood. The soundtrack went on to be certified triple platinum by the RIAA.
The opera featured in the film is La Traviata, which also served as inspiration for its plot. The highly dramatic aria fragment that is repeated is the end of “Dammi tu forza!” (“Give me strength!”), from the opera. The piano piece Gere’s character plays in the hotel lobby was actually composed by and performed by him. Roberts sings the song “Kiss” by Prince while she is in the tub and Gere’s character is on the phone. Background music is composed by James Newton Howard. Entitled “He Sleeps/Love Theme”, this piano composition is inspired by Bruce Springsteen‘s “Racing in the Street“.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | “Wild Women Do” (performed by Natalie Cole) |
4:06 |
| 2. | “Fame ’90” (performed by David Bowie) |
3:36 |
| 3. | “King of Wishful Thinking” (performed by Go West) |
4:00 |
| 4. | “Tangled” (performed by Jane Wiedlin) |
4:18 |
| 5. | “It Must Have Been Love” (performed by Roxette) |
4:17 |
| 6. | “Life in Detail” (performed by Robert Palmer) |
4:07 |
| 7. | “No Explanation” (performed by Peter Cetera) |
4:19 |
| 8. | “Real Wild Child (Wild One)” (performed by Christopher Otcasek) |
3:39 |
| 9. | “Fallen” (performed by Lauren Wood) |
3:59 |
| 10. | “Oh, Pretty Woman” (performed by Roy Orbison) |
2:55 |
| 11. | “Show Me Your Soul” (performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers) |
| “It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)” | ||||
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| Single by Roxette | ||||
| B-side | “Turn to Me” | |||
| Released | 2 December 1987 | |||
| Recorded | November 1987 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:48 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Per Gessle | |||
| Producer(s) | Clarence Öfwerman | |||
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“It Must Have Been Love” is a song written by Per Gessle and performed by the Swedish pop duo Roxette. The balladbecame the duo’s third number one hit in the United States, and is one of their best selling releases, being certified gold or platinum in a number of countries.
Four different versions of the song have been officially released. The original 1987 track was followed by the most successful incarnation of the song, a slightly edited version – omitting the Christmas references – which was created for the soundtrack to the 1990 movie Pretty Woman. During the “Join the Joyride! World Tour” in 1991, the band recorded a country music version of the track in Los Angeles, which was included on their 1992 album Tourism. A Spanish-language version of the Pretty Woman recording was released on their 1996 compilation Baladas en español. Finally, an orchestral live performance from the band’s 2009 concert at Night of the Proms was included on their 2012 studio album, Travelling.
The song was first released as “It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)” in December 1987. It was composed after EMI Germany asked the duo to “come up with an intelligent Christmas single”. It became a top five hit in Sweden, but was not released internationally. This version of the song was never included on any Roxette studio album until the 1997 re-release of their debut Pearls of Passion (1986).
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