Corporate raider Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) is in Los Angeles to buy up a shipbuilding company and sell it off for parts (something that was done in the 80's when the economy was not great). Getting lost on the way to the hotel he hires an escort, Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts), to give him directions and spend the night with him.

Vivian is a charming free spirit who didn't graduate high school and got stuck in Los Angeles after her boyfriend dumped her. Edward finds her refreshing and because he needs a presentable girlfriend for a week he hires Vivian to be his +1 in various social functions. It's during this week that they start falling for each other and she starts changing his outlook on work and on what he does for a living (basically destroying companies)...

I haven't watched Pretty Woman since maybe it came out in theaters back in 1990. Maybe watched it again the mid 90's before I started my web site. Rewatching it again it's still a great romantic comedy though if made today would be significantly different but you can say that for many films.

Great soundtrack, which I own, though all the songs are played for 15 seconds to maybe a minute. This movie would look so great in HD but as a 1990 film it has a quaint graininess. Great supporting cast with Jason Alexander playing a bad guy role as Edward's lawyer/partner, Héctor Elizondo as the fatherly hotel manager who helps out Vivian, and Laura San Giacomo as Vivian's roommate.

As I said, still a great film.