Pretty Woman is a 1990 American romantic comedy film set in Los Angeles.

Written by
J. F. Lawton and directed by Garry Marshall the film stars !ichard Gere and J"lia
!oberts and feat"res #ector $li%ondo !al&h 'ellamy (in his final &erformance) and
Jason Ale*ander in s"&&orting roles. +he story of Pretty Woman centers on the down,on,
her,l"c- #ollywood &rostit"te .i/ian Ward who is hired by a wealthy b"sinessman
$dward Lewis to be his escort for se/eral b"siness and social f"nctions and their
de/elo&ing relationshi& o/er the co"rse of .i/ian0s wee-,long stay with him.
1riginally intended to be a dar- ca"tionary tale abo"t class and &rostit"tion in Los
Angeles this motion &ict"re was reconcei/ed as romantic comedy with a large b"dget. 2t
was widely s"ccessf"l at the bo* office and it became one of the highest money,ma-ers
of 1990.
+oday it is one of the most financially s"ccessf"l entries in the romantic comedy genre
with an estimated gross income of 3456.4 million.718 2t is considered by many critics to
be the most s"ccessf"l mo/ie in the genre.798
Pretty Woman is one of the most &o&"lar films of all time: it saw the highest n"mber of
tic-et sales in the ;< e/er for a romantic comedy768 with 'o* 1ffice Mo=o listing it as
the >1 romantic comedy by the highest estimated domestic tic-ets sold at 491?5400
slightly ahead of My 'ig Fat Gree- Wedding (9009) at 41419@00 tic-ets.
+he film recei/ed a moderate amo"nt of critical &raise &artic"larly for the &erformance
of !oberts for which she recei/ed a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the
Academy Award for 'est Actress. 2n addition the screenwriter J. F. Lawton was
nominated for a Writers G"ild Award and a 'AF+A Award. +his mo/ie was followed by
a string of similar romantic comedies incl"ding !"naway 'ride (1999) which re,"nited
Gere and !oberts "nder the direction of Garry Marshall once again.