Pretty Woman
As one of the best rom - coms in cinema history , the 1990 moviePretty Womanstill holds up even 35 age later — for the most part , anyway . Richard Gere and Julia Roberts star as Edward Lewis , a corporate despoiler , and Vivian Ward , a sexual urge proletarian , respectively . Over the trend of a week , the two accidentally fall in love , despite their very dissimilar backgrounds , and ultimately live happily ever after .
WhileGere had already show himself as one of Hollywood ’s top head men , Pretty Womanwas Roberts ’s breakout role . Her natural good luck charm , gift , and 1000 - watt grinning directly endear her to audiences , and her impressive performance as Vivian was played with a maturity and grace that even some seasoned actors could never have equaled . Even more surprising is how young Roberts was when she wager the role — which , given the long time gap between her and Gere , did stir up some mixed feelings for me .
Richard Gere Was 40 & Julia Roberts Was 22 When They Filmed Pretty Woman
Their 18-Year-Age Gap Raised Some Eyebrows
Although she was only 21 years one-time whenPretty Womanstarted pre - production , Julia Roberts bewitch director Garry Marshall with her charisma and wit , which at long last won her the character . The tone ofPretty Womanwas originally meant to be much darker , but it was rewritten as a romantic clowning , primarily due to the natural alchemy between Roberts and Gere . The amatory scenes between the two characters were electric , although I have to accept , the remainder between their ages is a bit shocking , as Gere was 40 years old at the fourth dimension of motion-picture photography , and Roberts was 22 .
Pretty Woman is a timeless classic for many reasons but the flick ’s iconic and memorable quotation are correct at the top .
While it may seem baffling that there was an 18 - twelvemonth years gap between the two leads , that ’s not the most troubling thing about the picture show . Both characters were consenting adult , after all . What is troubling is the way thatPretty Womandepicts sexuality work as chintzy , demeaning , and something to be deliver from . Vivian confides to Edward that she fantasizes about a horse on a white horse coming to save her — as though women in the professional sex industry are damozel in suffering , and that is absolutely not the case .
Gere Was 49 & Roberts Was 31 When They Reunited For Runaway Bride
Their Age Gap Was Less Of An Issue In This Film
Nine year after the tremendous success ofPretty Woman , Julia Roberts and Richard Gere ( along withdirector Garry Marshall ) reunited for the 1999 romantic comedyRunaway Bride . The picture show ’s tone was much lighter thanPretty Woman , with the more folk - friendly plot of ground earning a PG military rating rather than the former ’s R - rate content .
Roberts is Maggie Carpenter , a minuscule townsfolk Maryland native with a report for give mankind at the altar . Gere plays Ike Graham , a diarist who hears Maggie ’s story from an x - fiancé and writes an unfavorable article about her . When Maggie responds to the piece , insisting that Ike does n’t know the whole story , he agrees to go to Maryland to write an clause covering her side of thing . The two of them fall in sexual love , but Maggie ’s fear of commitment might result in her go forth yet another groom in the pitching .
With almost 10 years sincePretty Woman , Roberts ' age of 31 and Gere ’s age of 49 no longer seemed to be much of an issue — the reason likely being that there is a vast departure in life experience between a 22 - year - old and a 31 - year - former . Even so , I ca n’t help but enquire if the preconception in the eld gap fromPretty Womanhad to do with Vivian ’s professing rather than how young she was .
Roberts Has A Dark Theory About What Happened To Her & Gere’s Pretty Woman Characters
She Thinks Edward Died & Vivian Became CEO Of His Company
After a successful career span over 30 twelvemonth , Julia Roberts has a pot of iconic theatrical role to look back on . In a 2023 interview with Gayle King onCBS Mornings , Roberts spiel a secret plan of “ Where are they now ? ” regarding her illustrious on - sieve theatrical role and their love interest . High up on the tilt wasPretty Woman , and the actor ’s thoughts on what happen to Gere ’s part were really quite dark :
“ I think he passed away peacefully in his sleep from a meat attack , smile . And now she hunt down his business . ”
Although she was probably joke ( mostly ) , it ’s an interesting take on both Edward and Vivian ’s persona . presumptively , Roberts ' hypothesis was mean to take blank space in the far future , rather than presently after theending ofPretty Woman(at least , I hope).I’d like to think that after a few decade of a glad life together , Vivian would have picked up quite a bit about the corporate business world from Edward . And , with her newfound accomplishment , she might have impress Edward enough to have him leave her the company in his will . Personally , I think Vivian would have rocked as a chief operating officer .
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