{"id":152,"date":"2025-11-05T17:30:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T17:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyverse24.com\/?p=152"},"modified":"2025-11-05T17:30:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T17:30:42","slug":"surprising-slip-ups-you-probably-missed-in-pretty-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyverse24.com\/?p=152","title":{"rendered":"Surprising slip-ups you probably missed in Pretty Woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/21073420\/prettywoman1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/21073420\/prettywoman1.jpg 452w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/21073420\/prettywoman1-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/21073420\/prettywoman1-412x216.jpg 412w\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"237\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\">\n<div id=\"tinyhouse-zone.com_responsive_1\" data-google-query-id=\"CLClmd_E25ADFQ6KgwcdCg8IvA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23201474937\/tinyhouse-zone.com\/tinyhouse-zone.com_responsive_1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><em>Pretty Woman<\/em>\u00a0is one of those movies I can watch countless times \u2014 it never gets old or boring.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\">\n<div id=\"weverydaystories.com_responsive_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>But considering how many times I\u2019ve seen it, it\u2019s a bit surprising that I\u2019ve never noticed these bloopers and mistakes that tell a different story about the film.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-bd5abfbc86c63377084d6021aff31fe0\" class=\"newsner-bd5abfbc86c63377084d6021aff31fe0 newsner-bluebillywig_instream\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-disney-changed-everything\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disney changed everything<\/h2>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div id=\"tinyhouse-zone.com_responsive_2\" data-google-query-id=\"CKefmt_E25ADFQ-Jgwcd5FMMFQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23201474937\/tinyhouse-zone.com\/tinyhouse-zone.com_responsive_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Pretty Woman<\/em>\u00a0became a romantic comedy that captivated millions and launched Richard Gere and Julia Roberts to superstardom.<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not how it was supposed to be. The original screenplay was titled\u00a0<em>3,000<\/em>, penned by then-struggling screenwriter J.F. Lawton. The early draft tackled much darker themes about societal disparity and corporate greed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-e27aeaaea42f52110194c2041ec0233f\" class=\"newsner-e27aeaaea42f52110194c2041ec0233f newsner-incide_content_once\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-133502\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/08094942\/GettyImages-168581072.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/08094942\/GettyImages-168581072.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/08094942\/GettyImages-168581072-768x543.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Julia Roberts has a drink with Richard Gere in a scene from the film \u2018Pretty Woman\u2019, 1990. (Photo by Buena Vista\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1718056\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">\n<div id=\"tinyhouse-zone.com_responsive_3\" data-google-query-id=\"CJK2mt_E25ADFR6Igwcdmo43Yw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23201474937\/tinyhouse-zone.com\/tinyhouse-zone.com_responsive_3_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, everything changed when Disney took the reins. The company preferred to downplay the themes of class and sex work in Los Angeles. Instead, Disney gave it a large budget and turned it more into a a romantic comedy.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-al-pacino-turned-down-the-lead-role\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Al Pacino turned down the lead role<\/h2>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\">\n<div id=\"weverydaystories.com_responsive_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For me, it\u2019s unthinkable to envision anyone other than Richard Gere in the role of Edward Lewis, the mega-rich business man from New York who hires Vivian (Julia Roberts) to be his escort for a week.<\/p>\n<p>The casting process for\u00a0<em>Pretty Woman<\/em>\u00a0took longer than expected, with Al Pacino initially leading the charge for the role of Lewis. The legendary actor even went so far as to participate in a casting reading with Julia Roberts before ultimately deciding to turn the part down.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1718056\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Although he liked the script, Pacino never disclosed his reasons for passing on the role. In hindsight, he has expressed admiration for Roberts, who was a relatively unknown actress at the time.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1312422766\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-0789a4d21f238e6d483c42ad575510f8\" class=\"newsner-0789a4d21f238e6d483c42ad575510f8 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\">\n<div id=\"weverydaystories.com_responsive_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI mean, you could tell at the reading, this is going to be good, this is going to be a hit picture. You just knew it,\u201d Pacino\u00a0shared.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1718056\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He went on to say: \u201cAnd this girl was phenomenal. I mean, I said to Gary, \u2018Where did you get this girl?\u2019\u201d (Gary being Gary Marshall, the film\u2019s director). Pacino\u2019s instincts were spot on, as Roberts\u2019s standout performance would define her career and the film\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-croissant-becomes-a-pancake\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The croissant becomes a pancake<\/h2>\n<p>In the scene where Richard Gere\u2019s character orders breakfast to the room, there\u2019s a funny little detail you might not have noticed. It starts with Vivian enjoying a croissant while talking to Edward.<\/p>\n<p>But then, in the blink of an eye, the croissant magically\u00a0turns into a pancake.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-157355\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/21070544\/cro1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/21070544\/cro1.jpg 452w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/21070544\/cro1-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/10\/21070544\/cro1-412x216.jpg 412w\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"237\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pretty Woman\u00a0is one of those movies I can watch countless times \u2014 it never gets old or boring. 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