Every Rom Com 74: Pretty Woman

This week on Every Rom Com we’re continuing our L.A. Stories series with a 1990 rom com classic that travels from the gritty streets of Hollywood Boulevard to the snooty boutiques of Beverly Hills - “Pretty Woman”! We’ll discuss the movie’s unusual journey to the screen, explore the careers of Richard Gere and Garry Marshall, and dip into the topic of sex work in movies, and stop to appreciate the film’s many iconic moments and locations! Don’t miss this episode -  It would be a “big mistake… huge!” 

0:00-13:02 What’s New at the Bawdy Literati Podcast with Jess and Alexia; Favorite L.A. Movies

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13:02-27:49 TRAILER, Basic Info, Interesting Facts

Netflix “The Movies That Made Us” Season 2 Episode 2 

https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-records/worldwide/all-movies/genres/romantic-comedy 

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/03/pretty-woman-original-ending 

https://www.eonline.com/news/1133589/it-d-be-a-big-mistake-to-not-check-out-these-30-pretty-woman-secrets-huge 

27:49-36:57 General Opinion

36:57-49:38 Cast & Crew In-Depth

More Information on Richard Gere:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Gere 

https://www.lionsroar.com/richard-gere-my-journey-as-a-buddhist/ 

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tibet/interviews/gere.html 

https://savetibet.org/richard-gere-speaks-on-the-nature-of-the-tibetan-movement-and-vision-of-the-dalai-lama/ 

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/richard-gere-man-of-masks-761587.html 

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/why-richard-gere-was-banned-from-the-oscars-heres-the-controversial-china-comments-that-led-to-hollywoods-cold-shoulder/articleshow/118715933.cms?from=mdr