{"id":5264,"date":"2025-12-05T23:05:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T23:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realnewsz13.store\/?p=5264"},"modified":"2025-12-05T23:05:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T23:05:19","slug":"no-one-noticed-this-giant-blooper-in-the-iconic-pretty-woman-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f-look-closer-and-check-the-first-comment-below-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/realnewsz13.store\/?p=5264","title":{"rendered":"No one noticed this giant blooper in the iconic Pretty Woman \u2764\ufe0f Look closer and check the first comment below"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pretty Woman<\/em>\u00a0is one of those movies I can watch countless times \u2014 it never gets old or boring.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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  1. Disney changed everything<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Al Pacino turned down the lead role<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. The croissant becomes a pancake<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Truth behind the iconic dress<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Richard Gere\u2019s tie<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. \u2018Obscene\u2019 shopping spree<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. The ruby-and-diamond necklace was real<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Jewelry box scene was a practical joke<\/a><\/li>\n
  9. Edward\u2019s disappearing shoes<\/a><\/li>\n
  10. Money in the boot<\/a><\/li>\n
  11. Four colored condoms<\/a><\/li>\n
  12. Richard Gere didn\u2019t like his character<\/a><\/li>\n
  13. More than just onscreen lovers<\/a><\/li>\n
  14. Roberts convinced Gere to star in\u00a0Pretty Woman<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

    Disney changed everything<\/h2>\n

    Pretty Woman<\/em>\u00a0became a romantic comedy that captivated millions and launched Richard Gere and Julia Roberts to superstardom.<\/p>\n

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    But that\u2019s not how it was supposed to be. The original screenplay was titled\u00a03,000<\/em>, penned by then-struggling screenwriter J.F. Lawton. The early draft tackled much darker themes about societal disparity and corporate greed.<\/p>\n

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    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

    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

    Al Pacino turned down the lead role<\/h2>\n

    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

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    The casting process for\u00a0Pretty 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

    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

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    \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<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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    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

    The croissant becomes a pancake<\/h2>\n

    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

    But then, in the blink of an eye, the croissant magically\u00a0turns into a pancake<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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    Screenshot<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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    How did that happen? According to director Garry Marshall, he preferred Roberts\u2019 performance in the later takes, where she was eating a pancake instead of the croissant, so they kept the footage.<\/p>\n

    However, this created a continuity issue. In the first shot with the pancake, Vivian takes a second bite, but in the following shot, the pancake has only one bite missing, and the bite pattern is noticeably different.<\/p>\n

    It\u2019s clearly not the same pancake!<\/p>\n

    Truth behind the iconic dress<\/h2>\n
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    The careful consideration of costume design might go unnoticed by the average moviegoer. However, whether you have a keen eye for fashion or not, it\u2019s impossible to overlook the iconic red dress that Julia Roberts\u2019 character wears in the movie.<\/p>\n

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    The red dress symbolizes Vivan\u2019s transformation and empowerment, during an \u201ctransformative\u201d scene in the film where Roberts\u2019 character accompanies her Edward Lewis for a night at the opera.<\/p>\n

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    Wikipedia Commons<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Vogue\u00a0<\/em>described the dress as \u201deye-catching, incredibly sexy without losing an ounce of elegance.\u201d The genius behind that stunning dress? None other than the award-winning costume designer Marilyn Vance.<\/p>\n

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    She crafted six fabulous outfits for Julia Roberts\u2019 character, Vivian Ward, and was also the mastermind behind Richard Gere\u2019s dapper looks.<\/p>\n

    Take, for instance, the charming brown-and-white polka dot dress Roberts wore to the horse race. That little gem was created from old silk found in a tiny antique fabric shop in Los Angeles \u2014 talk about recycling in style! And those chic shoes? Yup, they were by Chanel.<\/p>\n

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    Richard Gere\u2019s tie<\/h2>\n

    As for Gere\u2019s wardrobe, it was a masterclass in color coordination, featuring brown, navy, and blue-gray suits, all designed by Vance.<\/p>\n

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    Now, about that famous tie that Roberts snatches from a store employee? According to Vance, it was \u201cnothing special\u201d and certainly not designer.<\/p>\n

    She picked it up in a Los Angeles shop for a cool $48.<\/p>\n

    The tie makes several appearances throughout the film, and if you watch closely, you might notice that it mysteriously changes knots from time to time.<\/p>\n

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    During the polo match, Edward sports a straight-collar shirt along with the tie that Vivian gifted him, knotted in a half-Windsor. But in a later scene, the sharp-eyed viewer can spot a subtle change \u2014 Edward\u2019s collar has magically transformed into a spread style, and the tie is now in a full-Windsor knot.<\/p>\n

    \u2018Obscene\u2019 shopping spree<\/h2>\n

    When Richard Gere introduces Julia Roberts\u2019 character to the glamorous world of the rich, he takes her on a\u00a0wild shopping spree<\/a>\u00a0down Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.<\/p>\n

    That afternoon shopping trip? It would have set Gere\u2019s character back at least $30,000, according to designer Marilyn Vance.<\/p>\n

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    Talk about a retail therapy session on steroids! It\u2019s like they were shopping with Monopoly money \u2014 no wonder Vivian was in a daze.<\/p>\n

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