Celebrate 30 years of Hollywood’s favorite Cinderella story in this new Collector’s Edition from the Editors of People. It’s hard to believe that the movie that made Julia Roberts a superstar is now 30 years old, but it’s true! Go behind the scenes of the classic rom-com with new interviews with the cast and crew, go back to the locations and fashion that made this movie special, and read profiles of Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. Plus, you’ll have your chance to revisit 1990 with our time capsule and throwbacks to some of your favorite movies and television shows of the time. Plus, end your experience with our ultimate fan quiz!
A Tale of the Heart
Picture Perfect • A MATCH MADE ON A GRITTY STRETCH OF HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD BLOSSOMED ON RODEO DRIVE AND ENDED—SPOILER ALERT!—HAPPILY EVER AFTER
It Was Magic • SPARKS FLEW BETWEEN RICHARD AND JULIA, WHILE GARRY MARSHALL PULLED PRANKS ON CAST AND CREW. DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT THE GOLDFISH?
With the Cast • FROM AD-LIBS TO LAUGH LINES: HOW THE ACTORS IN PRETTY WOMAN HELPED REWRITE THE SCRIPT
Did You Know? • 12 FUN FACTS FROM THE MAKING OF PRETTY WOMAN, FROM THE FILM’S ORIGINAL TITLE TO OTHER ACTORS WHO WERE CONSIDERED FOR THE LEAD ROLES
Cinderella Tales • THE PLOT GOES BACK TO ANCIENT TIMES, BUT HOLLYWOOD HAS UPDATED IT MANY TIMES, FOR HEROINES AND HEROES TOO
Julia Roberts • WITH HER MEGAWATT SMILE AND TALENT TO MATCH, ROBERTS STRODE ONTO THE SCENE IN 1988’S MYSTIC PIZZA AND CAPTURED AMERICA’S HEART. SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE
Julia Roberts
Richard Gere • HE BROUGHT STAR POWER TO EDWARD, THE CORPORATE-RAIDING CAD TURNED NICE GUY. THIRTY YEARS LATER THE A-LISTER AND ACTIVIST REMAINS ONE OF HOLLYWOOD’S MOST BELOVED LEADING MEN
Garry Marshall • HE DIRECTED, WROTE AND ACTED, BUT MOST OF ALL, GARRY MARSHALL MADE US ALL LAUGH
Oh, Pretty Woman • ROY ORBISON AND BILL DEES WROTE THE TUNE FOR ORBISON’S WIFE IN JUST 40 MINUTES. SOON AFTER ITS 1964 RELEASE, THE SINGLE WENT GOLD. MERCY!
On Location • HE NEEDED DIRECTIONS. SHE HAD TO MAKE RENT. THEY HEADED FOR BEVERLY HILLS. SEE WHERE THE ACTION UNFOLDED
Time Capsule • WHEN AMERICANS WEREN’T LISTENING TO ‘U CAN’T TOUCH THIS,’ THEY WERE GLUED TO THEIR GAME BOYS OR TUNED IN TO A 10-YEAR-OLD BRAT NAMED BART SIMPSON—JUST LIKE TODAY
The Musical • WITH A BOOK BY GARRY MARSHALL AND SCREENWRITER J.F. LAWTON AND SONGS BY BRYAN ADAMS AND JIM VALLANCE, PRETTY WOMAN LANDED ON BROADWAY IN 2018. NOW THE PRODUCERS ARE TAKING THE SHOW ON THE ROAD
The Legacy • PRETTY WOMAN NOT ONLY DID BOFFO BOX OFFICE, IT SPAWNED DOZENS OF AFFECTIONATE PARODIES, FASHION KNOCKOFFS AND, YES, A CLASSIC HALLOWEEN COSTUME
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How Well Do You Know Your Pretty Woman? • Pretty Woman fans can be obsessive, tracking the real-life locations where the film was shot, reciting dialogue, wearing replicas of Vivian’s outfits. Others just love a love story. Where do you fit in?
SKIP PRETTY WOMAN AT 30? BIG MISTAKE! HUGE! • INSIDE THE ROM-COM THAT MADE JULIA ROBERTS A STAR • HER ELECTRIC FIRST MEETING WITH RICHARD GERE AND MORE STORIES FROM THE SET • NEW INTERVIEWS WITH CAST AND CREW PLUS TAKE THE ULTIMATE FAN QUIZ