Pretty Woman
Lovely lady nearby
Pretty Woman is a 1990 romantic comedy film starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, in which a wealthy businessman hires a Hollywood Boulevard prostitute as his escort for a week.
The film became a cultural touchstone, launching Roberts to stardom and spawning references to its fairy-tale premise: She's waiting for her Pretty Woman moment.
The title comes from Roy Orbison's 1964 hit "Oh, Pretty Woman."
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- Rodeo DriveFamous luxury shopping street
- Los AngelesSouthern California metropolis
- red dressGarment in bold hue
Richard Gere · bathtub · opera · necklace · penthouse · hotel · limousine · makeover
Magical children's narrative
- rags to richesDramatic upward social mobility
- transformationThorough change in form
- makeoverComplete appearance overhaul
- gownLong formal garment
ball · rescue fantasy · class divide · fantasy · wish fulfillment · happily ever after · social climbing · diamond necklace
- rock and rollRhythm-heavy fifties pop
- 1964Mid-sixties year
- guitar riffShort repeated musical phrase
- oldiesNostalgic popular songs
Seeking another's romantic favor
- love storyNarrative of romantic involvement
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
class difference · rescue · whirlwind romance · passion · intimacy · falling in love · happy ending · swept off feet
Julia Roberts
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- Rodeo DriveFamous luxury shopping street
- Los AngelesSouthern California metropolis
Richard Gere · red dress · bathtub · opera · necklace · penthouse · hotel · limousine · makeover · blockbuster
fairy tale
Magical children's narrative
- rags to richesDramatic upward social mobility
- transformationThorough change in form
- makeoverComplete appearance overhaul
gown · ball · rescue fantasy · class divide · fantasy · wish fulfillment · happily ever after · social climbing · diamond necklace · glamour
Roy Orbison
- rock and rollRhythm-heavy fifties pop
- 1964Mid-sixties year
- guitar riffShort repeated musical phrase
courtship
Seeking another's romantic favor
- love storyNarrative of romantic involvement
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
affection · class difference · rescue · whirlwind romance · passion · intimacy · falling in love · happy ending · swept off feet · attraction
- 1990German reunification, Hubble telescope, East Germany, West Germany, Home Alone
- moviesblockbuster, film, Titanic, films, Jurassic Park
- musicalsWicked, Les Miserables, Cats, Chicago, Grease
- oldiesElvis, golden oldies, Hound Dog, oldies, Johnny B. Goode
- Rags to RichesCinderella, Rocky, Aladdin, Slumdog Millionaire, Annie
- rom-comsrom-com, romantic comedy, romcom, meet-cute, Notting Hill
Pretty Womanplain Jane
Unremarkable-looking woman
ugly duckling · hag · crone · frump · wallflower
Pretty WomanLeaving Las Vegas
Abandoning the Nevada strip
Taxi Driver · Monster · Revolutionary Road · Midnight Cowboy · Trainspotting
Pretty Womandebutante
Formally introduced young woman
proper lady · socialite · blue blood · gentlewoman · pillar of society
woman, pretty, womanly, womanhood, prettify, womanizer, prettiness, prettily, womankind