194. Pretty Woman (1990)

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of the film Pretty Woman and Julia Roberts' rise to stardom.

This is the role that turned Julia Roberts into a superstar and had '90s men all over the country prowling the streets to find their own beautiful, down-to-earth prostitutes to turn into their girlfriends. That's star power, baby. Let's talk Pretty Woman!

Topics covered

• Pretty Woman
• Julia Roberts
• 1990s cinema
• romantic comedy

Keywords

• star power
• prostitutes
• girlfriends

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Pretty Woman

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