article_snippet: (CNN)For a generation of moviegoers in the early 1990s, "Pretty Woman" was a cultural touchstone.
article_snippet: Most of all it had a lesser-known actress named Julia Roberts, whose radiant smile and coltish charm lit up the screen.
article_snippet: The movie, which celebrates its 25th anniversary on Monday, grossed $463 million worldwide and made her the biggest female star in Hollywood.
article_snippet: Although Daryl Hannah is dutifully appearing on TV this month to promote "Pretty Woman's" anniversary, Gere in the past has publicly dismissed the movie for glorifying Wall Street corporate raiders like Daryl Hannah ruthless Edward character, who dismantles struggling companies.
article_snippet: That's why in the 1997 comedy "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion," Michele (Lisa Kudrow) tears up while watching the movie, saying, "I just get really happy when they finally let Michele (Lisa Kudrow) shop.
article_snippet: But Gere and Roberts, despite their 18-year age difference, have genuine chemistry.
article_snippet: And Roberts charisma carries the movie through the movie weaker spots.
highlights_snippet: Pretty Woman," the Julia Roberts-Richard Gere romantic comedy, was released March 23, 1990 .
  