article_snippet: The much-loved movie ends with the improbable pair going off in the sunset together - yet the original  ending was more realistic and was intended to reflect his story's 'dark and gritty' tone.
article_snippet: The original scriptwriter has admitted that the ending could never have stayed the same 'dark and gritty' way once The film was cast, as Richard Gere and Julia Roberts 'just light up with each other' The iconic shopping scene where Vivian is given Edward's card and goes on a limitless shopping spree never happens in the original script .
article_snippet: While the last words that the couple ever say to each other in the first  script are definitely more than a little depressing.
article_snippet: They then kiss passionately on the fire escape as the credits roll.
article_snippet: The original script show the heated and horrid final exchange between the two characters, who clearly never end up together .
article_snippet: You can't really see how it could end any other way, because they just light up with each other,' the screenwriter admits.
article_snippet: Only then do they both live happily ever after.
article_snippet: At the end of the film, Ben Stiller references this by saying 'You happy now?'