The studio took a lot of time with anniversary extras for this self-described modern day 'Cinderella' film. I'm impressed with the number and quality of extras which are included inside this one release.  Even with all of the technology we now have, very few movies get such extensive anniversary releases.

I get a kick out of watching a young Julia Roberts and Richard Gere (were we all that young once?) parade around in late 80's fashions, but I've got to add my voice to the people who are questioning why Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) had to be a prostitute?

Even ruthless corporate raiders are going to have second thoughts about sleeping with prostitutes in the AIDS era--much less falling head over heels with one. Gere and Roberts truly are amazing actors for their subsequently having a career beyond this screen play. The large plot holes would have easily sunk less talented individuals.

If Gary Marshall did not want to have her actually look and act like a prostitute, then Vivian Ward needed to have been made into anything else. Surely there were other low-income and barely making it jobs in 1980s/1990's Los Angeles which could have provided the inspiration for consistent character development.

The production extras which tell what filming this movie was like were really funny. However, Marshall obviously did not know how to direct this film as it had been written. The film would have worked even better if Roberts's character had been anything else other than a prostitute.
The studio took a lot of time with anniversary extras for this self-described modern day 'Cinderella' film. I'm impressed with the number and quality of extras which are included inside this one release. Even with all of the technology we now have, very few movies get such extensive anniversary releases. I get a kick out of watching a young Julia Roberts and Richard Gere (were we all that young once? ) parade around in late 80's fashions, but I've got to add my voice to the people who are questioning why Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) had to be a prostitute? Even ruthless corporate raiders are going to have second thoughts about sleeping with prostitutes in the AIDS era--much less falling head over heels with one. Gere and Roberts truly are amazing actors for their subsequently having a career beyond this screen play. The large plot holes would have easily sunk less talented individuals. If Gary Marshall did not want to have her actually look and act like a prostitute, then Vivian Ward needed to have been made into anything else. Surely there were other low-income and barely making it jobs in 1980s/1990's Los Angeles which could have provided the inspiration for consistent character development. The production extras which tell what filming this movie was like were really funny. However, Marshall obviously did not know how to direct this film as it had been written. The film would have worked even better if Roberts's character had been anything else other than a prostitute.