A Disney Movie
Believe it or not, Disney is actually the owner of the production company that made Pretty Woman. Disney purchased the screenplay and produced the film, so technically Pretty Woman is a Disney movie. It is possible that viewers did not notice this detail since the movie was produced under Disney’s movie production banner, Touchstone Pictures. However, it is not a separate company, just a different name for the brand of more mature movies that they were producing.
A Disney Movie
Short-Lived Happiness
When Julia Roberts first landed the part of Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman, she was really excited about it because she was a relatively unknown actress at the time. Unfortunately, her happiness just lasted for about one weekend since only a few days after she landed the role, Disney bought the rights to the film. Technically, the actress was out of a job for a couple of days until the new director, Gary Marshall, was on board. He decided to keep Julia Roberts in the film and well, you know the rest of the story.
Short-Lived Happiness