I saw it on VHS when I was nine. I had the biggest crush on Julia Roberts after that. It wasn't until I was older that I learned what a prostitute was and found the premise somewhat disturbing.

It's still very entertaining and definitely a touchstone of the 90s. It also couldn't possibly be made today with so much attention on human trafficking.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A great movie and holds up surprisingly well! Not perfectly, but surprisingly well.

I don't have a daughter, but I wouldn't want to send the message to my daughter that being saved by a wealthy guy is the way to go. Or that wealthy guys are always middle aged white men.

Great thing that there are movies like this to use as conversation starters, huh?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A great movie and holds up surprisingly well! Not perfectly, but surprisingly well.

I don't have a daughter, but I wouldn't want to send the message to my daughter that being saved by a wealthy guy is the way to go. Or that wealthy guys are always middle aged white men.

Geez.

It’s one movie.

Why would any viewer develop such a mindset simply by watching one movie?

With your line of thinking, people should never watch a movie or read a book lest they fall victim to developing entrenched, life-changing beliefs from a tale.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A great movie and holds up surprisingly well! Not perfectly, but surprisingly well.

I don't have a daughter, but I wouldn't want to send the message to my daughter that being saved by a wealthy guy is the way to go. Or that wealthy guys are always middle aged white men.

Anonymous wrote:A great movie and holds up surprisingly well! Not perfectly, but surprisingly well.

I don't have a daughter, but I wouldn't want to send the message to my daughter that being saved by a wealthy guy is the way to go. Or that wealthy guys are always middle aged white men.

A great movie and holds up surprisingly well! Not perfectly, but surprisingly well.

Because a prostitute teaches a capitalist how to be human and good and moral.

Because a prostitute is more moral than a capitalist.

The idea that a poor but beautiful and sweet woman can find love and no longer “need” to be a prostitute, and the exec finding love and admitting to his softer side, is the appeal.

Also, the telling off of the snobby shop girl and the spree on rodeo drive is many people’s fantasy.

So? Sounds like the basis for an intriguing story...

Anonymous wrote:Why is this movie so revered? It’s about a prostitute and her John.

Someone REALLY missed the point ...

Anonymous wrote:Because it's about redemption. And there are pretty clothes.

+1. OP, are you saying there can’t be any interesting stories about sex workers?

Big mistake. Huge.

And Julia Roberts and Richard Gere.

Because it's about redemption. And there are pretty clothes.

Why is this movie so revered? It’s about a prostitute and her John.