This week on Every Rom Com we’re continuing our L.A. Stories series with a 1990 rom com classic that travels from the gritty streets of Hollywood Boulevard to the snooty boutiques of Beverly Hills - “Pretty Woman”! We’ll discuss the movie’s unusual journey to the screen, explore the careers of Richard Gere and Garry Marshall, and dip into the topic of sex work in movies, and stop to appreciate the film’s many iconic moments and locations! Don’t miss this episode -  It would be a “big mistake… huge!” Follow Bawdy Literati Here: https://www.instagram.com/bawdyliterati/ Netflix “The Movies That Made Us” Season 2 Episode 2 https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-records/worldwide/all-movies/genres/romantic-comedy https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/03/pretty-woman-original-ending https://www.eonline.com/news/1133589/it-d-be-a-big-mistake-to-not-check-out-these-30-pretty-woman-secrets-huge More Information on Richard Gere:https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Gere https://www.lionsroar.com/richard-gere-my-journey-as-a-buddhist/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tibet/interviews/gere.html https://savetibet.org/richard-gere-speaks-on-the-nature-of-the-tibetan-movement-and-vision-of-the-dalai-lama/ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/richard-gere-man-of-masks-761587.html https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/why-richard-gere-was-banned-from-the-oscars-heres-the-controversial-china-comments-that-led-to-hollywoods-cold-shoulder/articleshow/118715933.cms?from=mdr