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* ''Series/TheGoodPlace'': Tahani Al-Jamil (an extremely wealthy philanthropist) has a sunhat she wears out on occasions with some of her fashionable outfits.
* ''Music/TheWiggles'': Dorothy the dinosaur wears a white-striped sunhat with a red rose.
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* StylishSunhats: Call girl Vivian needs to buy better clothes for herself, but a boutique denies her service. After Edward's, her escort, intervention, she enters a ShoppingMontage and ends up buying lots of fancy, classy clothes. The next day, she is wearing a fancy white dress with a line of black buttons and a black sunhat, then goes to the boutique that rejected her the day before. The sales woman doesn't recognize Vivian with her upgraded attire. Later in the movie, now that she has improved her fashion sense, she accompanies Edward to the polo race course wearing a simple, yet elegant sunhat.
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* ''Series/TheGoodPlace'': Tahani Al-Jamil (an extremely wealthy philanthropist) has a sunhat she wears out on occasions with some of her fashionable outfits.
* ''Music/TheWiggles'': Dorothy the dinosaur wears a white-striped sunhat with a red rose.
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* SnobbyHobbies: Edward is shown playing polo at one point, and also takes Vivian to the opera.
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trope is renamed Prefers Going Barefoot. Dewicking old name


* DoesNotLikeShoes: Vivian, who is often barefoot.
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* HelpingAbotherSaveFace: Vivian, at dinner with the heads of the company Edward is targeting, makes a faux pas by comparing oysters to snot. James Morse, the kindly old man who runs the company, gently agrees with her.

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* HelpingAbotherSaveFace: HelpingAnotherSaveFace: Vivian, at dinner with the heads of the company Edward is targeting, makes a faux pas by comparing oysters to snot. James Morse, the kindly old man who runs the company, gently agrees with her.
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* HelpingAbotherSaveFace: Vivian, at dinner with the heads of the company Edward is targeting, makes a faux pas by comparing oysters to snot. James Morse, the kindly old man who runs the company, gently agrees with her.

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* BathtubBonding: Vivian and Edward share a bubble bath together where she holds him in his arms (and then to show off, her legs as well) as he describes his relationship with his father.

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* BathtubBonding: Vivian and Edward share a bubble bath together where she holds him in his her arms (and then to show off, her legs as well) as he describes his relationship with his father.


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* FallingInLoveMontage: On their penultimate day together, Vivian convinces Edward to take a day off from work, a concept rather foreign to him. Their day is montaged with less luxurious but more intimate activities than he's used to -- relaxing in the park, eating at a local GreasySpoon type -- culminating with her passed out on his shoulder on the ride home. That night, she breaks her taboo by kissing him on the mouth and their lovemaking is more passionate than typical hooker-client, ending with her saying she loves him as they sleep.


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* LoveConfession: After passionate sex that's more personal than professional, Vivian whispers to Edward that she loves him, thinking he's asleep. As she closes her eyes, he opens his.
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* BathtubBonding: Vivian and Edward share a bubble bath together where she holds him in his arms (and then to show off, her legs as well) as he describes his relationship with his father.


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* BrickJoke: During the shopping montage, Vivian ooh's over a tie that she thinks Edward would love. Later that night, Edward arrives at the hotel room to Vivian waiting for him wearing only the tie.
-->'''Edward''': ''(completely stopped in his tracks)'' Nice tie.


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* ToplessnessFromTheBack: How Vivian is framed when she greets Edward after her day of shopping, wearing only a necktie.
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* MistakenForJunkie: Edward interrupts Vivian in the bathroom and thinks she's doing drugs. Turns out she's only flossing strawberry seeds from her teeth. (May also be a Development Gag, as the original script wrote Vivian as a drug addict.)

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* MistakenForJunkie: Edward interrupts Vivian in the bathroom and thinks she's doing drugs. Turns out she's only flossing strawberry seeds from her teeth. (May also be a Development Gag, DevelopmentGag, as the original script wrote Vivian as a drug addict.)
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Gere plays Edward Lewis, a wealthy businessman who hires Vivian Ward (Roberts), a HookerWithAHeartOfGold, to serve as his escort while he stays in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. They end up falling for each other.

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Gere plays Edward Lewis, a wealthy businessman and notorious corporate raider who hires Vivian Ward (Roberts), a HookerWithAHeartOfGold, to serve as his escort while he stays in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. They end up falling for each other.
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A ScreenToStageAdaptation starring Creator/SamanthaBarks as Vivian debuted in 2018 before closing one year later.
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* MsFanservice: Vivian; it's especially striking given Roberts purposely avoided the trope the rest of her career with the exception of a poorly chosen time to go SkinnyDipping scene in 1994's ''Film/ILoveTrouble''.

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* %%* MsFanservice: Vivian; it's especially striking given Roberts purposely avoided the trope the rest of her career with the exception of a poorly chosen time to go SkinnyDipping scene in 1994's ''Film/ILoveTrouble''.



* WhatTheHellHero: Vivian delivers one after Edward outs her as a hooker [[spoiler:and his lawyer demeans her with a sleazy smile]].

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* %%* WhatTheHellHero: Vivian delivers one after Edward outs her as a hooker [[spoiler:and his lawyer demeans her with a sleazy smile]].
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Are examples required to have the exact dialogue at this point in order to count as "having context"? Same thing for fanservice tropes: are we expecting a full description of all skin she shows instead of concluding the completely self-explanatory reasoning that there are various sexy shots of Vivian throughout the movie? Christ.


%%* MsFanservice: Vivian; it's especially striking given Roberts purposely avoided the trope the rest of her career with the exception of a poorly chosen time to go SkinnyDipping scene in 1994's ''Film/ILoveTrouble''.

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%%* * MsFanservice: Vivian; it's especially striking given Roberts purposely avoided the trope the rest of her career with the exception of a poorly chosen time to go SkinnyDipping scene in 1994's ''Film/ILoveTrouble''.



%%* WhatTheHellHero: Vivian delivers one after Edward outs her as a hooker [[spoiler:and his lawyer demeans her with a sleazy smile]].

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%%* * WhatTheHellHero: Vivian delivers one after Edward outs her as a hooker [[spoiler:and his lawyer demeans her with a sleazy smile]].
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I could copy a description of the trope into the text here, because it describes exactly what happens, but that would be an incredibly irritating and redundant thing to have to do, and surely all these "rules" for a fan wiki aren't there to make everything irritating and redundant, right?


%%* FashionShopFashionShow: After the first place Edward takes her, this happens.

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%%* * FashionShopFashionShow: After the first place Edward takes her, this happens.
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Not So Different has been renamed, and it needs to be dewicked/moved


* NotSoDifferent: Edward starts on his way to a HeelRealization when Vivian points out that his "buy the company, sell off the pieces" business tactic is just like a chop shop with a stolen car. He also is fascinated with Vivian because he sees her operate as a sex worker the way he does as a businessman.

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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferentRemark: Edward starts on his way to a HeelRealization when Vivian points out that his "buy the company, sell off the pieces" business tactic is just like a chop shop with a stolen car. He also is fascinated with Vivian because he sees her operate as a sex worker the way he does as a businessman.
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->''[[Music/RoyOrbinson ♫ Pretty woman, walkin' down the street\\
Pretty woman the kind I like to meet\\
Pretty woman I don't believe you, you're not the truth\\

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->''[[Music/RoyOrbinson ->''[[Music/RoyOrbison ♫ Pretty woman, walkin' down the street\\
Pretty woman woman, the kind I like to meet\\
Pretty woman woman, I don't believe you, you're not the truth\\

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->'''Elizabeth''': She's wonderful, Edward. Where ever did you find her?
->'''Edward''': 976-BABE.

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\n->'''Elizabeth''': ->'''Elizabeth:''' She's wonderful, Edward. Where ever did you find her?
->'''Edward''':
her?\\
'''Edward:'''
976-BABE.






!!This film contains examples of:

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!!This film !!''Pretty Woman'' contains examples of:



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->''[[Music/RoyOrbinson ♫ Pretty woman, walkin' down the street\\
Pretty woman the kind I like to meet\\
Pretty woman I don't believe you, you're not the truth\\
No one could look as good as you, mercy! ♫]]''
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* HateSink: Philip Stuckey is a greedy lawyer who has advised Edward Lewis for ten years on his business acquisitions and made a lot of money off the different companies being deconstructed with Stuckey only caring for how much Edward makes him off of it all. Stuckey finds Edward’s blossoming romance with hooker Vivian Ward to be very threatening and devalues her as nothing more than a prostitute getting too involved, especially when she convinces Edward not to break up one particular company. It’s because of this that he believes he has the right to come onto Vivian and when she eventually fights back, Stuckey maliciously slaps Vivian and then [[AttemptedRape attempts to rape her]].
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** She has to avoid her landlord and needs a new john ''really'' quick, because her roommate has taken all the rent money to buy drugs...

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** She has to avoid her landlord and needs a new john ''really'' quick, because her roommate Kit has taken all the their rent money to buy drugs...



* HiddenDepths: While Vivian's the primary example, Edward has a love of music: he plays the piano beautifully, he takes Vivian to the opera, and if you listen carefully, you learn that the reason he has to leave California on Sunday is because he has tickets to the Met in NYC. Even with unlimited money, you have to be a serious opera lover to fly cross-country because you don't want to miss the Met.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Vivian is practically the modern resurrection of the trope. She's a hooker, but she's bright, sensitive, honest, and dreams of bettering herself, and she's managed to avoid the pitfalls (drugs, pimps, etc.) that she sees harming her fellow sex workers.

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* HiddenDepths: While Vivian's the primary example, Edward has a love of music: he plays the piano beautifully, he takes Vivian to the opera, and if you listen carefully, you learn that the reason he has to leave California on Sunday is because he has tickets to the Met in NYC.New York. Even with unlimited money, you have to be a serious opera lover to fly cross-country because you don't want to miss the Met.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Vivian is practically the modern resurrection of the trope. She's a hooker, but she's bright, sensitive, honest, and dreams of bettering herself, and she's managed to avoid the pitfalls (drugs, pimps, etc.) that she sees harming her fellow sex workers. After her time with Edward, she [[spoiler: decided to move to San Francisco and get her GED]].



* LighterAndSofter: The final film compared to the dramatic spec script. The movie was originally going to be a dark, serious drama about a pair of sex workers both trying to escape their line of work, only to be held back by drugs and society

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* LighterAndSofter: The final film compared to the dramatic spec script. The movie was originally going to be a dark, serious drama about a pair of sex workers both trying to escape their line of work, only to be held back by drugs and societysociety.
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* CompressedHair: Vivian hides voluminous hair under her blond wig.

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* CompressedHair: Vivian hides voluminous red hair under her blond wig.



'''Vivian:''' ''Big'' mistake. ''Big.'' Huge! (She walks out of the shop.)

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'''Vivian:''' ''Big'' mistake. ''Big.'' Huge! I have to go shopping now. (She walks out of the shop.)

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* ComicallySmallDemand: Even in 1990 dollars, $3000 seems like a ridiculously small sum for a solid week of prostitution--especially considering Vivian's going rate is normally $100 an hour (168 hours in a week x $100 = $16,800). More so considering how filthy rich Edward is; she could've asked for more. The film does imply that Vivian's lying about her normal going rate and that inexperience makes her think she's asking for a big sum while Edward regards it as cheap change. Plus he's buying her an entire wardrobe of high-end clothes while putting her up in a luxurious penthouse and paying for all her meals.

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* ComicallySmallDemand: Even in 1990 dollars, $3000 $3,000 seems like a ridiculously small sum for a solid week of prostitution--especially considering Vivian's going rate is normally $100 an hour (168 hours in a week x $100 = $16,800). More so considering how filthy rich Edward is; she could've asked for more. The film does imply that Vivian's lying about her normal going rate and that inexperience makes her think she's asking for a big sum while Edward regards it as cheap change. Plus he's buying her an entire wardrobe of high-end clothes while putting her up in a luxurious penthouse and paying for all her meals.


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* CreatorCameo: Director Creator/GarryMarshall is the homeless man Edward asks for directions at the beginning of the film.
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* OddNameOut: In the mostly ad-libbed shopping scene (see Video Example), the store manager (Creator/LarryMiller) calls to the shopgirls:
-->'''Store Manager''': Mary Pat, Mary Kate, Mary Francis, Tovah, let's see it, c'mon ...

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* NotSoDifferent: Edward starts on his way to a HeelRealization when Vivian points out that his "buy the company, sell off the pieces" business tactic is just like a chop shop with a stolen car.

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* NotSoDifferent: Edward starts on his way to a HeelRealization when Vivian points out that his "buy the company, sell off the pieces" business tactic is just like a chop shop with a stolen car. He also is fascinated with Vivian because he sees her operate as a sex worker the way he does as a businessman.
-->'''Edward''': We both screw people for money.



* ScaryBlackMan: The hotel's personal driver, Daryl. Vivian's pimp comes asking for money and threatens Edward, who is trying to smooth it over. Edward kindly suggests not to harm him and leave, and on cue, Daryl opens his coat to flash a handgun. Vivian's pimp wisely withdraws himself.

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* ScaryBlackMan: The In the alternate DVD version, the hotel's personal driver, Daryl. Vivian's pimp comes asking for money and threatens Edward, who is trying to smooth it over. Edward kindly suggests not to harm him and leave, and on cue, Daryl opens his coat to flash a handgun. Vivian's pimp wisely withdraws himself.
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* AnswerCut: At the start of the film, guests at a function Edward is at wonder where he is, to which Stuckey jokes he's probably charming some woman. Cut to Edward and his live-in girlfriend in New York having a very terse break-up conversation.

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* AnswerCut: At the start of the film, guests at a function Edward is at wonder where he is, to which Stuckey jokes he's probably charming some woman. Cut to Edward and on the phone with his live-in girlfriend in New York having a very terse break-up conversation.

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