“All stories are about transformation.” Blake Snyder “Movies are all about rewriting.” Garry Marshall “When Disney first sent me the script for Pretty Woman, it was a dark tale about a cold and heartless corporate raider and a drug-addicted prostitute who had been hooking for six years. The relationship ended with the raider’s giving the [...]
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“J.F. Lawton wrote something like twelve unproduced screenplays before he sold Pretty Women. This doesn’t mean that every screenwriter is destined for financial success. You just have to believe that the more you write, the greater the chances are that you can write something that will sell.” Director Garry Marshall (Pretty Woman) “[The movie] Ed Wood [...]
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“Gentle Hilarity” is not a movie but rather a philosophy of filmmaking by Garry Marhall, the director of Frankie and Johnny, The Flamingo Kid, Nothing in Common, and Pretty Woman. A philosophy that’s helped him work with a wide range of talented actors including Julie Roberts, Richard Gere, Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason, Hector Elizondo, Matt [...]
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