Insights from the Cinematic World: BAFTA

Fifty Shades of Grey

On the surface, “Fifty Shades of Grey” explores the burgeoning relationship between enigmatic 27-year-old billionaire Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) and sexually uninitiated college senior Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson).

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Pretty Woman was pitched to Touchstone Pictures and re-written as a romantic comedy. The original script was titled $3,000. (This title was changed because executives at Touchtone thought it sounded like a title for a Science Ficton film.) It also has unconfirmed references to That Touch of Mink, starring Doris Day and Cary Grant.

Pretty Woman

Pretty Woman’s plot centers on down-on-her-luck Hollywood prostitute Vivian Ward who is hired by a wealthy businessman, Edward Lewis, to be his escort for several business and social functions, and their developing relationship over the course of Vivian’s week long stay with him.

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