Pretty Woman (1990)
Emerging from the glitzy optimism of early ’90s Hollywood, Pretty Woman captured the moment when romantic comedy collided with Reagan-era materialism—and this original 1990 UK quad poster bottled that mood with effortless clarity.
Under Garry Marshall’s direction, the film paired Julia Roberts, whose breakout from Mystic Pizza hinted at the warmth she’d bring here, with Richard Gere, refining the suave persona he’d crafted in American Gigolo. J.F. Lawton’s script reimagined a transactional encounter as a fairy tale of mutual rescue, a fantasy that audiences embraced even as it mirrored the economic and social divides of its time. The poster’s composition—Roberts in thigh-high boots, gleaming with confidence, back-to-back with Gere’s tailored restraint—turns the tension between independence and dependence into a single, iconic pose. The pink-and-black typography announces both romance and power play.
Like the film itself, this poster makes desire look polished, risky, and strangely sincere—a snapshot of 1990’s glossy contradictions.
- Year: 1990
- Nationality: United Kingdom
- Condition: Folded-as-issued (although image shows unfolded poster)
- Type: Original British Quad
- Size: 30 X 40 Inches
- Product Code: P2306
