Making Julia laugh
The director did everything he could to get the perfect scene, including tickling Julia Roberts’ feet to make her laugh. In the scene where she’s watching “I Love Lucy,” he did this to make her laugh more naturally, and since the actress was very ticklish, it worked!
The bubble bath scene
During the bubble bath scene, Julia stuck her head underwater, and director Gary Marshall had everyone run off the set as a prank so Julia would be by herself when her head popped up again. Another fun fact: the bath had so many bubbles due to detergent, and they used so much that Julia’s hair dye started to bleed. They had to re-dye it the same day!
Body doubles on the poster
Editing photos was popular, even in the 1990s. On the “Pretty Woman” poster, they gave Gere black hair, and gave Julia Roberts an entirely new body. The body belongs to her double, Shelley Michelle. Julia’s head was just superimposed on it.
