Rhonda Hansome Movies
Self-involved corporate raider Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) has recently split up with his girlfriend. Seeking directions to the Beverly Hills Hotel, he makes the acquaintance of free-spirited hooker Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) and decides to put her on a 3,000-dollar retainer as his "date." He Cinderellarizes her by bankrolling a full wardrobe and cosmetic makeover. Of course, the setup will be strictly platonic. A disarming modern-day fairy tale, Pretty Woman was the picture that made Julia Roberts a superstar. As charming as she is in her "giggling" sequences, Roberts' best scene is her triumphant return to a posh Rodeo Drive shop where she'd been previously snubbed. Keeping Pretty Woman afloat throughout is the buoyant direction of Garry Marshall and the always welcome presence of Marshall's stock company of actors, including Hector Elizondo as a stuffy but golden-hearted concierge. Pretty Woman began its life as a much darker story of prostitutes and homicidal drug dealers, but more box-office-savvy heads ultimately prevailed. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, (more)
- 1983
I Be Done Been Was Is may sound like the title of a film about dyslexia. Instead, it is the name bestowed upon a rollicking hour-long documentary focusing on contemporary female African American stand-up comics. Filmmaker Debra Robinson concentrates on four such mirthmakers, covering her subjects at work and at leisure. Of the four ladies spotlighted herein, the best known is Marsha Warfield, later the co-star of Night Court and host of her own daily TV talkfest. The other participants in I Be Done Been Was Is are Alice Arthur, Rhonda Handsome, and Jane Galvin Lewis. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1978
- R
After giving up all his worldly goods, a randy young man heads out to New York City in search of excitement. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
- 1976
In this erotic drama, a copywriter learns that the swinging singles life isn't all it's cracked up to be. He had a nice conservative girl friend, but she got tired of his free-wheeling ways and dumped him. His newest gal turns out to be into kinky sex which involves tying him up, telling him her darkest fantasies and forcing him to "play'" with her gay brother. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Malcolm Groome, Kathleen Seward, (more)
