So, the scene was essentially improvised, with Gere explaining: “He said, ‘Play something moody.’ I just started playing something moody that was this character’s interior life.”

Then, just as mysteriously, they snap back to the original lineup in the third shot. It’s as if the condoms were having their own little dance routine behind the scenes.

More than just onscreen lovers

If you ask me, the chemistry Julia Roberts and Gere in Pretty Woman was undeniable. But the sparks didn’t just fly when the cameras were rolling — they formed a close bond off-screen too.

In 2017, Gere shared that he still talks to Roberts ”all the time,” and back in the day, they would speak ”three or four times a day.”

You could say it was love at first sight, in a friendly sort of way.

”Yeah, we loved each other immediately. So it was a nice thing,” Gere admitted.

Even director Garry Marshall noticed the connection between them right away.

He recalled a moment during the first meeting when he stepped out to use the restroom, leaving the actors alone to get acquainted.

”I came out and saw the two of them at the end of a hall, just looking at each other,” Marshall said. ”And right there, I thought, look at that chemistry. They don’t know each other, and yet they’re doing great.”

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