“Julia Roberts was wonderful in it, but I didn’t really like the story.”
The role ultimately went toJulia Robertsand earned her an Academy Award nomination in 1991.
“Even then, I felt like there was something icky about it.”
Julia Roberts in ‘Pretty Woman’; Molly Ringwald.Moviestore/Shutterstock; Taylor Hill/FilmMagic
Along the way, the pair fall in love.
The film also starredJason Alexander, Ralph Bellamy, Hector Elizondo, and more.
Ringwald also noted that she felt particularly pigeonholed in her career because of her previous film credits.
“I didn’t really feel like darker roles were available to me,” she said.
“The ones that I wanted to do, I didn’t get.
I was too young for certain roles.
I was at this weird in-between stage.”
That includes being passed up for a role in the 1988 comedyWorking Girl.
She similarly lost out on a role in the 1991 thrillerThe Silence of the Lambs.
This isn’t the first time that Ringwald has discussed walking away fromPretty Woman.
Although, she wasn’t quite sure she shot the opportunity down duringa Reddit AMAin 2012.
“I think I saw an early draft and it was called$3,000.
I don’t specifically remember turning it down,” she wrote.
“The script was okay but I gotta say, Julia Roberts is what makes that movie.
It was her part.
Every actor hopes for a part that lets them shine like that.”
