Chapter 13
Dental Floss
Sometimes the crack is tiny, but it still does the trick. In Pretty Woman, the crack for Richard Gere’s billionaire Edward is dental floss. He has hired Vivian (Julia Roberts), a hooker, for the night. He is depressed and they haven’t done anything, other than watch TV and eat a few strawberries. When he comes into the bathroom and she quickly puts her hand behind her back, he thinks she’s doing drugs and is about to throw her out. She denies that it’s drugs, but doesn’t offer to show him what she is hiding. When he grabs her wrist and she opens her hand, she holds dental floss.
This throws him. Off balance. Off his game. Out of his funk. “Very few people surprise me.” He apologizes and stands in the doorway watching her. ...
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