Behind-The-Scenes '90s Romantic Movie Facts

The 1990 hit 'Ghost' features three stars.Ghost.Patrick Swayze plays Sam.Demi Moore plays Molly, Sam's still-living partner. Whoopi Goldberg plays psychic Oda Mae.Patrick Swayze plays Sam, the ghost. Demi Moore plays Molly, Sam's still-living partner. Whoopi Goldberg plays psychic Oda Mae.

Without the casting, the movie would not have been one of the decade's classic rom-coms. Swayze and Goldberg almost did not get the roles.

Director Jerry Zucker first refused Swayze for the tender character after seeing him in the action-filled 'Roadhouse'.Roadhouse..

After convincing Zucker to let him audition, Swayze showed his softer side and got the role.

Goldberg seemed unlikely to get the part. Producers were not sold on her, but Swayze defended her.Swayze defended her, saying he would not do the film without her.Swayze said he would not do the film without her.

Goldberg won an Academy Award for her role. She never forgot who supported her, saying:

I won an Oscar because of Patrick Swayze.

Pretty Woman.Pretty Woman delivered some of the '90s most iconic looks.

Vivian (Julia Roberts) wears a gorgeous red gown at the opera. She wears a brown polka dot day dress at the polo match. Vivian wears a blue and white mini-dress when Edward (Richard Gere) picks her up.

Vivian also wears a red coat for her initial look. The costume designer found the coat in a studio's closet.

Costume designers looked for inspiration. They spotted someone wearing the perfect coat.They spotted someone wearing the perfect coat.They paid the person cash for the iconic garment right then and there.

People think of the movie 'Titanic'.For 'Titanic', people think of the Heart of the Ocean jewel, the band playing as the ship sank, and the line, 'I'm the king of the world!'People think of the Heart of the Ocean jewel, the band playing as the ship went down, and the line, 'I'm the king of the world!'

Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) said the famous line while standing on the ship's bow. This line was not in the script.

In an interview with BBC Radio 1,An interview with BBC Radio 1.Director James Cameron created the line instantly:

Cameron said, "All right, I’ve got one for you, just say ‘I’m the king of the world,’ and just spread your arms out wide, and just be in the moment, and just love it and celebrate the moment."

According to Cameron, DiCaprio seemed doubtful about the line. The director told him, "Just f***ing sell it."

Cameron told DiCaprio he seemed doubtful about the line, but the director ordered him to "just f***ing sell it."

We think he did.

Notting Hill was set to be a hit with Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant starring in a Richard Curtis film.Notting Hill had the killer combination of Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant starring in a Richard Curtis film.

Anna (Roberts) notices William (Grant) has a copy of the Marc Chagall painting 'La Mariée' amid the sweet moments.

Anna notices William has a copy of the Marc Chagall painting 'La Mariée'. Many months later, Anna gifts William the original version of the painting.Anna gifts William the original version of the painting.Anna gifts William the original version of the painting.

The crew ordered to destroy the 'original' painting because it was so good.The crew was ordered to destroy it.Description of 'Notting Hill' in the list 'Behind-The-Scenes '90s Romantic Movie Facts'

As producer Duncan Kenworthy said,Producer Duncan Kenworthy.He said.

We had to destroy it. They feared our fake might circulate and cause issues.

The "Soup Nazi" stars one of the most famous episodes ofSeinfeld.. But the cranky chef appeared in another comedy,Sleepless in Seattle.Annie (Meg Ryan) says:

This man sells the best soup you've ever eaten; he is the meanest man in America!

The thing is -Sleepless in Seattle.came out two years before theSeinfeld.episode. Were the writers working together? Was it an inside joke among the directors?

No - the Soup Nazi was actually a real person.

Al Yeganeh ran the popular soup counter,International Soup Kitchen in Manhattan during the '90s. His appearance in Seinfeld matches the reality. He made people stand in a single line, stopping talk and requiring a clear, quick soup order at the counter.

If customers broke the rules, Yeganeh would kick them out—sometimes banning them permanently.

One of the decade's biggest actresses did not have a home computer in 1998. The '90s featured a totally different technology, seen in the embarrassing sounds of the AOL chat inYou’ve Got Mail..

Meg Ryan lacked a computer before filming the hit movie. But she canThank the production for her first one.. She stated:

I got my first computer when I did that movie. I think the company gave us one.

The production assistant who taught Ryan and Tom Hanks about computer screens was Kevin Feige, head honcho at Marvel Studios.Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige.

Screenwriter Karen McCullah found an old high school diary while looking for ideas. She found a page about an old boyfriend, Anthony.

She was having rough times with Anthony, so she wrote a list called'Things I Hate About Anthony.'(If this isn't peak teenage angst, we don't know what is.)

The name became the perfect idea for the modern version of Shakespeare'sThe Taming of the Shrew., which became10 Things I Hate About You.

Andrew, whom McCullah still knows, seems happy the '90s classic was inspired by him.

A scene in the 1995 rom-comWhile You Were Sleeping.features nothing about the plot but steals the show.

The scene shows a young paper boy on his bike, fully dressed in a coat and hat, throwing newspapers onto people's stoops. However, he misjudges and crashes his bike hard.

The scene hits hard; it feels real, and you laugh because it was a real accident.

The paper boy suffered a real injury because of the actual fall.He broke his wrist from the crash.The director wanted the one-in-a-million shot, so he kept the fall in the final edit. He hoped he got good compensation for his injury.

Cinderella has many versions across the decades. The 1998 version remains one of the most popular.Ever After is a Cinderella story.Drew Barrymore plays Danielle.

Ever After.This story takes a historical fiction angle, bringing real people into the fairytale. Leonardo da Vinci, for example, works on the Mona Lisa in the movie.Mona Lisa.Leonardo da Vinci is in the movie.

Danielle and Leonardo's friendship drives the film. They wanted Leonardo in the big ball scene, but the script decided Leonardo would apply Danielle's makeup.Leonardo was going to apply Danielle's makeup..

Barrymore said making makeup for Leonardo da Vinci felt really scary for the lead makeup artist.

The film dropped that part. Instead, Danielle arrives with her glittery makeup and butterfly wings.

Directors often use real life elements in their films. Harold Ramis, director of Groundhog Day, did the same.Groundhog Day.and one of the original Ghostbusters.Ghostbusters.Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day.Phil (Bill Murray) relives the same day again and again. Everyone he meets acts the same way each day, including his producer and love interest, Rita (Andie MacDowell).

Rita drinks sweet vermouth.sweet vermouth.This is because it was Ramis's wife's favorite drink.

Ramis married his wife, Erica Mann, from 1989 until the actor died in 2014.

Prop masters create anything from real life. They can make a barbell lighter than a feather or create silent snow. They even make realistic pubic hair replacements.

The prop department handled this for the 1999 hit She's All That.She's All That.The scene involved two bullies harassing Laney's (Rachael Leigh Cook) little brother Simon (played by young Kieran Culkin). One bully distracts Simon while the other puts pubic hair on his pizza.Rachael Leigh Cook.Simon (playing by the very young Kieran Culkin).

Zack (Freddie Prinze Jr.) enters, sees the action, and makes the bully eat the pizza.

The camera zooms on the gross topping, making the audience feel sick. This hair turns out to be nothing but corn stalk.Hair was nothing more than corn stalk.(Or, more precisely, we assume they mean the hair-like silk that lives within the corn stalk.)

There'sSomething About Maryhas a scene that sticks in most people's minds.

Ted (Ben Stiller) loses track of bodily fluid after intimacy. Mary (Cameron Diaz) knocks. She thinks the substance hanging off Ted's ear is hair gel.

This scene is very far-fetched. The stars feared the audience would reject it.Stiller said:

I argued with directors Robert and Peter Farrelly during the shot. I asked how he could not feel it on his ear. I pushed for a backstory: the character lost ear sensitivity, perhaps from a childhood hit. They told me it did not matter. I should stop thinking about it.

Diaz, however,worried moviegoers would be disgusted by the joke.A test audience found the joke hilarious. Diaz agreed and let the scene stay in the final film.