13 Movies About the World's Oldest Profession That Sugarcoat Things

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From 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' to 'Pretty Woman,' a deep dive into 13 Hollywood films that sugarcoat the world's oldest profession.

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In 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' Audrey Hepburn's character Holly Golightly is described as an 'American geisha' who accompanies wealthy men in exchange for gifts, earning the modern-day equivalent of $500 per visit.
The 1975 comedy 'The Happy Hooker,' based on Xaviera Hollander's memoir, presents sex work as a lucrative and empowering career path, with the lead character charming her way out of any problems that arise.

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Truman Capote, Audrey Hepburn, Melina Mercouri, Jules Dassin, Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond, Catherine Deneuve, Pierre Clémenti, Lynn Redgrave, Rudy Ray Moore, Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelly Long, Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Howard Hessman, Donna Dixon, Fran Drescher, Rebecca De Mornay, Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, J.F. Lawton, Garry Marshall, Patricia Arquette, Christian Slater, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Quentin Tarantino, Tony Scott, Dimension Pictures, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Never on Sunday, Irma la Douce, The Apartment, Belle de Jour, The Happy Hooker, Dolemite, Night Shift, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Trading Places, Doctor Detroit, Risky Business, Pretty Woman, True Romance

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