Main Cast: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Julia Roberts, Tim Robbins, Kim Basinger
Release Year: 1994
Country: US
Run Time: 132 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
This large, sprawling comedy directed by Robert Altman concerns a variety of romantic and personal intrigues that intersect against the backdrop of Paris's annual "Pret-a-Porter" fashion extravaganza. With 31 principal characters and a number of cameos from well known models, designers, actors and actresses, there's far too much going on to describe the film in a limited space, but Julia Roberts and Tim Robbins get stuck in a hotel room together, Danny Aiello wears a dress, Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni reignite their old passion (or at least try to), Stephen Rea humiliates a number of female journalists, Kim Basinger often looks dumbfounded, and Lyle Lovett plays a Texan (talk about imaginative casting!). Originally called Pret-a-Porter, this underwent a last-minute title change when the distributor discovered very few Americans understood what the French phrase means, with the English translation taking its place. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
William Amello - Art Director, Brian D. Leitch - Associate Producer, Scott Bushnell - Co-producer, Jon Kilik - Co-producer, Catherine Leterrier - Costume Designer, Philippe Landoulsi - First Assistant Director, Allan Nicholls - First Assistant Director, Jerome Enrico - First Assistant Director, Robert Altman - Director, Geraldine Peroni - Editor, Suzy Elmiger - Editor, Bob Weinstein - Executive Producer, Harvey Weinstein - Executive Producer, Ian Jessel - Executive Producer, Michel Legrand - Composer (Music Score), Judith Gayo - Makeup, Stephen Altman - Production Designer, Jean Lepine - Cinematographer, Pierre Mignot - Cinematographer, Robert Altman - Producer, Angelo Pastore - Producer, Jean Canovas - Set Designer, Francoise Dupertois - Set Designer, Alain Curvelier - Sound/Sound Designer, Allan Nicholls - Supervisor/Manager, Robert Altman - Screenwriter, Barbara Shulgasser - Screenwriter
Prêt-à-Porter (English: Ready to Wear) is a 1994 satirical black comedy written, directed and produced by Robert Altman[1] and shot during the Paris, France, Fashion Week with a host of international stars, models and designers. The film may be best known for its many cameo appearances and its final scene which features two minutes of nude female models walking the catwalk.
Miramax considered that American audiences would not understand a French title, so they released the movie in the US as Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter). In other countries, the original title was used. The US DVD and VHS title was Robert Altman's Ready to Wear.
