Pretty Woman uncomfortable playing a sex worker. Winona Ryder auditioned, but was turned down because Marshall felt she was "too young". Jennifer Connelly was also dismissed for the same reason. Emily Lloyd turned it down as it conflicted with her shooting for the film "Mermaids". Meg Ryan, who was a top choice of Marshall's, turned it down as well. According to a note written by Marshall, Mary Steenburgen was also among the first choices. Diane Lane came very close to being cast (the script was much darker at the time); they had gone as far as costume fittings, but due to scheduling
Mermaids of Tiburon surprised by Sangster and Pepe's return. Sangster clubs Jamison down and prepares to shoot him; when Pepe attempts to prevent this, Sangster throws him overboard, where Pepe is devoured by the shark. Jamison comes to and fights Sangster, who lights a magnesium flare to ward him off. During their struggle, the fare is dropped near Sangster's onboard cache of dynamite, destroying the trawler. Jamison is taken to safety by the mermaids, while Sangster escapes in the trawler's lifeboat. Still intend on harvesting the pearls, Sangster invades the grotto and also encounters the mermaids. After he shoots one of them with