Partially inspired by “Pretty Woman,” the 1992 film “Jersey Girl,” directed by David Burton Morris, ultimately resembles “Fatal Attraction” more closely.
“Pacific Heights” stands out as a curious anomaly—a film that, while not revolutionary, captured the zeitgeist of the era’s obsession with yuppie nightmares and real estate horrors.
Verhoeven didn’t just “screw Hollywood literally"—he forced it to look in the mirror, revealing the greed, manipulation, and vulnerability behind the glamour.