It's actually closer to The Prince and the Pauper, and, sez WP, it was based on a novel about 4 women from New Jersey who pretended to be heiresses. "There, they meet four gigolos posing as wealthy playboys." Fox bought the rights three years before the novel was even published.
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Date: 2011-07-02 06:13 pm (UTC)Needless to say, it's been watered down some.