Editing Lerner and Loewe (section)

===''Gigi''===
{{Main|Gigi (1958 film)}}
Four years after ''My Fair Lady'' opened, Lerner sought to collaborate with Loewe on a film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=James Ross |date=February 2000 |title=Lerner, Alan Jay (1918-1986), lyricist, librettist, and author |url=https://www.anb.org/display/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-1802284 |access-date=2025-04-17 |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1802284 |volume=1}}</ref> Due to it being outside of stage work, Loewe at first passed on the opportunity, but relented after reading the script.<ref name =LernerLahr />

While in Paris preparing to shoot, Lerner, being more likely to make impulsive decisions, bought a blue Rolls-Royce and convinced Loewe to buy a grey one in an exchange that lasted less than five minutes at the car dealership.<ref name =LernerLahr /> The very first film preview of ''Gigi'' was not well-received, and it was a combination of the reactions and Lerner and Loewe's own unhappiness with the film that led them to rewrite and re-shoot it, costing them $300,000.<ref name =LernerLahr />

However, these changes were well-received and ''Gigi'' won nine [[Academy Awards]],<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051658/awards ''Gigi'' - Awards], imdb.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.</ref> at that time holding the record for the most Oscars won by a single film production.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051658/trivia?item=tr0788366 ''Gigi'' - Trivia], imdb.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.</ref>