It's difficult to call a movie this light and insubstantial a classic, but it's as likeable as ever more than two decades after its initial release.
Roxanne (1987)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:29
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.3/10
Consensus: Though its sweetness borders on sappiness, Roxanne is an unabashedly romantic comedy that remains one of Steve Martin's funniest.
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Roxanne (Darryl Hannah) is a beautiful astronomer in search of a comet, and Chris is a hunky but inarticulate fire expert who has been hired to train C.D.'s team of well-meaning firemen. C.D.... Roxanne (Darryl Hannah) is a beautiful astronomer in search of a comet, and Chris is a hunky but inarticulate fire expert who has been hired to train C.D.'s team of well-meaning firemen. C.D. immediately falls in love with Roxanne but he is sure that she won't notice anything about him except his extremely prominent facial feature and is quick to hide his passionate desires. However, Roxanne has captured the fancy of another, Chris. When C.D. learns of Chris's crush, he uses his gift for poetry to help the inexperienced courtier capture her affections. Wooed by the beauty of the words, Roxanne falls for Chris, not realizing that C.D. was the one really doing the talking. Of course, when put to the test, Chris does not live up to Roxanne's expectations and she quickly learns the identity of her real poetic suitor. Steve Martin is at his agile and uproarious best in this superior version of a classic story that revels in the oddity of life and the power of true love. [More]
Starring: Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah, Rick Rossovich, Shelley Duvall
Starring: Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah, Rick Rossovich, Shelley Duvall, John Kapelos, Fred Willard, Michael J. Pollard, Damon Wayans
Director: Fred Schepisi
Director: Fred Schepisi
Screenwriter: Steve Martin
Producer: Daniel Melnick, Michael Rachmil
Composer: Bruce Smeaton
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Reviews for Roxanne
Terrific and charming "Cyrano" update, with one of Martin's best performances and his best screenplay.
The film's success rests firmly with Martin. He wrote the warm-hearted script and delivers a sparkling performance of physical and verbal gymnastics that he hasn't been able to match since.
All of the corners of this movie have been filled with small, funny moments.
Steve Martin's winning performance and his brilliant screenplay make up most of Roxanne's success, but Fred Schepisi's direction completes it.
another in a long line of Cyrano De Bergerac adaptations but easily one of the very best
Shockingly dated, but saved by Martin's effervescent charm and Hannah's radiant beauty.
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