Roxanne

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Johnathon W First rate romantic comedy that ranks as one of Steve Martin's best. Martin is brilliant in the lead role, funny and charming as Charlie, the perfect man despite his giant nose. He gets great support from the rest of the cast, with Daryl Hannah charming as the woman of his affection while Fred Willard is hilarious as the town's dimwitted mayor. Behind the director Fred Schepsi directs Martin's script to perfection, adapting the Cyrano story for modern day (the modern adaptation of Charlie having Chris listen to his words over headphones when he tries to charm Roxanne is perfection and the movies funniest scene). Just a great romantic comedy from beginning to end. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/21/25 Full Review Nicole M Such a clever adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac. I LOVE this movie. It hits all the right buttons in the rom-com department. I have seen a lot of Steve Martin movies and this is probably one of my favorites. Plus, the locale adds a charm to the already cute and quirky story. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/08/25 Full Review Tim M A charming modernization of Cyrano de Bergerac, Roxanne gets by on its heart and humor alike, exemplified by a pitch perfect Steve Martin. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/15/24 Full Review IAN c B loved this film weve watched it loads of times over the years and my person fav Steve Martin film Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/24 Full Review jon c In this modern take on Edmond Rostand's classic play "Cyrano de Bergerac," C. D. Bales (Steve Martin) is the witty, intelligent and brave fire chief of a small Pacific Northwest town who, due to the size of his enormous nose, declines to pursue the girl of his dreams, lovely Roxanne Kowalski (Daryl Hannah) Instead, when his shy underling Chris McConnell (Rick Rossovich) becomes smitten with Roxanne, Bales feeds the handsome young man the words of love to win her heart But mishaps ensue as Chris has no ounce in confidence in him Maybe Bales was born with this abnormality for a reason He has learned to be brave since he was a child; figures if he was going to stand out he'd learn to laugh at himself I just thought this was an alright comedy Steve Martin certainly stands out but he's made better material using his comedic timing The sweetness borders on much sappiness too but Hannah and Martin keep things light Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This is one of the few 80s romantic comedies directed by a former video nasty director. Yes, Australian Fred Schepisi also made Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, a film that appears on the section 3 list of those films. That said, it's more of an art film with darker gore elements, but it's amazing that Schepisi went on to make this and Mr. Baseball. Star Steve Martin wanted to update Edmond Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac but change the ending so that Cyrano gets the girl in the end. He wrote 25 drafts over three years and changed Cyrano to a firefighter named C.D. Bales (his crew includes Michael J. Pollard, Max Alexander, Steve Mittleman, Damon Wayans, Matt Lattanzi, John Kapelos and Fred Willard). He's in love from afar with Roxanne Kowalski (Daryl Hannah), who is really interested in young firefighter Chris McConnell (Rick Rossovich). Chris is attracted to her as well, but despite his good looks, he's incredibly awkward, so he asks C.D. to help him win her over. Martin made this and Planes, Trains & Automobiles in the same year. That's a pretty good year. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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