Roxanne

In this modern take on Edmond Rostand's classic play "Cyrano de Bergerac," C. D. Bales 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. Instead, when his shy underling Chris McConnell becomes smitten with Roxanne, C.D. feeds the handsome young man the words of love to win her heart.

Year: 1987

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Studio: L.A. Films, Columbia Pictures, IndieProd Company Productions

Director: Fred Schepisi

Cast: Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah, Rick Rossovich, Shelley Duvall, John Kapelos, Fred Willard

Crew: Bruce Smeaton (Original Music Composer), Fred Schepisi (Director), John Scott (Editor), Ian Baker (Director of Photography), Michael I. Rachmil (Producer), Steve Martin (Screenplay)

Runtime: 107 minutes

Release: Jun 19, 1987

IMDb: 6.41/10 by 637 users

Popularity: 2

Country: Canada, United States of America

Language: English

Budget: 12,000,000

Revenue: 40,050,884

Keyword : love letter, nose, inferiority complex, based on play or musical, rivalry, astronomer, falling in love, fire chief, firefighter, colleague, friends to lovers, pacific northwest, rocket scientist

Comment

JPV852 2019, Aug 29

Breezy and just all around enjoyable rom-com with Steve Martin in prime form. Seen this one several times over the years and still holds up so well.
Kamurai 2021, Jul 12

Great watch, will likely watch again, and do recommend. If you're going to get back in the way back machine, then Steve Martin is a reliably choice, and a story modeled off of Shakespeare is typically a pretty good choice too. A little Cirano goes a lot way. Yes, as a Cirano story, it's predictable, but it's certainly about the journey, not the destination. Martin certainly delivers an experience, and the way they decided to twist it is definitely unique if not inspired. I'd say this is begging for a reboot, but it's not exactly an original story, and I can't imagine what newer technology would add to it.