Roxanne
- Original title
- Roxanne
- Year
- 1987
- Running time
- 107 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Steve Martin. Novel: Edmond Rostand
- Cast
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- Steve Martin
- Daryl Hannah
- Shelley Duvall
- Rick Rossovich
- Fred Willard
- Max Alexander
- Michael J. Pollard
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Comedy. Romance | Romantic Comedy. Firefighters
- Movie Groups
- Edmond Rostand Adaptations
- Synopsis
- Roxanne (Darryl Hannah) a beautiful astronomer in search of a comet, and Chris 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.
- Awards
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1987: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical (Steve Martin)1987: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Actor (Steve Martin)1987: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Best Adapted Screenplay1987: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): Best Actor.
- Critics' reviews
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"So fulsome is its tenderness and naivete' that it requires a leap of imagination from the viewer to get on its wavelength. Few recent movies, though, reward the stretch as this one does"
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