Roxanne (1987) 6.6
Based on the play "Cyrano de Bergerac", large nosed C.D. Bales falls for the beautiful Roxanne while she falls for his personality but another man's looks. Director:Fred Schepisi |
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Roxanne (1987) 6.6
Based on the play "Cyrano de Bergerac", large nosed C.D. Bales falls for the beautiful Roxanne while she falls for his personality but another man's looks. Director:Fred Schepisi |
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| Steve Martin | ... |
C. D. Bales
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| Daryl Hannah | ... | ||
| Rick Rossovich | ... |
Chris
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| Shelley Duvall | ... |
Dixie
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| John Kapelos | ... |
Chuck
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| Fred Willard | ... |
Mayor Deebs
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Max Alexander | ... |
Dean
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| Michael J. Pollard | ... |
Andy
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Steve Mittleman | ... |
Ralston
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| Damon Wayans | ... | ||
| Matt Lattanzi | ... |
Trent
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Shandra Beri | ... |
Sandy
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Blanche Rubin | ... |
Sophie
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Jane Campbell | ... |
Dottie
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| Jean Sincere | ... |
Nina
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A modernisation of Edmond Rostands "Cyrano De Bergerac". C.D. Bales is a fire chief, who just happens to have an enormous nose. He hires a new fire-fighter, Chris, who is handsome, and knows his hoses, but is useless when it comes to women. Roxanne is an astronomer who has just arrived in town. She catches the eye of Chris, and he asks C.D. to help him woo her. Little does Chris know that C.D. is mad about Roxanne, but hasn't found the right way to tell her - yet. Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>
Mozart would have loved Roxanne. This perfect film rests on some of his greatest hits...as choreographed and performed by Steve Martin. There is nothing "Roxanne" lacks, from aliens dropping out of trees to "make love to older women", to a water ballet courtesy the local fire department.
The characters are beautiful: the brilliant misfit; the gorgeous "astrologer or astronomer, or something"; the bronzeable but- alas, dumb- hunk...all gather on the mountainside for our pleasure. Toss in a big rubber nose, a couple of the greatest lines from literature, stir with that Mozart stuff, and poof...a great valentine evening.