Roxanne (1987)

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

Writers:

Edmond Rostand (play), Steve Martin (screenplay)

Stars:

Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah, Rick Rossovich

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Martin	...	C. D. Bales
Daryl Hannah	...	Roxanne
Rick Rossovich	...	Chris
Shelley Duvall	...	Dixie
John Kapelos	...	Chuck
Fred Willard	...	Mayor Deebs
Max Alexander	...	Dean
Michael J. Pollard	...	Andy
Steve Mittleman	...	Ralston
Damon Wayans	...	Jerry
Matt Lattanzi	...	Trent
Shandra Beri	...	Sandy
Blanche Rubin	...	Sophie
Jane Campbell	...	Dottie
Jean Sincere	...	Nina

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

love | fire chief | large nose | comet | love letter | 

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Taglines:

Roxanne dreamed of a handsome, intelligent, romantic man. C.D. Bales is two out of three... but looks aren't everything!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 June 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Roxani

Filming Locations:

Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Gross:

$40,050,884 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Industries, IndieProd Company Productions, L.A. Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the balcony scene, C.D. speaks to Roxanne of being like Chagall's floating "blue man": "I'm suspended weightless over you like the blue man in the Chagall, just hovering, hanging in a delirious kiss". This quote references artist Marc Chagall's recurring theme involving a hovering blue man in several of his artworks such as "La Mariée" (French for "The Bride"), "Aleko and Zemphira by Moonlight", "Aleko", "Amoureux au Bouquet", "Les Amoureux" (aka "Lovers and Flowers"), "Les Amoureux en Gris", "Lovers in Moonlight", "The Dream", "Lovers and Daisies", "Bouquet Des Fleurs", "Saint Jean Cap Ferrat", "Couple Au Dessus De St. Paul", "Die Verliebten", "Abduction of Chloe", "The Lovers", "L'Arbre De Vie", and "Gladiolas Les Glaieuls" to name a few. The film makes reference to the artist again when the Chagall painting titled "Above the Town" can be seen in CD's house over the fireplace, which features a man in green and a woman in blue flying above the town.

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Goofs

As the barn door is open to put out the fire, the "fire bar" (steel bar with gas jets) is visible.

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Quotes

[first lines]
C.D. Bales: Dixie! Hi, how you doing, girl? Yeah, I'm on my way. I'll be there in about five minutes. I'm bringing it! I've only had it a year and a half, I told you I'd return it. OK. So long. Talk to you later. All right. All right. Bye.

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Crazy Credits

Comet Kowalski/Charlie flies through the night sky as the credits roll.

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Connections

Version of Great Performances: Cyrano de Bergerac (2008)

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Soundtracks

"CLOSE TO YOU"
(uncredited)
Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David

User Reviews

...or did you lose a bet with God?

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.