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Roxanne

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Roxanne (1987)

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Reviews Counted: 32

Fresh: 28

Rotten:4

Average Rating: 7.4/10

Consensus: Though its sweetness borders on sappiness, Roxanne is an unabashedly romantic comedy that remains one of Steve Martin's funniest.

Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Roxanne (Darryl Hannah) is a beautiful astronomer in search of a comet, and Chris is a hunky but inarticulate fire expert who has been hired to train C.D.'s team of well-meaning firemen. C.D.... Roxanne (Darryl Hannah) is a beautiful astronomer in search of a comet, and Chris is 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. [More]

Starring: Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah, Rick Rossovich, Shelley Duvall

Starring: Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah, Rick Rossovich, Shelley Duvall, John Kapelos, Fred Willard, Michael J. Pollard, Damon Wayans

Director: Fred Schepisi

Director: Fred Schepisi
Screenwriter: Steve Martin
Producer: Daniel Melnick, Michael Rachmil
Composer: Bruce Smeaton

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Release:

May 5, 2009

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Blu-ray Disc Features:

  • Package Note: Region ABC
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.40

Audio:

  • Dolby True HD 5.1 - English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Subtitles - English - SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish - Optional

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for all the things this movie is, it's probably Martin's fault.

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06/24/09
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

It's difficult to call a movie this light and insubstantial a classic, but it's as likeable as ever more than two decades after its initial release.

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05/07/09
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

another in a long line of Cyrano De Bergerac adaptations but easily one of the very best

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04/29/09
Jason McKiernan
Filmcritic.com

I'd call it reasonably successful, but I can't get excited about it.

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04/29/09
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

It's a neat trick, being Steve Martin. He's so good; his movies will get even better.

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02/02/09
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
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In an era when romance seems to have taken second place to sex, it's heartwarming to see a film like Roxanne bring back the loveliness of love.

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02/02/09
TV Guide's Movie Guide

In the end it's hopelessly sappy stuff.

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02/02/09
Variety Staff
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The film's success rests firmly with Martin. He wrote the warm-hearted script and delivers a sparkling performance of physical and verbal gymnastics that he hasn't been able to match since.

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02/02/09
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No review available.

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03/01/08
David Kaplan
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Very good adaptation of Cyrano with Steve Martin in one his best roles.

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02/20/07
Steve Crum
Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

Far and away [Martin's] richest film to date, lyrical, sweet-natured, touching, and very, very funny.

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
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02/10/05
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

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09/23/04
Rob Blackwelder
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03/20/04
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

Sparkling romantic fun; Martin is superb and Hannah is delightful

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01/11/04
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

Terrific and charming "Cyrano" update, with one of Martin's best performances and his best screenplay.

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01/09/04
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

A feel-good movie with some perky riffs on romance, beauty, and the value of an inquiring mind.

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07/10/03
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

The nose itself is a perfect prop for a man who began his career with a fake arrow through his head, a man who has since evolved from a coolly absurdist stand-up comic to a fully formed, amazingly nimble comic actor.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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