Roxanne

1987 107 min ★ 6.4 Comedy, Romance

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.

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Cast

Steve Martin

C.D. "Charlie" Bales

Daryl Hannah

Roxanne Kowalski

Rick Rossovich

Chris McConnell

Shelley Duvall

Dixie

John Kapelos

Chuck

Fred Willard

Mayor Deebs

Max Alexander

Dean

Michael J. Pollard

Andy

Steve Mittleman

Ralston

Damon Wayans

Jerry

Details

Director

Fred Schepisi

Screenplay

Steve Martin

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$12,000,000

Revenue

$40,050,884

Production

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

Reviews

J

JPV852

August 28, 2019

★ 8/10

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.

K

Kamurai

July 11, 2021

★ 8/10

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 exp...