Rated PG for language
Starring Steve Martin, Darryl Hannah, Rick Rossovich
Directed by Fred Schepisi
The Story:
C.D. Bales (Martin) is a fire chief in a small town. Roxanne (Hannah) an astronomer comes to town and Bales is smitten. He hires Chris (Rossovich) as a fireman, and Roxanne thinks he's hot. No pun intended. She hopes that C.D. can help hook them up. But Chris is a clod when it comes to the ladies, so through some elaborate ruses, Bales tries to woo Roxanne by proxy.
Steve Martin's masterpiece. Taking the play Cyrano de Bergerac and rewriting it as an updated romantic comedy was a stroke of genius.
Theoretically this story would work, even without Bales' ginormous nose, but that offers the fun, and insecurity in Bales character.
Take away the nose, and there is no way Bales lets Chris anywhere near Roxanne.
So Martin leaves the main character vulnerable, yet so much stronger in every sense of the word.
The comedy is light, breezy, but smart all the way through.
The supporting cast is wonderful comic fodder for the situations within the town when the story isn't concentrating on the romance.
Closing in on the 30th anniversary, it's still as funny as when it was first released.
Final Grade: A
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: I do own it, and I would say it gets played every other year or so.
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