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Movie
Roxanne
Synopsis
This modernization of Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac casts Steve Martin as C. D. Bates, the fearless, quick-witted fire chief of a Washington State resort town. Bates' most trusted fireman is the handsome but tongue-tied Chris McDonell (Rick Rossovich). Both men are in love with the beautiful Roxanne Kowalski (Darryl Hannah), but Bates, adorned with a huge nose that makes Bob Hope look like Nanette Fabray, is convinced that he's too homely to win Roxanne's heart. Thus, in the self-sacrificing tradition of Cyrano de Bergerac, Bates courts Roxanne vicariously by feeding his rival Chris the proper romantic words and phrases. The inherent pathos in Roxanne is offset by moments of slapstick, notably the scene wherein C. D. Bates vanquishes a pair of hooligans with a tennis racket. Steve Martin himself is credited with the screenplay for Roxanne, though he generously cites Edmond Rostand as his inspiration.
Cast
- Steve Martin
- Daryl Hannah
- Rick Rossovich
- Shelley Duvall
- Michael J. Pollard
- John Kapelos
- Fred Willard
- Max Alexander
- Shandra Beri
- Brian George
- Steve Mittleman
- Damon Wayans
- Matt Lattanzi
- Blanche Rubin
- Jane Campbell
- Jean Sincere
- Claire Caplan
- Thom Curley
- Ritch Shydner
- Kevin Nealon
- Maureen Murphy
- Jeffrey Joseph
- Mike Glavas
- Merrilyn Gann
- Bernadette Sabath
- Caroline Barclay
- Heidi Sorensen
- Jackson DeGovia
- Edmond Rostand
- Ian Baker
- John Wardlow
- Bruce Meldrum
- Tish Monaghan
- Joe Dunne
- John Scott
- Michael Westmore
- David Fischer
- Rob Young
- Richard Bruno
- Steve Martin
- William H. Orr