Roxanne

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

1987 1h 47m EN

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★6.4TMDB · 724

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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.

“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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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fred Schepisi
Writers: Steve Martin, Edmond Rostand
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fred Schepisi, shot by Ian Baker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bruce Smeaton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John Scott shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah and Rick Rossovich carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "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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The take

Fred Schepisi directs. Ian Baker behind the camera. Bruce Smeaton scores. John Scott cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
4Directed by Fred Schepisi, shot by Ian Baker. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Bruce Smeaton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor John Scott shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah and Rick Rossovich carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Roxanne dreamed of a handsome, intelligent, romantic man. C.D. Bales is two out of three—but looks aren't everything.".
9IMDB entry: tt0093886 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 13 themes, including "love letter", "nose", "inferiority complex", "based on play or musical".

The technical file

Cinematography: Ian Baker
Original score: Bruce Smeaton
Editing: John Scott
Production design: Jackson De Govia
Makeup / hair: Toni-Ann Walker
Sound: Robert Glass
Stunt coordinator: Joe Dunne
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $12,000,000
Box office: $40,050,884
Return: 334% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Roxanne (1987)

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JPV8522019-08-28
★ 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.
Kamurai2021-07-11
★ 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 experience, and the way they decided to twist it is definitely unique if not inspired. I'd say this is begging for a reboot, but it's not exactly an original story, and I can't imagine what newer technology would add to it.