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Roxanne is a 1987 American romantic comedy film directed by Fred Schepisi and written by Steve Martin, who also stars alongside Daryl Hannah, Rick Rossovich, and Shelley Duvall. The narrative is based on Edmond Rostand’s play Cyrano de Bergerac. Filming took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, with the story set in Canada. The production involved companies including L.A. Films, Columbia Pictures, and IndieProd Company Productions.
The film has a runtime of 107 minutes and was originally released in English. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix in video on demand format. Critical reception includes a review score of 88%, a 7.3 out of 10 rating, and a 73 out of 100 score. The movie had a budget of 12,000,000 and generated revenue of 40,050,884. Music was composed by Bruce Smeaton, with Ian Baker serving as director of photography.
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6.4In 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.
Cast
- Steve Martin as C.D. "Charlie" Bales
- Daryl Hannah as Roxanne Kowalski
- Rick Rossovich as Chris McConnell
- Shelley Duvall as Dixie
- John Kapelos as Chuck
- Fred Willard as Mayor Deebs
Themes
- love letter
- nose
- inferiority complex
- based on play or musical
- rivalry
- astronomer
- falling in love
- fire chief
- firefighter
- colleague
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Cyrano de Bergerac
- Director
- Fred Schepisi
- Screenwriter
- Steve Martin
- Cast member
- Michael J. Pollard
- Composer
- Bruce Smeaton
- Cinematographer
- Ian Baker
- Narrative location
- Canada
- Filming location
- British Columbia
- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 944282
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1987-10-01
- title
- Roxanne
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- Edmond Rostand
- review score
- 73/100
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