Roxanne

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

Jun 19 1987 PG 1h 47m
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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Plot

In Nelson, the chief of the firemen C. D. Bales is a man with complex since he has a huge nose. When his friend Dixie rents her house to the gorgeous student of astronomy Roxanne, he falls in love with her but keeps his feelings as a secret. C.D. hires the handsome fireman Chris and Roxanne asks C.D. to help her to date him. However Chris is an average American with very limited culture and he asks C.D. to help him to get in her pants. C.D. writes letters disclosing his feelings for her and Roxanne is seduced by the man that writes such letters. What will happen when she meets Chris?

Written by

Edmond Rostand, Steve Martin

Directed by

Fred Schepisi

Cast

Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah, Rick Rossovich

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

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

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations

Trailers
Roxanne.1987.Trailer.avi
Roxanne (1987) Teaser (VHS Capture)
ROXANNE Dual Format HD Trailer
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Scores
# of Votes
49,831
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
73
Popularity
NA