Roxanne 1987 Steve Martin Cyrano

    by Capucine · old hollywood: Steve Martin

    ROXANNE (1987) gets slept on way too easily. Steve Martin turns Cyrano de Bergerac into a romantic comedy that's actually funny and warm, and the story doesn't lose what makes it click. The dialogue carries a lot of it, and the romance really earns its payoff.

    Transcript (en)

    Just get out. Go on, get out! Wait a second, I am out. You get in! No, get out! Get in! Get in! Go on! Get off this porch! Go on, get off the porch! Go on! Fine! Go on! And don't try throwing my hat at me! You wanna know what the rest of the letter said? It said, P.S. I was only kidding! Ten more seconds and I'm leaving! What did you say? I said, ten more seconds and I'm leaving. Wait a minute. What did you think I said? I thought you said, earn more sessions by sleeving. Well, what the hell does that mean? I don't know. That's why I came out.