Roxanne

C.D. Bales, a fireman with an astonishingly long nose, harbors a secret love for Roxanne, a beautiful astronomy student who is attracted to another man.

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Corporate Authors: Columbia Pictures, Indieprod (Firm), L.A. Films (Firm), Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Martin, Steve, 1945- (Actor, Screenwriter), Rachmil, Michael, Melnick, Daniel, 1932-2009, Schepisi, Fred (Director), Hannah, Daryl (Actor), Duvall, Shelley, 1949-2024 (Actor), Rossovich, Rick, 1957- (Actor)
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
French
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia Tri-Star Home Video, [1998]
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Summary:C.D. Bales, a fireman with an astonishingly long nose, harbors a secret love for Roxanne, a beautiful astronomy student who is attracted to another man.
Item Description:From the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand.
DVD release of the 1987 motion picture.
Dolby surround.
Special features include: original theatrical trailer.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Audience:Rated PG.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Ian Baker ; editor, John Scott ; original music, Bruce Smeaton.
ISBN:0767818105
9780767818100
Author Notes:Steve Martin was born on August 14, 1945 in Waco, Texas. He studied at Long Beach State College. He has acted in such films as The Jerk; Roxanne; Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Bowfinger; Father of the Bride; Cheaper by the Dozen; and Shopgirl, which was adapted from a novel he wrote. He has won an Emmy for his comedy writing and Grammies for his comedy albums. He has made several appearances on The Tonight Show and Saturday Night Live.

He has written several books including Shopgirl, Cruel Shoes, Pure Drivel, The Pleasure of My Company, and An Object of Beauty. He also wrote a play entitled Picasso at the Lapin Agile and a memoir entitled Born Standing Up. During the 1990s, he wrote various pieces for The New Yorker. In 2002, he adapted the Carl Sternheim play The Underpants, which ran Off-Broadway at Classic Stage Company and in 2008, co-wrote and produced Traitor. In 2013 he published a memoir entitled Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life. This book tells the story of his beginnings as a magician and comedian at a young age and follows through his career lifetime.

(Bowker Author Biography)