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Roxanne is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Fred Schepisi released in USA on 19 june 1987 with Steve Martin
Roxanne (1987)
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Add to a movie listRoxanne is a 1987 American romantic comedy film directed by Fred Schepisi. It is a modern retelling of Edmond Rostand's 1897 verse play Cyrano de Bergerac, adapted by Steve Martin and starring Martin and Daryl Hannah.
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C.D. "Charlie" Bales (Steve Martin), the fire chief of a small American ski town in Washington, is intelligent, humorous, charismatic, athletic and skilled. He is close to many in town, especially his godsister, Dixie (Shelley Duvall), who owns the town diner and several rental homes. He becomes immediately attracted to beautiful newcomer Roxanne Kowalski (Daryl Hannah), an astronomy student in town for the summer searching for a new comet. She adores Bales, but only as a friend, preferring Chris (Rick Rossovich), a handsome but dim fireman who has just joined Bales's unit to help turn it around. Bales is sensitive about his large nose, which many in town have learned to not mention. He is unable to have it surgically altered because of a dangerous allergy to anesthetics.Actors
Steve Martin
(C.D. "Charlie" Bales)
Daryl Hannah
(Roxanne Kowalski)
Rick Rossovich
(Chris McConnell)
Shelley Duvall
(Dixie)
John Kapelos
(Chuck)
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