History Film / Roxanne

* HotScientist: Roxanne

'''Peter:''' Do I have to come down now?

* BlatantLies: C.D. "mistakenly" believes that Roxanne's sarcastic refusal of a coat while standing naked in the bushes os sincere, claiming that the town hasn't had any irony for many years.

Not your average RomanticComedy, this 1987 film, directed by Fred Schepisi and starring Creator/SteveMartin (who also wrote the screenplay) and Creator/DarylHannah, is a SettingUpdate of the play ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac''.

* OneHundredPercentAdorationRating: Despite his nose, CD is actually well-liked and respected by almost everyone, save for a few bullies.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Cyrano is traditionally portrayed with a huge, meaty nose. In this film, CD has a fairly normal-sized nose except for the tip, which is very long, allowing Steve Martin to remain a handsome leading man in spite of the unusual feature.
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Roxanne tells CD about how romantic quarks are, reading him a passage from a physics textbook that states that top and bottom quarks are the most common, followed by up and down quarks, but that only exotic reactions could create strange and charm quarks. But this cyclically permutes the quark flavors: top and bottom quarks are actually the rarest. In fact, when the movie came out the top quark hadn't even been detected yet; it was only theoretical at that point.

* BerserkButton: If you insult C.D.'s nose, prepare to be shown up, ''then'' decked! One funny moment has C.D.'s mild reaction to Chris going on about how ''big'' CD's nose was, since C.D. was on a high thinking Roxanne was into him, with everyone but Chris fleeing the scene thinking he'd beat Chris to a pulp. However, when he doesn't do it and one of the firemen muses that C.D. finally has a sense of humor about his nose, C.D. wordlessly ''yanks him down by his tie''.

* BlatantLies: CD "mistakenly" believes that Roxanne's sarcastic refusal of a coat while standing naked in the bushes was sincere, claiming that the town hasn't had any irony for many years.

** CD's jokes about giving birds a perch and his nose being 15 minutes ahead of him are both in the play.

* CoitusInterruptus: CD falling out of a tree to tell the old women a story about aliens who love sex with older women was to get them to rush off to Roxanne and Christian's location to prevent them from getting intimate.

* EarpieceConversation: CD tries to coach Chris through an earpiece during a date with Roxanne.
* GagNose: Rather than a huge, meaty, bulbous nose as Cyrano is usually given, CD's nose is fairly normal sized except for the tip, which is extremely long.

* {{Handwave}}: In these modern times, why couldn't someone like CD just get a nose job? Well, [[PlotAllergy he's allergic to anesthetic]]. Just go with it.

* IHaveThisFriend: CD asks a pharmacist about shading creams, saying that he has a friend who would like to cover up a certain "feature." She's not fooled in the slightest.

* TheLoinsSleepTonight: When CD seduces Roxanne for him, a combination of guilt and nerves prevents Chris from sealing the deal [[spoiler: more than twice]].

* MeetCute: CD and Roxanne meet when she's [[NakedPeopleTrappedOutside naked and trapped outside]]. He helps her get back into her home.

%%-->'''CD:''' (standing on Roxanne's porch) Ten more seconds and I'm leaving!\\

%%'''CD:''' I said ten more seconds and I'm leaving.\\

%%'''CD:''' Wait, what did you think I said?\\

%%'''CD:''' ...What does that even mean?\\

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->"''What makes'' Roxanne ''so wonderful is not this fairly straightforward comedy, however, but the way the movie creates a certain ineffable spirit. Martin plays [[SadClown a man with a smile on his face and a broken heart inside-- a man who laughs that he may not cry]]. He has learned to turn his handicap into comedy, and when a man insults him in a bar, he counterattacks with 20 more insults, all of them funnier than the original. He knows how to deal with his nose, but he has never learned how to feel about it.''"
-->--'''Creator/RogerEbert''' in his review of ''Roxanne''

Not your average romantic comedy, this 1987 SettingUpdate of the play ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'' tells the story of C.D. "Charlie" Bales (Creator/SteveMartin), the long-nosed fire chief of a small quirky town, and Roxanne Kowalski (Creator/DarylHannah), a visiting astronomy student. C.D., in love with Roxanne from the start but [[BerserkButton violently self-conscious about his schnozz]], settles for helping a handsome but [[TheDitz ditzy and awkward]] fireman (Creator/RickRossovich) woo her. [[ForegoneConclusion The results are predictable]], [[OlderThanTheyThink if you know the story]], but the humor surrounding the town and C.D.'s nose set the movie apart. While not ''as'' highly acclaimed as [[Film/CyranoDeBergerac the more faithful 1990 film adaptation]] of ''Cyrano'', it's still considered an incredible film in its own right and one of the biggest highlights of Martin's acting career.

Not your average romantic comedy, this 1987 SettingUpdate of the play ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'' tells the story of C.D. "Charlie" Bales (Creator/SteveMartin), the long-nosed fire chief of a small quirky town, and Roxanne Kowalski (Creator/DarylHannah), a visiting astronomy student. C.D., in love with Roxanne from the start but [[BerserkButton violently self-conscious about his schnozz]], settles for helping a handsome but [[TheDitz ditzy and awkward]] fireman (Rick Rossovich) woo her. [[ForegoneConclusion The results are predictable]], [[OlderThanTheyThink if you know the story]], but the humor surrounding the town and C.D.'s nose set the movie apart. While not ''as'' highly acclaimed as [[Film/CyranoDeBergerac the more faithful 1990 film adaptation]] of ''Cyrano'', it's still considered an incredible film in its own right and one of the biggest highlights of Martin's acting career.

* MondegreenGag: Source of a funny moment:
-->'''CD:''' (standing on Roxanne's porch) Ten more seconds and I'm leaving!\\
'''Roxanne:''' (coming out of the house) What did you say?\\
'''CD:''' I said ten more seconds and I'm leaving.\\
'''Roxanne:''' Oh.\\
'''CD:''' Wait, what did you think I said?\\
'''Roxanne:''' I thought you said, "Earn more sessions by sleeving."\\
'''CD:''' ...What does that even mean?\\
'''Roxanne:''' I don't know; that's why I came out to ask.

* {{Mondegreen}}: Source of a funny moment:

* {{Handwave}}: In these modern times, why couldn't someone like CD just get a nose job? Well, he's allergic to anesthetic. Just go with it.

-->'''C.D.:''' I think it's brilliant! What an idea! And I was there! He took the idea! He saw it ripe on the tree, he plucked it, and he put it in his pocket. It's, it's, dare I say... genius? Ah, no, no! But maybe ''(acts as if he just stepped in fire)'' ooh! ah! maybe it is! Maybe I'm in the presence of greatness, maybe I just don't know it. But I saw it...

--> '''C.D.:''' I have a dream. It's not a big dream, it's just a little dream. My dream--and I hope you don't find this too crazy--is that I would like the people of this community to feel that if, God forbid, there were a fire, calling the fire department would actually be ''a wise thing to do''. You can't have people, if their houses are burning down, saying, "Whatever you do, don't call the fire department!" [[AndThatsTerrible That would be bad]]. (''puts the fire out with an extinguisher'') Please, get it cleaned up. Don't make me have to explain it.

* CannotTalkToWomen: Chris, who is ''insanely'' shy around women, despite his good looks and prowess as a firefighter. [[spoiler: Part of why he ends up with Sandy instead of continuing to go after Roxanne is because he finds he can be comfortable and open around her without getting tongue-tied.]]

-->'''C.D.:''' [[SarcasmMode I think it's brilliant! What an idea!]] And I was there! He took the idea! He saw it ripe on the tree, he plucked it, and he put it in his pocket. It's, it's, dare I say... genius? Ah, no, no! But maybe ''(acts as if he just stepped in fire)'' ooh! ah! maybe it is! Maybe I'm in the presence of greatness, maybe I just don't know it. But I saw it...

* LongList: A remark from a bar patron on C.D.'s nose causes him to lay into him, chastising the man for poor insult technique and list off ''20'' unique nose jokes.[[hottip:*:He actually lists 25.]]

* ArtisticLicenseAstronomy: [[http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/cometnameg.html According to IAU rules]], a new comet is named after its discoverer, the team or program that led to its discovery, or (on very rare occasions) is given a generic name like "The Great Comet of 20xx")[[labelnote:*]]Asteroids, on the other hand, allow the discoverer much more freedom in nomenclature[[/labelnote]]. Sorry, but unless Bales actually discovered it, no "Comet Charlie" for you!

* {{Mondegreen}}: Source of a Crowning Moment of Funny:

-->'''C.D.:''' [[SarcasmMode I think it's brilliant! What an idea!]] And I was there! He took the idea! He saw it ripe on the tree, he plucked it, and he put it in his pocket. It's, it's, dare I say... genius? Ah, no, no! But maybe ''(acts as if he just stepped in a deep pile of dog shit)'' ooh! ah! maybe it is! Maybe I'm in the presence of greatness, maybe I just don't know it. But I saw it...

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: CD reminds a group of old ladies what they say about a man with a big nose. The ladies recall that it relates to the size of his... before breaking into scandalized giggling.

* SarcasmFailure: When C.D. asks a naked Roxanne if she wants a coat, she sarcastically refuses. CD playfully takes it as an excuse to let her stay naked, later [[BlatantLies claiming]] that he didn't realize she was being ironic.

* {{Adorkable}}: Chris, who is ''insanely'' shy around women, despite his good looks and prowess as a firefighter. [[spoiler: Part of why he ends up with Sandy instead of continuing to go after Roxanne is because he finds he can be comfortable and open around her without getting tongue-tied.]]

->"''What makes'' Roxanne ''so wonderful is not this fairly straightforward comedy, however, but the way the movie creates a certain ineffable spirit. Martin plays [[SadClown a man with a smile on his face and a broken heart inside - a man who laughs that he may not cry]]. He has learned to turn his handicap into comedy, and when a man insults him in a bar, he counterattacks with 20 more insults, all of them funnier than the original. He knows how to deal with his nose, but he has never learned how to feel about it.''"

Not your average romantic comedy, this 1987 SettingUpdate of the play ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'' tells the story of C.D. "Charlie" Bales (Creator/SteveMartin), the long-nosed fire chief of a small quirky town, and Roxanne Kowalski (Creator/DarylHannah), a visiting astronomy student. C.D., in love with Roxanne from the start but [[BerserkButton violently self-conscious about his schnozz]], settles for helping a handsome but [[TheDitz ditzy and awkward]] fireman (Rick Rossovich) woo her. [[ForegoneConclusion The results are predictable]], [[OlderThanTheyThink if you know the story]], but the humor surrounding the town and C.D.'s nose set the movie apart. While not ''as'' highly acclaimed as [[Film/CyranoDeBergerac the 1990 film adaptation]] of ''Cyrano'', it's still considered an incredible film in its own right and one of the biggest highlights of Martin's acting career.

Not your average romantic comedy, this 1987 SettingUpdate of the play ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'' tells the story of C.D. "Charlie" Bales (Creator/SteveMartin), the long-nosed fire chief of a small quirky town, and Roxanne Kowalski (Creator/DarylHannah), a visiting astronomy student. C.D., in love with Roxanne from the start but [[BerserkButton violently self-conscious about his schnozz]], settles for helping a handsome but [[TheDitz ditzy and awkward]] fireman (Rick Rossovich) woo her. [[ForegoneConclusion The results are predictable]], [[OlderThanTheyThink if you know the story]], but the humor surrounding the town and C.D.'s nose set the movie apart.

* SadClown: As put by Creator/RogerEbert:
-->Martin plays a man with a smile on his face and a broken heart inside - a man who laughs that he may not cry.
* SarcasmFailure: When CD asks a naked Roxanne if she wants a coat, she sarcastically refuses. CD playfully takes it as an excuse to let her stay naked, later [[BlatantLies claiming]] that he didn't realize she was being ironic.

->"''What makes'' Roxanne ''so wonderful is not this fairly straightforward comedy, however, but the way the movie creates a certain ineffable spirit. Martin plays a man with a smile on his face and a broken heart inside - a man who laughs that he may not cry. He has learned to turn his handicap into comedy, and when a man insults him in a bar, he counterattacks with 20 more insults, all of them funnier than the original. He knows how to deal with his nose, but he has never learned how to feel about it.''"

Not your average romantic comedy, this 1987 SettingUpdate of the play ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'' tells the story of C.D. "Charlie" Bales (Creator/SteveMartin), the long-nosed fire chief of a small quirky town and Roxanne Kowalski (Creator/DarylHannah), a visiting astronomy student. Bales, in love with Roxanne from the start but [[BerserkButton violently self-conscious about his schnozz]], settles for helping a handsome but [[TheDitz ditzy and awkward]] fireman (Rick Rossovich) woo her. [[ForegoneConclusion The results are predictable]], [[OlderThanTheyThink if you know the story]], but the humor surrounding the town and C.D.'s nose set the movie apart.

* {{Adorkable}}: Chris, who is ''insanely'' shy around women, despite his good looks and prowess as a firefighter. [[spoiler: Part of why he ends up with Sandy instead of continuing to go after Roxanne is because he finds he can be comfortable and open around her without getting tonguetied.]]
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Roxanne tells CD about how romantic quarks are, reading him a passage from a physics textbook that states that top and bottom quarks are the most common, followed by up and down quarks, but that only exotic reactions could create strange and charm quarks. But this cyclically permutes the quark flavors: top and bottom quarks are actually the rarest. In fact, when the movie came out the top quark hadn't even been detected yet; it was only theoretical at that point. But top and bottom quarks aren't as romantic as strange and charm quarks, so.

* BerserkButton: If you insult C.D.'s nose, prepare to be shown up, ''then'' decked!
** One funny moment has C.D.'s mild reaction to Chris going on about how ''big'' CD's nose was, since C.D. was on a high thinking Roxanne was into him, with everyone but Chris fleeing the scene thinking he'd beat Chris to a pulp. However, when he doesn't do it and one of the firemen muses that C.D. finally has a sense of humor about his nose, C.D. wordlessly ''yanks him down by his tie''.

* BookDumb: Chris isn't stupid, being a skilled fireman, but he's not an intellectual like C.D. and Roxanne.
* BrickJoke: One of the drunk skiers C.D. gave a beat-down to at the beginning is at the bar when the JerkAss barfly picks a fight with C.D. You can see him looking up sharply when the jerk calls C.D. "Bignose," then he starts [[OhCrap shaking his head and trying to wave the guy off]] when it's clear C.D. is gearing up to let the guy have it, both mentally and physically.

* DeadpanSnarker: C.D., '''''and HOW'''''.

* EarpieceConversation
* GagNose: Obviously.

* IdiotSavant: Again, Chris. He may not seem that bright, but he was brought in as an expert firefighter, and he does help C.D. finally whip the fire department into shape. (He's also great with playing cards, leading him to leave town to be a Vegas dealer.)

* IHaveThisFriend: CD asks a pharmacist about shading creams, saying that he has a friend who would like to cover up a certain "feature". She's not fooled in the slightest.

* LovesMyAlterEgo

'''Roxanne:''' I thought you said 'earn more sessions by sleeving.'\\

* ObfuscatingStupidity: C.D. pretends to misunderstand Roxanne's sarcastic refusal of a coat, presumably to prolong her nakedness.

* SettingUpdate: To 1980s America; more specifically, small-town Washington state.

* WrongGuyFirst

* SettingUpdate: To 1980s America.