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Steve Martin (written by)
Release Date:
8 February 1991 (USA)
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Tagline:
Something funny is happening in L.A.
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With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a "wacky weatherman" tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make sense of the strange world of early-90s Los Angeles. full summary | add synopsis
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an oddly charming story
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Steve Martin | ... | Harris K. Telemacher |
 | Victoria Tennant | ... | Sara McDowel |
 | Richard E. Grant | ... | Roland Mackey |
| Marilu Henner | ... | Trudi |
 | Sarah Jessica Parker | ... | SanDeE* |
| Susan Forristal | ... | Ariel |
 | Kevin Pollak | ... | Frank Swan |
| Sam McMurray | ... | Morris Frost |
 | Patrick Stewart | ... | Mr. Perdue, Maitre D' at L'Idiot |
 | Andrew Amador | ... | Bob, News Anchor |
| Gail Grate | ... | Gail, News Anchor |
| Eddie De Harp | ... | Maitre D' at Brunch |
| M.C. Shan | ... | Rap Waiter at L'Idiot |
 | Frances Fisher | ... | June |
 | Iman | ... | Cynthia |
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95 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
Finland:S |
Germany:6 |
Netherlands:AL |
Spain:T |
Sweden:7 |
UK:15 |
USA:PG-13 |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Australia:M
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Scott Bakula's role as Harris' boxer neighbor was filmed but cut.
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Continuity: As Sarah tells Harris of her weekend plans with her ex-husband, her hands change position on the car door between shots.
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Mr. Perdue, Maitre D' at L'Idiot:
You think with a financial statement like this you can have the duck?
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Referenced in All That I Need (2005)
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La Mer
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Outwardly, it's a ridiculous plot line. Steve Martin as the sensitive, wacky weatherman... falling in love with a British woman and somehow accidentally getting involved with the Sex in the City girl along the way. The reality of it is, though, there are so many charming details in the movie... vivid images and pictures painted in various scenes alluding to the childlike innocence of falling in love, the magic of letting yourself go and following the advice of an electric traffic sign... this movie become more enjoyable as you watch it more and shouldn't that be how a movie should be? Shouldn't it get more enjoyable instead of LESS enjoyable like most movies made today, that start with a shock and go downhill? Steve Martin shines throughout this movie and you share his gleeful moments... for example after he's tickled to find that his wife is having an affair with his agent and he converts his make-believe-shock into a dance as he approaches his then-a-symbol-of-affluence LeBaron in the street... when he tosses his hat to himself after he sets up another way to see the woman he is falling for... Simultaneously, though, you share his confusion as to how to handle the relationship with the over-energetic, giddy 23 year old he's accidentally fallen into bed with along the way. This is a complex movie that presents itself so innocently, you can't help but enjoy it. And, as a tribute to the brilliance of "The Man With Two Brains," he even manages to insert a portion of the (now legendary) "Pointy Birds" poem. In all, this is a worthwhile experience if you're willing to watch it all the way through. This is a movie for Steve Martin fans, because his unique, sensitive, accessible brand of humor and (more importantly) of life is apparent throughout.