Cyrano de Bergerac

[Freakshow]

Just watched the movie Roxanne from the 80's starring Steve Martin. I love that movie, ever since I saw it when I was kid. I was just curious about what it was based. I know it was Cyrano de Bergerac, and he was a guy with a big nose. But how faithful was the storyline of Roxanne. Was the original a book or a play or something else? When was it written? Anything anyone can add would be appreciated.


Interesting side note: minor characters played by Damon Wayans and Kevin Nealon

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[dingo]

the part that he was a fire fighter was true and the bar scene with the dart board is also true

however the standind in the bushes and giving the lines to the girl in the window is all bullshit

but the story does follow it pretty well as far as i can remember

but i do think someone dies in Cyrano i can't remember that though so don't quote me on that one

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This message was edited by dingo on 12-17-03 @ 2:55 PM

[high fly]

Hey! Cyrano De Berger's back!

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[Bill From Yorktown]

Dingo, good recap but you forgot about the alien robot from the future that came back in time to save humanity.

major point in the plot that wasnt in the movie.

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[dingo]

Dingo, good recap but you forgot about the alien robot from the future that came back in time to save humanity.

major point in the plot that wasnt in the movie.


no no no you are confusing Cyrano with Don Quhoite (sp) the windmills were the transdemental receiver that allowed the robot to come back in time its ok a lot of people make that same mistake

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[Bill From Yorktown]

no no no you are confusing Cyrano with Don Quhoite (sp) the windmills were the transdemental receiver that allowed the robot to come back in time its ok a lot of people make that same mistake

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Doh! I thought that was the plot to "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Oh wait a minute, that one had the dude with the machine who could enter your dreams and kill you there, wasnt it?

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[Lisa Croft]

I've loved "Roxanne" since I was a kid, especially the scene where he's in the bar and is dared to come up with a bunch of jokes better than "big nose". Then I saw the movie again about 2 weeks ago, to realize it's not funny, at all. I was shattered. Same thing happened recently while catching old episodes of "Saved by the Bell". I'm not sure who I am anymore...

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[furie]

Cyrano de Bergerac from 1950 had some very well choreographed fights. good fencing


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Same thing happened recently while catching old episodes of "Saved by the Bell". saved by the bell was never funny... but it's great.

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[reeshy]

I was just curious about what it was based. I know it was Cyrano de Bergerac,


Try readint the book...you might be amazed..it's those things made out of paper with funny little squiggles in them!!!

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Same thing happened recently while catching old episodes of "Saved by the Bell". saved by the bell was never funny... but it's great.




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[Hottub]

no no no you are confusing Cyrano with Don Quhoite (sp) the windmills were the transdemental receiver that allowed the robot to come back in time its ok a lot of people make that same mistake


I think you just made a mistake. Wasn't it Don Corleone and the windmills?

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[Freakshow]

Try readint the book...you might be amazed..it's those things made out of paper with funny little squiggles in them!!!
Yes! We learned about those in History class.
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[high fly]

(sigh) another X reference, wasted...

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[TooCute]

The original was a french play by a guy named Edmond Rostand which I seem to recall reading in french class. Except for all the modern stuff, the basic storyline was exactly like the movie Roxanne.

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[TooCute]

<a href="http://www.theatrehistory.com/french/rostand002.html">This link might help more</a>.

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[Jennitalia]

i liked the brady bunch episode of cyrano; when peter was trying to get down a girl's pants and had greg help him out

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[Freakshow]

Thanks TooCute.
The movie seemed to be missing the whole convent part at the end.



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In Cyrano dr Bergarac, the guy who plays this guy is the guy that taunted Captian Kirk and froze to death in Scrooged. Yeah yeah yeah-yeah yeah

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[JustJon]

I've loved "Roxanne" since I was a kid, especially the scene where he's in the bar and is dared to come up with a bunch of jokes better than "big nose".
Growing up, it was one of my sister's favorite movies, but I could never stand it. At least the dart board scene is still amusing. Caught the one scene on cable recently.

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