Roxanne is a 1987 American romantic comedy film directed by Fred Schepisi and starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah.

It is a modern retelling of Edmond Rostand's 1897 verse play Cyrano de Bergerac.

When the beautiful Roxanne Kowalski, an astronomy PhD student, arrives to stay in town over the Summer while searching for a passing comet, he, and many others, are drawn to her.

Though Roxanne adores him as a friend, she is physically attracted to Chris McConnell, a handsome but dimwitted fireman newly recruited into C.D.

After seeing Chris buy a book by Sartre for a friend, she assumes he is deeply intelligent and asks C.D.

When the equipment fails, Chris bungles it by objectifying Roxanne and she furiously ends their date.

obscures himself behind a tree and confesses his true feelings of love for Roxanne while pretending to be Chris.

His words touch Roxanne and she invites Chris inside her home to make love, much to C.D.

's god sister and close friend Dixie encourages him to tell Roxanne he loves her.

Chris leaves town with Sandy for Tahoe, writing Roxanne a breakup letter.

Steve Martin had always been a fan of the José Ferrer version of Cyrano de Bergerac: I remember just thinking it was the greatest thing I ever saw.

He was replaced by David Puttnam who liked the script, continued the studio's support and suggested the casting of Daryl Hannah.

[4] Steve Martin chose to use the local fire hall on Ward Street as a primary set.

In the bar scenes, neon signs for Miller beer show the advertising slogan of the time: "Made the American Way", which was not used in Canada.

[6] Roger Ebert hailed the film as a "gentle, whimsical comedy", giving it a 3 and half stars of four, also stating: "What makes "Roxanne" so wonderful is not this fairly straightforward comedy, however, but the way the movie creates a certain ineffable spirit".