Oh YEAH! Roxanne was definitely a "stop and watch the movie" movie.

My favorite bit - the throwaway at the beginning where he pays for a local paper out of coin-op box, starts reading it, screams, puts more money in the box, puts it back, and walks away. It's in the first two minutes of the movie, and I just laughed and laughed.

Best GROUNDHOG DAY story I ever heard: My brother and his then girlfriend were seeing it in a theater, and before the movie started, they thought they spotted a friend walk past them right as the movie was starting. They just figured they'd see if it was him after the movie.

Cut to after the movie: They are walking out, and one of them suddenly remembers the friend, and how they forgot to look out for him after the movie like they planned. The other (and I can't remember who said what, but neither of them blinked an eye at the next, paraphrased statement) said "That's OK, we'll just try to remember to check if it's him tomorrow".

I'm not sure anything starring Jeanine Garofalo can be characterized as not very good.

The Matchmaker, anyone?

I'm not sure it could have managed to suck more without medical assistance.

Uma used to be stunningly pretty, but now she's just occasionally striking and often just odd looking.

My favorite bit - the throwaway at the beginning where he pays for a local paper out of coin-op box, starts reading it, screams, puts more money in the box, puts it back, and walks away. It's in the first two minutes of the movie, and I just laughed and laughed.

I loved this bit! One of my favorite things about the film is his friendship with Shelley Duvall--it was one of more realistic man/woman best friend relationships I've ever seen in the movies. Oh, and also the really sweet romance that develops between the cocktail waitress (Sandy, right?) and the hot stud firefighter is great; they're very much suited for each other without being complete dimbulbs.

Bill Murray: Lost in Trans. obv., Ed Wood, Rushmore, ... um I'm blanking about what he actually did in Tootsie or Royal Tenenbaums but they are my other two anyway.

Oh, and also the really sweet romance that develops between the cocktail waitress (Sandy, right?) and the hot stud firefighter is great

Yeah, I love that. In other versions of Cyrano, I always feel bad for Christian, and end up muttering to myself, "Damn, why don't you just look for a pretty, sweet, uncomplicated girl with whom you can have a basketful of rosy-cheeked healthy bairns, instead of flailing and being miserable around someone so out of your league?"

Favorite throwaway Roxanne bit: "I want to look like... Diana Ross."

Steve Martin seemed to have a thing for modern adaptations: he turned Silas Marner into A Simple Twist of Fate. That was a nice movie.

I loved this bit! One of my favorite things about the film is his friendship with Shelley Duvall--it was one of more realistic man/woman best friend relationships I've ever seen in the movies. Oh, and also the really sweet romance that develops between the cocktail waitress (Sandy, right?) and the hot stud firefighter is great; they're very much suited for each other without being complete dimbulbs.

Yes and yes. Such a sweet movie. And Daryll Hannah in this was just lovable (as she was in Splash). Amazing considering how GODDAMN FUCKING SCARY she can be (Blade Runner, Kill Bill 1&2).

OOOOH! Another Steve Martin favorite - ALL OF ME! Which is also another "can't switch away" movie.

If we're talking Steve Martin, "Roxanne" is my favorite, but I have a place in my heart for "L.A. Story."

"Every where I go, things remind me of her..."

L.A. Story is great.

I'm anxious to see how Shopgirl turns out. I loved the book.