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Unlike Woody Allen's New York City, which becomes a staging area for character angst and transformation, Martin's L.A. stifles the characters, and neither they, screenwriter Martin or director ...
Our review: Parents say ( 2 ): Kids say ( 1 ): The movie is a sweet and poignant love story, both between Harris and Sara and Steve Martin and Los Angeles. Martin's deftly written script simultaneously celebrates and pokes fun at a city that doesn't take itself too seriously.
- Lionsgate
- Mick Jackson
Synopsis. 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.
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- Mick Jackson
- PG-13
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Feb 11, 2021 · Image via TriStar Pictures. L.A. Story lampoons every aspect of being a Los Angeles socialite with surrealist absurdity. While these gags were all silly enough to be appreciated by an 8-year-old ...
- Tom Reimann
Nov 16, 2021 · Directed by Mick Jackson. THE DELIVERY. Steve Martin’s love letter to life and the people of Los Angeles is an underrated gem, seemingly forgotten among a new generation of movie-goers. A modest hit when it was released in 1991, the film has gained a cult-like following in the years since. It’s easy to see why: the film is chock-full of ...
Feb 8, 1991 · A TV meteorologist (Steve Martin) is fired after taking the weekend off and his relationship with his long-time girlfriend quickly goes south. With everything looking glum, he unexpectedly meets a British journalist (Victoria Tennant) on assignment in Los Angeles and falls instantly in love. Thinking he has little chance with her, though, and in desperation he starts a relationship with a ...
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The film is astonishing in the amount of material it contains. Martin has said he worked on the screenplay, on and off, for seven years, and you can sense that as the film unfolds. It isn't thin or superficial; there is an abundance of observation and invention here, and perhaps because the filmmakers know they have so much good material, there ...
