Steve Martin's hysterical antics and brilliant physical comedy have made
him a star. But his credits also include work as a writer. He co-wrote
and starred in The Jerk, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, and Three
Amigos, and has been a regular contributor to The New Yorker. L.A.
Story and Roxanne--which won the award for Best Screenplay from the
Writers Guild of America--are both romantic comedies that demonstrate
his original comic vision and talent for maintaining order in the zany
worlds he creates.
In Roxeanne, his modernization of Cyrano de Bergerac, with its
classic themes of unrequited love and mistaken identity, Martin asks
whether looks outweigh charm and intellect in the game of love.
L.A. Story is Steve Martin's West Coast answer to Woody Allen's
Manhattan, a hilarious, insider's parody of Los Angeles that furnished
Martin with one of his most original roles.