Steve Martin,
Victoria Tennant,
Richard E. Grant,
Marilu Henner,
Sarah Jessica Parker
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Steve Martin wrote and stars in this look at the promise and dreamtime of Los Angeles culture. Martin stars as Harris K. Telemacher, a light-hearted television weatherman who does wacky comedy in lieu... read more
Directed by: Mick Jackson
Release Date: February 8, 1991
DVD Release Date: March 20, 2001
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Flixster Reviews (726)
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December 22, 2009Pretty funny and heart-warming movie. Has some problems, but overall, it's good.
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August 7, 2009When I reviewed an earlier released Steve Martin film called The Man With Two Brains, I ended with the comment that I believed people should sit down with him and force him to watch his old comedies to bring back the funny Steve of days past. I'd like to add on to that by saying,... read more
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August 2, 2009this is a very. very funny film. steve martin is fantastic as the wacky weatherman while sarah jessica parker plays a great minor role.
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July 30, 2007Steve Martin's comic and romantic tribute to life in Los Angeles. I like his fantasy communications with the freeway sign. It's a warm visit which makes me want to rewatch.
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July 14, 2007Charming if flimsy ode to LA from Steve Martin that definitely has it's moments, but it's more than a little self-indulgent (although this occasionally works quite well! "Pointy birds, o pointy pointy...)
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May 19, 2012fb20312798The moments of magic, absurdity, and occasional Shakespeare references are what elevate "L.A. Story" far beyond your typical romantic comedy and into the level of greatness. Martin's screenplay is downright fantastic.
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January 2, 2009Movie was ok, not one of my fave martin films, however it was a good story.
Critic Reviews
February 2, 2009
TIME Magazine
September 2, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety
Goofy and sweet, L.A. Story constitutes Steve Martin's satiric valentine to his hometown and a pretty funny comedy in the bargain. Full Review
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Like Mr. Martin himself, L.A. Story seems basically decent, intelligent and sweet. It's a fanciful romantic comedy whose wildest and craziest notion is that Los Angeles, for all of its eccentricities,... Full Review
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
To borrow from Abe Lincoln: Steve Martin's L.A. Story will make all of the people laugh some of the time, some of the people laugh all of the time but not...well, you know the rest. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
If the material had been presented more insistently, it might have been insufferable, too goopy and new-age. Its modesty, though, is its prime virtue. It's breezy and light as cloud's breath -- not so... Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Steve Martin shows again in this film that he has found the right comic presence for the movies; the lack of subtlety in early films like The Jerk has now been replaced by a smoothness and unforced in... Full Review
February 2, 2009
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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 Jackson... Full Review
February 2, 2009
Film4
A rather slight film, but there is enough charm and wit to make it a pleasant diversion. Full Review
May 5, 2007
Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile
It's witty, irreverent and entertaining, this love story penned by Steve Martin, in which LA is a tangible character. Full Review
February 10, 2006
Phil Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star
Perhaps Steve Martin's hair went white because his brain radiates with such boundless invention that all the pigment withered off the follicles. Full Review
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