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 1990s ... Read allWith 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 1990s Los Angeles.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 1990s Los Angeles.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
- Maitre D' at Brunch
- (as Eddie DeHarp)
- Rap Waiter at L'Idiot
- (as M. C. Shan)
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- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSteve Martin and Victoria Tennant were married at the time.
- GoofsIn the credits Sarah Jessica Parker's character is listed as "Sandy" and not "SanDeE*".
- Quotes
Harris: [in admiring a painting] I like the relationships. I mean, each character has his own story. The puppy is a bit too much, but you have to over look things like that in these kinds of paintings. The way he's *holding* her... it's almost... filthy. I mean, he's about to kiss her and she's pulling away. The way the leg's sort of smashed up against her... Phew... Look how he's painted the blouse sort of translucent. You can just make out her breasts underneath and it's sort of touching him about here. It's really... pretty torrid, don't you think? Then of course you have the onlookers peeking at them from behind the doorway like they're all shocked. They wish. Yeah, I must admit, when I see a painting like this, I get emotionally... erect.
[the painting is then revealed to be solely a red rectangle]
- Crazy creditsSanDeE* (Sarah Jessica Parker) is very peculiar about how her name is spelled. Still, the character is listed as "Sandy" in the credits.
- Alternate versionsA deleted scene featuring John Lithgow was reinstated in the cable-tv version of the film.
When Harris meets the Londoner journalist Sara McDowell (Victoria Tennant), who has come to LA to write en article for the London Times, in a brunch party with her ex-husband Roland Mackey (Richard E. Grant) and other friends, he believes that she is the woman of his life. Harris does not know how to seduce her and he discovers that Trudi has been cheating him with his agent for three years. Then Harry dates the younger aspirant spokesmodel SanDeE* (Sarah Jessica Parker) because he believes that Sara is interested in her ex-husband. However a freeway signpost helps Harry to woo Sara.
"L.A. Story" is a romantic comedy that is still delightful and witty after so many years from the release. The chemistry between Steve Martin and his wife is perfect and there are hilarious dialogs and situations, like for example, when Harris tells Sara that he would like to take her on a cultural tour of L.A., and Sara replies that this would be the first fifteen minutes. Or when he tells to SanDeE* that her breasts are weird and she answers that it is because they are real. Or when SanDeE* and Roland fantasize with Mel Gibson. In addition, there are cameos of many actors and famous people. The music score by Enya is awesome and fits perfectly to the conclusion. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "L.A. Story"
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- LA Story
- Filming locations
- Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA(entrance & foyer used as "L'Idiot Restaurant"/trellis area used for brunch restaurant/ballroom area used for the El Pollo Del Mar hotel rooms)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $28,862,081
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,616,915
- Feb 10, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $28,862,081
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1