L.A. Story

Fun fact, co-stars Steve Martin & Victoria Tennant were married at the time.

It's one of my favorite movies. Enya's music was a very unexpected choice to soundtrack a movie that's so resolutely LA, yet it's used to great effect. It's probably Steve Martin's best, much more subtle than most of his output but it's such a sweet, understated movie.

It's a funny valentine/gentle satire, but Tennant is a big zero.

I thought Tennant was great in it.

Haven't seen it in years, but when I last watched it (I think 9 years ago), I still enjoyed it. The touch of whimsy is nicely done, not too much but enough to set it sorry from other rom-coms of the era. For some reason I always loved the part when Richard E. Grant joked that Steve Martin should visit the Guggenheim on his roller skates and Steve eagerly says "I get that! I do. Because it's round, and it goes downhill." Very relatable.

*apart, not sorry.

The opening credits are delightful.

Love this movie. I have it on my DVR permanently and play it once in a while.

There are so many great cameos and bit parts too. Rick Moranis as the gravedigger, Patrick Stewart as the terrifying maitre d’ at L’Idiot, Woody Harrelson as the dimwitted studio exec...

For many years, I would imitate Parker's character (SanDee*?) whenever walking though an appliance store or anything like it.

"A beautiful refrigerator/freezer with ice maker"

"A brand new microwave oven"

Ad nauseum. Seriously, it started making my friends sick.

If they made it today, it would star a LatinX family for no reason! And Sandee would be a non- binary played by Jonathan from Queer Eye!

I love this movie; haven't seen it in forever. I don't think I've ever seen it run on any of the cable stations. Wonder why.

I loved the names of the restaurants they went to - "L'Idiot" and "El Pollo del Mar."

R10 SJP was such a great comic actress back in the day.

Roxanne was a lovely, funny movie as well.

OP, I loved this movie and will watch it again tonight (I forgot about it.)

It’s extremely difficult to find online, but I lucked out because I bought the dvd years ago.

SJP was hilarious here. Like someone up thread, I also did her spokesmodel imitation at department stores.

It got me a few phone numbers at least, from the thirsty men of Sears.

Here’s another one for you, OP: “House Sitter,” with Goldie Hawn and Steve Martin. Goldie is a scream in this.

Surprisingly, Goldie plays it with an undercurrent of pathos, and mental fragility that really works.

She and Steve Martin were an impeccable duo. Why they didn’t work together much is a mystery to me.

Here’s a clip. Just click the black screen, it’s there.

I love LA Story! I also love the thought of all us young fagolas presenting appliances as we walked through Sears! BTW, it's available to buy digitally for 10 bucks on Amazon. I couldn't find it forever and was thrilled when I stumbled across it.

Watching L.A. Story right now, just taking a break to say that Steve Martin had breathtaking taste in women, and considerable luck. He’s worthy, but so many are. Steve Martin’s women:

Bernadette Peters (The Queens of 42nd St. will kick your ASS, Steve, if you mistreated her.)

Victoria Tennant

I hear he’s an ass. What does DL know?

Ooh, sorry for the negative post, OP.

It rather clashes with the feel-good-tho-we-are-lost tone.

I withdraw my question.

Thanks, R16! Heard of it but never seen it.

[quote] I hear he’s an ass. What does DL know?

You heard that from Kathy Griffin. She deserved it.

I loved this movie since I was a gayling. The wonderful Richard E Grant was stupendous in this

One of my favorite scenes. (Just click the black box...damn link previews.)

All of Me was the funniest.

R24 a, back in bowl!

OP/ r20, put HouseSitter at the top of your list. You won’t see Goldie any better than this, and with Steve Martin it becomes the perfect rom-com. And OP,

I despise rom-coms. Really. This one though, enough character layers to float above.

I see LA Story only on Amazon Prime and iTunes to buy, not rent. Has anyone found it somewhere else to stream?

I love the scene at the restaurant when the earthquake hits. Instead of getting scared, they go around the table and predict how high on the Richter scale it was. So many good scenes

R27, I couldn’t even find it through my local library, with its vast collection. It is on flixtor dot to, but I think that’s a pirate.

Flixtor is a pirate, yes.

Still one of my favorites movies after decades of multiple viewings.

I hate to be that guy, but anytime I watch this I wonder why no one has ever made a gay love story this good.

"Yeah, I must admit, when I see a painting like this, I get emotionally... erect."

(the painting is revealed to be a red rectangle.)

This is L.A.

I like this scene. It happens quickly, but I find it amusing that the only thing Iman orders is the twist of lemon.

r10, oh, dear!