L.A. Story DVD (1990)

L.A. Story

1990

Overall rating: 3 out of 5

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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 of reports since, being in L.A., he has very little weather to report. He spends his time roller-skating through museums and spending time with California's beautiful people. But Telemacher is fired and discovers that his girlfriend Trudi (Marilu Henner) is having an affair. He walks away from the relationship and re-evaluates his life, getting advice from a friendly electronic highway road sign. The sign suggests that he call SanDeE (Sarah Jessica Parker), a sprightly and attractive Valley Girl he met in a clothing store. With SanDeE he experiences a liberating and carefree spirit. But Telemacher comes to realize that he has actually fallen in love with Sara (Victoria Tennant), a tuba-playing British journalist who is in California to do a feature on Los Angeles lifestyles.~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

L.A. Story details

Format:	15 DVD
Starring:	Iman, Victoria Tennant, Kevin Pollak, Sarah Jessica Parker, Steve Martin, Richard E. Grant, Woody Harr, Chevy Chase, Sam McMurray, Larry Miller, Frances Fisher, Tommy Hinkley, Marilu Henner, Patrick Stewart
Director:	Mick Jackson
Genre:	Comedy - Romantic
Studio:	ELEVATION

DVD 1 disc

Name	Discs
L.A. Story	15 Feature

DVD Information

Run time:	1 hour 30 minutes
Rental release:	06 Oct 2008
Main languages:	English
Dubbed:	German, Spanish
Subtitles:	Dutch, English, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish

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Amusing rather than hilarious

By Nicola from Winchester, England , 21 Jul 2004

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I was a little disappointed by this film since I watched it with the preconception that it would be funnier than it is. The style of the film is rather choppy with some long set pieces, interspersed with shorter snapshots, which I found disrupted my concentration while watching.

Amongst the characters I particularly enjoyed Sarah Jessica Parker's non-stop youngster and Patrick Stewart's humiliating restaurant owner. There are more smiles than outright laughs, but it is still fun.
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Great sofa & popcorn film!

By a customer , 13 Jul 2011

I just love this film, its of it's time & is a great lampooning of the LA life as I understanding it.

Steve Martin at his wakey best!
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LA Story

By a customer from Lyne Chertsy , 16 Dec 2008

I like Steve Martin, so I enjoyed this flick. His character is in search of that one elusive sign which he feels will point him in the right direction in life. Will he find it?
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Almost fifteen years on

By Ana from Burnham, Berks , 26 Jul 2005

This is still a really good film. If you have been to LA,or seen anything of the LA lifestyle you will recognise the exagerated observations e.g. driving the 4 metres to the neighbours house. This is worth watching to remember when Steve Martin made good films.
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Is it funny?

By TheGoatBoy from Derbyshire , 16 Jul 2005

I don't know. I think if this is an attempt to use the Steve Martin sarcasm to inflitrate America it didn't work.

If this is an attempt to do away with or higlight the fakeness of california, well it's still hear.

But, the uniqueness of this film is that it tried. And it's by a British standard, it's a really great fim with lots of quirkness and comedy that Britains will fit in with. Especially about perceptions with the Americans.
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Clever and sarcastic

By Spencer from Sheffield , 19 Feb 2005

This has been one of my favourite films for a while now. With Steve Martin's own blend of whit he delivers an outrageous piss take of the people that live in L.A. Taking the little things in life like different types of coffee and using this to define the eccentricities of the American's in L.A.
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