Essential figure in the history of American comedy, respected screenwriter and producer and famous musician and singer, what one senses is that the rest is the least functioning field, Steve Martin has been obsessed with the wonderful and the very complicated for a good handful of decades The art of making an audience laugh. An admirable goal which, through numerous artistic proposals ranging from monologues to feature films, through books and series, has achieved on almost all occasions.
Steve Martin’s must-see comedies
1 ‘Rossane’
From its premiere, ‘Roxanne’, a modern adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s classic ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’, It has been celebrated as one of the best films and performances of Steve Martin’s career. And with all the reasons in the world. Entertaining without being jarring and emotional without ever being sugary, the film also helped the actor enter the award race, even going as far as competing for the Golden Globe and Writers Guild (WGA) awards. Another endorsement for, in fact, one of Martin’s top management.
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2 “A Madman is on the Loose”
From the first minutes, full of jokes that, until today, would in all probability arouse one of those loud and lazy controversies that afflict us every day, ‘A madman is on the loose’ presses the accelerator and darts through the most absurd comedy landscapes and delirious. Everything in the film directed by Carl Reiner is as silly as it is hilarious and it works particularly well thanks to a Steve Martin who is as wild as he is hilarious in which it is one of his most representative interpretations.
A madman is free in eCartelera
3 ‘Three Friends’
Directed by the great John Landis and with a screenplay that bears, in part, the signature of Steve Martin himself, ‘Three Amigos’ is one of those comedies that has not stopped adding defenders over the years. A joy for those of us who have always enjoyed a film full of memorable gags and in which the amazing chemistry between the aforementioned Martin, Chevy Chase and a huge Martin Short shines blindingly. Laughter in its purest form.
Three friends in eCartelera
4 “Surprise Wife”
Though it didn’t get very positive reviews after it hit theaters in the early 90’s, ‘Surprise Wife’ is one of those movies worth saving from (unfair) oblivion. And it is that, all right, we are faced with a fairly irregular proposal in which, more than laughter, we find beautiful smiles, but just to see Steve Martin and GoldieHawn in action, brilliant from start to finish, their claim is already justified.
Surprise wife on eCartelera
5 “The Father of the Bride”
Coming out of a remake of ‘Father of the Bride’, the wonderful film directed in 1950 by the legendary Vincente Minnelli starring none other than Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor, seemed like an impossible mission, but Steve Martin and director Charles Shyer, not forgetting Diane Keaton and screenwriter Nancy Meyers, have done it. Great take on a comedy classic, 1991’s ‘Father of the Bride’ is it a first-rate family entertainment that convinced the audience through good vibes, charm and tenderness that passed through the screen. The best of everything? Which it still does several decades later.
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6 “The Little Shop of Horrors”
It’s simple: “Little Shop of Horrors” doesn’t have a bad scene. Everything is exceptional, vibrant, funny, captivating and dazzling in one of the great musicals in the history of cinema, including the frenetic and gripping scene starring a plethoric Steve Martin. Rock’n’roll, damn it.
The little shop of horrors on eCartelera
7 ‘The Pink Panther’
Of course, there were few of us who laughed out loud at ‘The Pink Panther’, continuation of the adventures of the unforgettable Inspector Clouseau, interpreted on this occasion by a hilarious Steve Martinbut we are still strong. And that the mission is complicated since, to tell the truth, we are dealing with a vulgar, rough comedy, full of obvious jokes and scenes that always throw a broad brush on a more subtle sense of humor. But it works.
The Pink Panther on eCartelera
8 ‘It’s not so easy’
‘It’s not so easy’ It’s one of those movies that does exactly what it says on the tin. Neither more nor less. Here we have come to laugh and have fun with Steve Martin, Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin and, from the first moment, that’s what we find. There may not be anything particularly memorable about the film written and directed by Nancy Meyers, but it’s all outrageously funny, entertaining, and, of course, engaging to watch. Superstars act, show off and have fun like superstars.
It’s not that easy in eCartelera
9 “Dead Customer Doesn’t Pay”
An exhilarating tribute to gilded Hollywood in general and to classic film noir in particular, ‘The Dead Customer Doesn’t Pay’ contains, among its many surprising virtues, one of the most indisputable performances of Steve Martin’s career. It is the engine of a film full of impossible cameos, absurd situations, brilliant scenes and hilarious dialogues. The great jewel ‘hidden’ within the vast Martin catalogue.
The dead customer does not pay in eCartelera
10 “Bowfinger the Thief”
Directed by Frank Oz and with the best possible versions of eddy murphy and a plethoric Steve Martin who also penned the wonderful script, ‘Bowfinger, the rogue’ works as much in its condition as a ruthless satire of Hollywood as an industry of stereotypes, clay legends, megalomaniacs and egos of incalculable size as in its essence of pure laughter, witty and vibrant in response and in the succession of hilarious dialogue. Hilarious from the first minute to its unforgettable kung fu epilogue, “Bowfinger the Rogue” is a volcanic comedy that destroys everything in its path.
Bowfinger, the eCartelera thief
Furthermore, we are talking about one of those actors/stars who have been accompanying us to the other side of the screen for so long that, of course, we already feel like part of the family. Turning on the TV or going to the nearest cinema and Steve Martin appears in front of us is knowing that, in the next few hours, we will be a little happier. A sure value when entertainment with proven creditworthiness is offered.
A certainty that has been demonstrated with particular firmness in these ten films with which we celebrate the talent of a boy who continues to arouse the uproarious laughter of viewers and spectators with the simple help of his presence. And it is that, when it comes to shaping unforgettable comedy moments, Steve Martin needs the bare minimum to leave us crying with laughter. Things of natural talent and experience which gives a career full of extraordinary works such as those that make up this special.
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