L.A. Story1991

Director
Mick Jackson

Acters

Steve Martin (Harris K. Telemacher)
Victoria Tennant (Sara McDowel)
Richard E. Grant (Roland Mackey)
Marilu Henner (Trudi)
Sarah Jessica Parker (Sandy)
Susan Forristal (Ariel)

Something funny is happening in L.A.
Harris K. Telemacher is a “wacky weekend weatherman” for a local Los Angeles television station who is searching for meaning in his otherwise cliche ridden Los Angeles life. With the help of an insightful and talkative Freeway sign, Harris embarks on a journey through Los Angeles in pursuit of Sarah, an English reporter who has been sent to the City of Angels to research an article for the London Times.
The film was a box office success. It was also critically well received. “L.A. Story” was voted by a group of Los Angeles Times writers and editors as the 20th best film set in Los Angeles in the last 25 years.
“Goofy and sweet, L.A. Story constitutes Steve Martin’s satiric valentine to his hometown and a pretty funny comedy in the bargain.” – Variety
“A delightfully scatty account of life in the city of angels, exposes romance lurking beyond the snobbish restaurants and routine muggings…” – Time Out
“The film is astonishing in the amount of material it contains. It isn’t thin or superficial; there is an abundance of observation and invention here.” – Roger Ebert