Steve Martin deserves 1000 years in purgatory for what he did...

Mr Turnip

From my all-time favourite film...

'I made a mess of everything, even my death.'

Neo_God

Human Nature?

Mr Turnip

Unfortunately not.

dnorth

Total guess since I don't remember the movie very well: Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid?

Mr Turnip

The quote isn't from a Steve Martin film, but there is a connection
<edit> Um let me clarify (just reread it & makes no sense).

The thread title is a clue (he did a deeply butchered version of my favourite film ever)
The quote in the first post is a quote from the film.

<edit no2>The film I want the title for, not the Steve Martin film which I never want to hear of again >.<

Emil Mujanovic

You confused the shit out of me, so I cheated. Now it makes sense :P

-caseyjones

Steve Schulze

Movie botched by Steve Martin. Must be Pink Panther, right?

Mr Turnip

I think Steve Martin has butchered more than one movie in his time
Ok, heres another:

'My life's work has been to prompt others and be forgotten.'

That's actually quite a big plot clue...

Cody

Thirteenth Floor? Random Guess.

Mr Turnip

Not 13th floor either...

pliang

Try all of them...

Mr Turnip

Nope - no floors mentioned at all

Heres another:

'Sir, have you read Don Quixote?'
'I've practically lived it!'

danr

oh, cyrano de bergerac

it was the steve martin thing that twigged it

Mr Turnip

Bingo!
Steve Martin has done some bad films, but turning the ending of Cyrano around:

Original:
Just as Cyrano is dying (having been foully and ignobly murdered) he reveals to Roxanne that it was him who wrote all the poetry & Stuff. So her earlier confession to the pretty-but-thick-but-about-to-die Christian that she loved him because of the poetry & not his looks is a bit of a sore pint. (at which point Christian dies knowing she has been duped, he's a bastard, and she doesnt really love him) All in all, everyone dies, noone is happy & its all royally screwed up (just like Cyrano is).

Steve Martins version (in Roxanne):
Christian runs away through a toilet window, Steve Martin (who is supposed to be Cyrano) confesses all to Roxanne & they get married & live happily ever after. With a telescope.

I mean, why Steve WHY DID YOU DO IT?!?!?

PS: If you havent watched this (1990 french film with subtitles, starring Gerraud Depardieu) I seriously reccomend it. Very funny, very complex, and is one of those subtitled films that draws you in so well you forget the subtitles are there after 5 minutes.

blankslatejoe

ill second cyrano. even the old black and white one was great! roxanne was awful though.

Emil Mujanovic

I've only ever seen the re-make. I didn't even know it was a remake until this thread! I might have to check the original one out.

-caseyjones

danr

i'll get a new one up later