I can’t explain it. I just think Steve Martin is friggin’ brilliant. Yes, he’s a great comic actor, but it’s the writer Steve that I truly love. And when I think of Los Angeles, I think of him.
He’s written some outstanding screenplays — The Jerk
and The Man With Two Brains and Roxanne are some of the best. But my favorite is L.A. Story, what with all that Shakespeare and movieland magic. I loved how they got in the car to drive to the house next door, and how Sarah Jessica Parker’s character spelled her name SanDeE* and lived for high colonics. And that’s just the beginning.
Oh, and it looks like his play Picasso at the Lapin Agile is being turned into a movie too. That one’s really smart, you know with Picasso and Einstein getting drunk in a bar, being visited by a time traveling “stranger.” I can’t wait, even if the cast smells like teen spirit.
What more could there be? Poetry, my friends. Or poetic little stories anyway. Pure Drivel was good, though I recommend you read the book instead of listening to it on audio, because it loses a lot in translation. However, nothing quite compares to his earlier work, Cruel Shoes. I don’t think you could ever understand how truly brilliant this man is without reading this bizarre little book. If I actually owned a copy, I’m sure I’d loan it to you.
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December 7th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
FYI, Picasso at the Lapin Agile is not being turned into a movie after all. There was some false information posted on IMDB at the time this was written, but the offending entry has been removed. the “teen spirit” included Jason Biggs and someone else famous for teen movies. Really, it looked quite crappy, and I’m glad to know it wasn’t for real.