References To The Play
- The historical Cyrano de Bergerac wrote of a journey to the Moon and to the Sun, and Roxanne alludes to this in a scene where C.D. jokes about UFOs and aliens. Additionally, that scene mirrors one in the play where Cyrano pretends to fall out of a tree to distract another wooer of Roxanne.
- C.D. Bales has the same initials as Cyrano de Bergerac.
- The "20 Nose Insults" speech in the film mirrors a similar speech in the play
- C.D.'s position in the firefighters is similar to Cyrano's leadership of the Gascon Cadets.
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Famous quotes containing the word play:
“Our graves that hide us from the searching sun
Are like drawn curtains when the play is done.
Thus march we, playing, to our latest rest,
Only, we die in earnest—that’s no jest.”
—Sir Walter Raleigh (1552?–1618)