L.A. Story is a 1991 American romantic comedy film, written by and starring Steve Martin. Set in Los Angeles, California, it relates a series of episodes in the romantic life of an L.A. TV weatherman. It includes surreal sequences in which he is offered romantic advice flashed to him by a freeway sign. The movie blends romantic comedy with elements that both satirize and celebrate L.A. culture. The film was directed by Mick Jackson. The soundtrack includes three songs by Enya, "On Your Shore" and "Exile" and "Epona" . Steve Martin plays Harris K. Telemacher, a TV meteorologist living in Los... Angeles. He is in a dead-end relationship with his social-climbing, live-in girlfriend Trudi, played by Marilu Henner, and wants to find some meaning and magic in his life. At a luncheon with a group of friends, he meets Sara, a journalist from London played by Victoria Tennant with whom he immediately becomes infatuated. Driving home that night, his car breaks down on the freeway and he pulls over on to the hard shoulder. He comes to realize that a freeway traffic condition sign is displaying messages intended solely for him.
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| Release date: | February 8, 1991 |
| Directed by: | Mick Jackson |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 95 Minutes |
| Producer: | Mario Kassar, Steve Martin, Daniel Melnick, Michael Rachmil |
| Editor: | Greg Le Duc, Shane A Walsh, Richard A. Harris |
| Music by: | Peter Melnick, Peter Rodgers Melnick |
| Cinematography: | Andrew Dunn |
| Screenplay by: | Steve Martin |
| Genre: | Comedy, Fantasy |