The latter is a bit that almost all of the adaptations continually opt not to follow. The two have a much deeper relationship in the original and Cyrano never confesses his feelings so directly. Most adaptations ( It Takes Three Roxanne (1987)) have Cyrano’s relationship with Christian as very different than the one in the original story. That Cy would be so aesthetically and selfishly motivated is both universal in feeling and in keeping with the original story. The way in which both Gilman conveys this physical discomfort with Cy’s self, as well as the digital effects used to manifest that disconnect between perception and reality will hit hard, especially for those of us who felt like outcasts in our own teenage years. There’s truly nothing wrong with Cy outside of what he perceives as shortcomings.
There’s a fantastic moment where we watch Cy manipulate a photo of himself into what we thinks he sees and Cy’s actual faces morphs in front of us, the audience, while he struggles to figure out why the photo isn’t changing. In Coffey’s adaptation, Cy suffers more from body dysmorphia, believing that his eyes are ill-shapen, his nose bulging, and his mouth ill-formed. In most adaptations, the key characteristic outside of Cyrano’s bravery and intelligence is his elongated nose, something of which he’ll boast publicly about, but, privately, will declare it the reason he cannot profess his love for Roxanne. There’s the kid with self-esteem issues, the popular kid, and the one they both desire. Photo courtesy of GUNPOWDER & SKY.Īudiences don’t need to be aware of the original Cyrano in order to appreciate It Takes Three as the rom-com teen beats will feel familiar enough. L-R: Aurora Perrineau as Roxy and David Gridley as Chris Newton in the romantic comedy, IT TAKES THREE, a GUNPOWDER & SKY release. What Cy didn’t expect was how pretending to be Chris for Roxy would change him and what that change would make him realize. Reluctant at first, Cy eventually agrees when he realizes that Chris will pay him enough to get the plastic surgery he so desperately wants. Recognizing his limitations, Chris asks Cy to use his smarts to help him get Roxy to go out on a date. Social media star Chris Newton (Gridley) desperately wants to go out with Roxy, but all of his regular moves get him shut down hard. But Cy isn’t the only one who’s noticed the new girl. After his attempt goes horribly wrong, Cy Berger (Gilman) is ready to just fall off the face of the Earth, but his best friend Kat Walker (Madison) won’t let him, nor will new girl Roxy (Perrineau), whose artistic styles and progressive philosophies fall right in line with his. The kids are deeply engaged in the ages-old tradition of risking absolute public embarrassment in the hopes of finding the perfect partner with whom they can create their Prom dream. Jared Gilman as Cy Berger in the romantic comedy IT TAKES THREE, a GUNPOWDER & SKY release.
One such new adaptation is director Scott Coffey’s It Takes Three, written by Logan Burdick and Blair Mastbaum, and starring Jared Gilman ( Moonrise Kingdom), David Gridley ( The Duff), Aurora Perrineau ( Jem and the Holograms), and Mikey Madison ( Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood), whose take on Rostand’s tragicomedy applies a modern sensibility mixed with a traditional teenage rom-com, creating an opportunity for significance in someone’s formative moment. Because of this, I’m constantly delighted to see other iterations made, each twisting or changing the tale to fit their vision of the universal story of love, loss, and personal acceptance. For instance, I cannot explain what prompted me to open the copy of Edmond Rostand’s 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac I found in my basement all those years ago, but I’ll never forget how that story made me feel. The point, as tangential as it may seem, is that the moment we look down on others for what they love or hate is the moment we forget that the things we love are special to us for a reason. There are as many people out there whose formative years are defined by songs “ Barbie Girl” by Aqua or “ I Want You” by Savage Garden, as much as there are by “ Let The River Run” by Carly Simon or “ Twist and Shout” by The Beatles. The biggest reason to stop telling people what films they should love or hate is primarily due to its icky gatekeeping factor, but, secondarily, there’s no telling what people will connect to and when. “It Takes Three” adapts the story of “Cyrano de Bergerac” with an ‘80s rom-com swagger.īy Douglas Davidson on Septem Home › Reviews › “It Takes Three” adapts the story of “Cyrano de Bergerac” with an ‘80s rom-com swagger.
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