Bowfinger

Christine Baranski, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham

Bobby Bowfinger is a shameless wannabe film producer, who is desperate to break into the Hollywood big-time in spite of the fact that he's broke and unconnected. His plans are thwarted when he is unab...( read more  read more... )le to land Hollywood's hottest action star, Kit Ramsey for the lead roll in his movie. Undaunted, Bowfinger decides to make the film with Ramsey anyway, except that Kit won't know he's in it. Determined, Bowfinger and his motley crew surreptitiously stalk their unwitting star through the streets of Los Angeles. They film Kit's every move and trap him in scenes he doesn't know he is in, turning Kit's life into a paranoid nightmare, as Bowfinger's crazy schemes become more and more outrageous.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: Frank Oz

Released: August 13, 1999

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DVD Released: January 18, 2000

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  • December 4, 2008
    Bowfinger: Did you know that Tom Cruise didn't know he was in that vampire movie until two years later?

    I love movies about the making of movies, like Get Shorty, Ed Wood, The Last Shot, and this movie.

    Steve Martin wrote this movie about an unsuccessful filmmaker who gets a g... ...( read more )
  • July 13, 2008
    This shamefully overlooked comedy had the unfortunate timing of opening a week after "The Sixth Sense," which stole publicity from every other movie in the marketplace for months. The title character is a desperate two-bit movie director (played by Steve Martin) who needs the wor... ...( read more )
  • March 4, 2008
    Underrated comedy about making independent movies, great film.
  • March 2, 2008
    More people need to see this and love this. NOW
  • February 3, 2008
    Pending Review...

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  • June 4, 2009
    Not my favorite film of all time but it does have some funny parts, but some jokes also need to be let go.

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Martin is also at the top of his form! full review

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