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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 
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MCT:September 25, 2008Great movie. I didn't think I would like it. I always thought it was stupid. The story was good. Them making a movie starring this guy with out him knowing. Plus Robert Downey Jr. was in it so that made it so worth watching.
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MCT:July 20, 2008
Somewhat desperate for laughs but there were a few gems that had me chuckling away.
Murphy is doing his double act thing here and he does it well.
Some great characters and a humorous plot make this an easy watch. Then of course theres Heather G who seems to be typecast into the sex-mad girl, which I don't mind at all, she's great! -
MCT:July 13, 2008This 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 world's biggest movie star (played by Murphy) to appear in his film for financing. When the actor disagrees, Bowfinger decides to shoot the movie around him anyway and fill in the rest of the scenes with a nerdy look-alike stunt double (also played by Murphy). Both comedians are at the top of their game here in this decidedly adult departure from their career resurgence kiddie streaks. The scene in which Murphy crosses the freeway (the movie's production budget is too small for stunt drivers or special effects) is one of the funnier moments in recent film memory.
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MCT:July 9, 2008wow i think that either this or planes, trains nd automobiles are the best steve martin movies that hes ever made/done..this is 1 of eddie murphy's best movies as well..this movie is just so funny throughout its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout the movie its really well directed throughout the movie its really funny as anything..i think that heather graham is just so sexxi, beautiful throughout the movie as well..this is a good comedy movie 2 watch...this is so funny
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MCT:July 6, 2008Not very funny, sorry. And "it's a movie" and "it's a comedy" aren't good enough explanations for me as to why the characters are so retarded and gullible and so much unrealistic shit happens. I love how nobody is remotely surprised that they were randomly able to find an exact Eddie Murphy look-alike in their same town, and they are surprised that he's his brother. Is that a spoiler? I don't even care. It shouldn't be.
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MCT:June 21, 2008
Either you love it or hate it, but I'm ones of the few that actually like this movie. A nice little wink at Hollywood.
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MCT:June 9, 2008
Absolutely loved this movie. Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy are sooo funny together. I actually LOL'd at most parts. My fave character was Eddie Murphy's creation; the slow, innocent, goofy one.
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MCT:May 22, 2008It's been a while but it seems like I liked this movie a lot but some of the scenes are hilarious! This goofy character Eddie Murphy plays is so fun to watch for me and I keep wondering how these two top notch actors critique each other's performance!
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MCT:April 13, 2008
I love this movie. Mr. Bowfinger (Steve Martin) has been trying to be a successful movie producer while all of his friends are hoping to be stars. When he reads "Chubby Rain," he thinks he has found gold. He soon learns that he needs an actual star to get this film picked up by a major studio. He decides to use Kit (played by Eddie Murphy) to be the star of this feature. He tells his cast of characters that Kit has agreed but doesn't want to shoot his scenes in the traditional method. It's Bowfingers lies that keep this crew thinking that they are actually filming with Kit who has no idea he is in a film shoot. The hilarity comes from the craziness the ensues. Everyone in this film is fantastic and the shooting of the film is often done with an Ed Wood flare (no permits, no money). There are subtle things within Bowfinger that add to the humor. Eddie Murphy is great and Heather Graham is funny and sexy. Love it.
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MCT:April 7, 2008
Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy do a great job together. Heather Graham is dismal. Love the storyline and the con was certainly on.
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MCT:March 18, 2008
witty, fun movie. the entire cast is great especially Eddie Murphy. Great mock-up of acting in general.
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MCT:March 5, 2008The only funny scene is the last scene. So I'm gonna have to wait for more than an hour to see it. WTF?
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MCT:February 18, 2008
Tihis was a good movie, if seeming a little low budget. Honestly, i'm got tired of Eddie murphy playing multiple roles awhile back. At least this time, his characters looked pretty much the same!
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MCT:February 16, 2008
Martin and Murphy are great in this one! Bowfinger is just a well made comedy! Good story. Good actors! Great movie. Very funny and fun to watch!
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MCT:February 9, 2008
Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy, in a film about film making. This is so many times better than it has any right to be. A great cast, with Heather Graham playing the world's worst actress to a tee.
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MCT:February 5, 2008
This is actually one of my favorite Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy movies. Not only is it really unique and entertaining, but it has it's funny moments as well as some drama.
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MCT:February 3, 2008
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MCT:January 27, 2008
One of the few movies of Eddie Murphy's that is terrible. (Along with the Dr Dolittles and Nutty Professor II). The plot is original, the actors do a good job but all in all, the movie has no taste, no oomf.
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MCT:January 17, 2008
My God, I forgot how great and funny this movie is! This is one of the most highly underrated comedies made. It's probably the last decent movie that Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy starred in... I gotta type s'more laters.
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MCT:December 17, 2007
There are some genuinely hilarious moments in this somewhat uneven movie written and directed by Steve Martin, with Eddie Murphy terrific in his dual role and Heather Graham hilarious as a starlet who will do anything to get her big break.
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MCT:December 14, 2007
Before Eddie Murphy seemed to turn his back on films for an older audience and started pandering to kids, he was part of this gem. A great idea delivered to us by great talents.
The concept is one that is so simple yet so brilliant you wonder why no one had tried something of its nature at that point. The idea of making a movie without the actor ever knowing it leads to some promising scenes with the trick being getting the right responses that seem reasonable to the scene in question.
The second point needed to pull it off is the ability to talk your way out of strange situations that arise and to do so with some credibility. And with Steve Martin's character, he's like a used car salesman in the world's biggest car yard. Pitting Bobby Bowfinger with a seemingly optimistic cast and crew makes for many laughs and allows Bobby to do what he does best: be a smooth talking schemer.
Couple that with the blows at so-called religions and you have another solid effort before the two leads, Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy, would go on to abominations like Pink Panther and Norbit respectively. -
MCT:November 28, 2007
I dislike these two actors, I think they're both lame comedians, yet I can't help but love this piece of nothing! Some parts were hilariously funny.
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MCT:November 20, 2007
This was probably as funny as Eddie Murphy has been (but that isn't saying a lot). His dual role was played exceptionally well. Heather Graham was a hoot as a bed hopping movie wanabee, and Steve Martin was just great.
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