Bowfinger (1999)
Storyline
On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a has-been diva and a film studio gofer, he sets out to shoot a blockbuster featuring the biggest star in Hollywood, Kit Ramsey -- only without letting Ramsey know he's in the picture.
Directors
Cast
Eddie Murphy, John Cho, Heather Graham, Michael Dempsey, Robert Downey Jr., Kevin Grevioux, Terence Stamp, Jamie Kennedy, Alejandro Patino, Steve Martin, Christine Baranski, John Prosky, Phill Lewis, Marisol Nichols, Zaid Farid, Adam Alexi-Malle, Barry Newman, Johnny Sanchez, Kohl Sudduth, Aaron Brumfield, Nathan Anderson, Kevin Scannell, Alfred De Contreras, Ramiro Fabian, Claude Brooks, Walter Powell, Brogan Roche, Lloyd Berman, Kimble Jemison, Alex Craig Mann, Laura Grady, Reamy Hall, Michelle Boehle, Kimberly Baum, Megan Denton, Janet Jaeger, Hope Wood, Addie Yungmee, Andrea Toste, Carl Kocis, Tiger Mendez, Steve J. Termath, Alan Oliney
Trailer
Reviews
90
Smoothly directed and acted with glee... showing quick-witted comic spirit.
90
A terrifically clever film; has a soft-boilded heart.
90
Rolling Stone
Inspired funny business that allows Martin to hilariously torpedo Hollywood's corrupt heart.
75
San Francisco Examiner
Priceless enough to flush "Metro," "Dr. Dolittle" and "Holy Man" from memory.
70
Variety
So lunatic that it creates as much puzzled disbelief as it does carefree delight.
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