The con is on.
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.
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Comic, contemporary, warm and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- warmbleak
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
Who loves it, who doesn't
38 profiled raters. Loved most by The Archivists; disliked most by The Sinceres.
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“Would Bowfinger hit harder if it came out today rather than in 1999?”
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Cast
- Steve MartinBobby Bowfinger
- Eddie MurphyKit Ramsey / Jeffernson 'Jiff' Ramsey
- Heather GrahamDaisy
- Christine BaranskiCarol
- Jamie KennedyDave
- Barry NewmanHal, Kit's Agent
- Adam Alexi-MalleAfrim
- Kohl SudduthSlater
- Terence StampTerry Stricter
- Robert Downey Jr.Jerry Renfro
Crew
- Frank OzDirector
- Steve MartinScreenplay
- Ueli SteigerDirector of Photography
- David NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Richard PearsonEditor
- Brian GrazerProducer
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