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User Rating:
6.4/10   31,266 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Steve Martin (written by)
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Release Date:
13 August 1999 (USA) more
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Tagline:
A desperate plan for a desperate man more
Plot:
When a desperate movie producer fails to get a major star for his bargain basement film, he decides to shoot the film secretly around him. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
6 nominations more
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(32 articles)
Eddie Murphy's next?
 (From JoBlo. 18 November 2009, 2:27 PM, PST)

Steve Martin: 'Failure inspires me'
 (From digitalspy. 5 November 2009, 7:26 AM, PST)

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Hysterically Funny! A Comedic Masterpiece! more (342 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bowfinger's Big Thing (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sex-related material and language.
Runtime:
97 min | Turkey:85 min (TV version)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Steve Martin said his inspiration for writing the part of Daisy (Heather Graham) was Anne Heche, with whom he had an affair years before. The joke at the end of the movie in which Daisy comes in and announces that her latest conquest is "one of the most powerful lesbians in Hollywood" is a reference to the fact that after Heche and Martin stopped dating, Heche had a highly publicized relationship with Ellen DeGeneres. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Bowfinger takes off his fake pony tail and puts it in his left coat pocket before going into the restaurant. When he pulls out his business card and gives it to Jerry Renfro, he puts his hand in his right pocket, and the fake pony tail is attached to his card. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Robert K. Bowfinger: Wow. Great script. Great script!
[to his dog]
Robert K. Bowfinger: Betsy? It's now or never. We are gonna make a movie.
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14 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
Hysterically Funny! A Comedic Masterpiece!, 28 November 2006
10/10
Author: shaaronie from United States

Wow! It finally happened! Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy Together! This movie is genius! There is so much going on here and Steve and Eddie are at their best. From the opening scene, you can just tell you are in for a real treat. This is one of my all time favorite movies. And people who voted less than excellent for this movie; either hate comedy or don't know how to enjoy real comedy. Eddie Murphy again does double duty playing two completely different characters, one more funnier than the next. Steve Martin plays the not so straight man director. This is a madcap screwball comedy. And the highway scene is tears crying down your face funny! I highly recommend this movie to any one who loves to really laugh! Unless your dead, you can't help but laugh. I don't mean chuckle, grin, smile etc. I mean laugh!!!!

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