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.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Steve Martin | ... | Bowfinger | |
| Eddie Murphy | ... | Kit Ramsey / Jiff Ramsey | |
| Heather Graham | ... | Daisy | |
| Christine Baranski | ... | Carol | |
| Jamie Kennedy | ... | Dave | |
| Barry Newman | ... | Kit's Agent | |
| Adam Alexi-Malle | ... | Afrim | |
| Kohl Sudduth | ... | Slater | |
| Terence Stamp | ... | Terry Stricter | |
| Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Jerry Renfro | |
| Alejandro Patiño | ... | Sanchez (as Alejandro Patino) | |
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Alfred De Contreras | ... | Martinez |
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Ramiro Fabian | ... | Hector |
| Johnny Sanchez | ... | Luis | |
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Claude Brooks | ... | Freddy |
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Forty-nine year old Bobby Bowfinger is the owner/president of a Hollywood-based production company, Bowfinger International Pictures. The company has yet to produce a film, Bobby's personal net worth is virtually zero, and the company only has $2,184 to its name, $1 invested into it personally by Bobby every week since he first decided he wanted to make a movie when he was a child. Bobby believes his fortunes will change when his accountant Afrim changes hats and writes a science-fiction alien invasion screenplay that Bobby thinks all studios will clamor for and has Oscar written all over it. He has a small stable of followers who support his vision in being part of this movie, which eventually includes Daisy as the lead actress, she a stereotypical small town girl looking to make it big in Hollywood. Having just arrived in town, she does not know her way around the Hollywood system,... except on her proverbial back. Bobby is not averse to telling bald-faced lies in his singular focus... Written by Huggo
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guerrilla filmmaking | film within a film | satire | scientology parody | filmmaking |Taglines:
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Rated PG-13 for sex-related material and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 August 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Bowfinger's Big Thing See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$55,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$18,062,550, 15 August 1999, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$66,384,775Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$98,625,775Company Credits
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Runtime:
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1.37 : 1
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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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Written by Ivan Lins, Zitor Martins
Performed by Quincy Jones
Courtesy of Qwest Records
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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When Afrim and the LA Cop pull Kit over at the end of the movie, the LA Cop gets out of the car first. When Afrim is getting out, the LA Cop is sitting in the car talking on the radio. See 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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Crazy Credits
After the last credits roll, Kit's line, "I saved the world! I saved it," can be heard. See more »Soundtracks
Setembro (Brazilian Wedding Song)Written by Ivan Lins, Zitor Martins
Performed by Quincy Jones
Courtesy of Qwest Records
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Steve Martin scored a bullseye with BOWFINGER, a smart and cleverly mounted comedy, which Martin also wrote, which stars Steve Martin as Bobby Bowfinger, a down and out Hollywood producer on the verge of going out of business who gets hold of a script to produce and wants big time action star Kit Ramsey (Eddie Murphy) to star in it. When Ramsey won't give Bobby the time of day. Bobby decides to shoot the film without Kit's knowledge or consent. This premise is a wonderful set-up for some very funny sight gags. Eddie Murphy is on target as Kit Ramsey and as a milquetoast lookalike hired to do Ramsey's stunt work and close-ups. Murphy delivers one of his funniest performances as the lookalike and there are other effective contributions from Heather Graham, Jamie Kennedy, Christine Baranski,Terrence Stamp, and Robert Downey, Jr. A smart and winning comedy about the inner workings of modern Hollywood with a great screenplay and starring performance by Martin and Eddie Murphy in the dual role of a lifetime.