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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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Storyline
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
Plot Keywords:
guerrilla filmmaking | film within a film | satire | scientology parody | filmmaking |Taglines:
Loser. Faker. See more »Genres:
ComedyMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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 James Brown
Performed by James Brown
Courtesy of Polygram Records
By Arrangement with Universal Music Special Products
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Trivia
Eddie Murphy ad-libbed the line "It's not funny!" for the scene where Kit exposes himself to the Laker Girls. See more »Goofs
A "bounce card" (light reflecting screen) is reflected in the window of Kit's car. 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 »Alternate Versions
DVD "deleted scenes" section contains a much longer version of the "this script, this masterpiece" scene which in a Martin monologue explains why an accountant would write a sci-fi script. His first script, about the exciting world of accounting, was rejected in favor of something that at least has aliens in it. The title is "Star Wars," but that will have to be changed. Another scene features the most avant-garde dry-cleaning place you'll ever see, explaining better the "Kit's dry cleaning" material later on. See more »Soundtracks
Super Bad, Super SlickWritten by James Brown
Performed by James Brown
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After seeing how good the combination of director Frank Oz and actor Steve Martin was in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," I wasn't surprised that the two would make "Bowfinger" interesting, too. It's not the caliber of "Scoundrels," but it's still fun to watch.
Eddie Murphy, as usual, is responsible for a lot of laughs as he plays two characters: this paranoid New Age-type follower and a very nerdy stand-in actor. In both roles, he's effective. Terrence Stamp, meanwhile, does his normal intense job of acting as the leader of a far-out "mind group" that one of Murphy's characters belongs. Heather Graham provides the sex appeal. Few women have made the transition from wholesome country girl to sleazeball in one movie as Graham does here. It's shocking but laughable at the same time, which pretty much describes this odd film. Nice to see Steve Martin back in form, too.