Bowfinger (1999)
Bobby Bowfinger, a nearly bankrupt aspiring movie producer-director, is about to take one last shot at fame and fortune. Desperate to hit the big time, the hapless dreamer recruits a motley crew of aspiring misfits, including an eager nerd, an ambitious ingenue and an overthe-hill diva. With their help, Bowfinger embarks on a radical, ingenious scheme to trick the biggest name in movies into becoming the star of his ultra-low budget film. (Universal Pictures)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Frank Oz
Written By: Steve Martin
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Steve Martin, Heather Graham, Eddie Murphy, Terence Stamp, John Cho, Christine Baranski, Jamie Kennedy, Barry Newman, Marisol Nichols, Kohl Sudduth, Adam Alexi-Malle
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
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1. Movies about movies (collaborative: moderated by Pickpocket - 31 stars)
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glumpy_99 | 93 87th |
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Wonderful, farcical comedy starts at a fever pitch and incredibly keeps on building and building, largely thanks to Martin's clever screenplay and a career-best effort for Murphy, who is equally hilarious (and even touching) sending up his own movie star persona, as well as portraying his own dopey lookalike. Perfectly cast right down the line, (Graham and Stamp are also standouts) and handled with aplomb by Oz. Largely limited interactions between Martin and Murphy is perhaps the only odd note.
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Tequila | 75 37th |
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Great fun and not an entirely brainless one. This is a seriously underrated comedy that is miles ahead crap like There's something about Mary.
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| 1 | Kerrek | 60 34th |
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Would be better if Steve Martin didn't obviously hate being in the movie.
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| 1 | djfntstque | 68 43rd |
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That fleeting, magical moment when Steve Martin was funny again.
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| 1 | Chuchaqui | 69 31st |
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Pretty funny acutally.
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Tripwyre | 79 75th |
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A last best effort for both Martin and Murphy, in yet another ode to the joy and magic of filmmaking. It may be the only movie ever to feature Murphy in dual roles and still be actually funny, and he shines in both of them -- the highway sequence is just hysterical. It takes great shots at Scientology long before it was hip to do so, and the cast is a treat. I hope that this smart and funny script was regarded as a flop isn't the cause for Martin's recent career nosedive. He can still write.
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Paxton | 42 12th |
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I didn't get it at all. Aside from Rollergirl I was bored out of my mind.
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Scrib | 75 65th |
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Occasionally cringe, often hilarious. But a wonderful reminder that if you dream big, lie through your teeth, take advantage of the desperate, refuse to pay hard workers, repeatedly invade people's personal space, prostitute yourself, and encourage the delusions of mentally unstable celebrities... you too can make a mainstream movie that sucks needles and launches your career :). Written by the jerk and directed by Fozzie Bear. Eddie Murphy is actually really good in this.
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| Average Percentile 39.26% from 3208 Ratings |  |