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Aug 13, 1999 · “Bowfinger,” written by Martin and directed by Frank Oz (“Little Shop Of Horrors”), understands how deeply people yearn to be in the movies, and how fame can make you peculiar. Like Mel Brooks’ “ The Producers ” (1968), it’s about fringe players who strike out boldly for the big time.
Honestly the first time I saw it, for a portion of the movie, I thought they legit found someone that looked like Murphy to play the role. I was also in my early teens when this movie came out and had no idea what it was about before watching it.
Dec 16, 2012 · Never is this more evident than in an overlooked gem from director Frank Oz, his hysterical 1999 comedy Bowfinger. Written by and starring comedy legend Steve Martin, Bowfinger does what so few...
On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger (Steve Martin) concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie.
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- Frank Oz
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Aug 1, 1999 · In other words, it is a feel-good movie of one of the few types left—romantic comedy is still, just about, another—which still can make us feel good. Martin plays Bobby Bowfinger, as marginal a figure as you are likely to find among the marginal characters on the fringes of the California entertainment industry.
Bowfinger is a 1999 American satirical buddy comedy film directed by Frank Oz. The film depicts a down-and-out filmmaker in Hollywood attempting to make a film on a small budget with a star who does not know that he is in the movie.
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After a clever scene in which Bowfinger pitches his movie idea about an alien invasion of earth to a studio boss played by Robert Downey Jr., our would-be filmmaker gets a green light.
