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- Bowfinger is a terrifically witty movie that skewers all the right targets. It's self-referential and geared toward movie buffs, but it's not so insular that you need an in-depth knowledge of the industry to get the jokes.
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Aug 13, 1999 · Bowfinger. Comedy. 97 minutes ‧ PG-13 ‧ 1999. Roger Ebert. August 13, 1999. 4 min read. It is a plan of audacity and madness: Bowfinger, a low-rent movie producer, will make a film with a top Hollywood action star, and the star won’t even know he’s making the picture.
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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Bowfinger is a terrifically witty movie that skewers all the right targets. It's self-referential and geared toward movie buffs, but it's not so insular that you need an in-depth...
The Jerk, LA Story, and Bowfinger are all as good as they are because he gave them such a great foundation with their screenplays. If you like his work but haven't read his books I'd highly recommend them.
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...
It got very good reviews, but was not a runaway hit. Which is a shame because it may be the last really funny movie either Murphy or Martin ever starred in. Bowfinger grossed $66 million at the domestic box office (on a $55 million budget) to end the year, the 35th highest grossing movie of 1999.
Bowfinger: Directed by Frank Oz. With Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham, Christine Baranski. 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.
