Bowfinger

Aug 12, 1999

1h 37m

★ 6.2

The con is on.

Overview

On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a has-been diva and a film studio gofer, he sets out to shoot a blockbuster featuring the biggest star in Hollywood, Kit Ramsey -- only without letting Ramsey know he's in the picture.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Imagine Entertainment

Brian Grazer Productions

Bowfinger Trailers

Cast

Bobby Bowfinger

Steve Martin

Kit Ramsey / Jeffernson 'Jiff' Ramsey

Eddie Murphy

Daisy

Heather Graham

Carol

Christine Baranski

Dave

Jamie Kennedy

Hal, Kit's Agent

Barry Newman

Afrim

Adam Alexi-Malle

Slater

Kohl Sudduth

Terry Stricter

Terence Stamp

Jerry Renfro

Robert Downey Jr.

Sanchez

Alejandro Patiño

Martinez

Alfred De Contreras

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5.0

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6.7

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7.3

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7.4

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7.3

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5.9

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6.6

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7.6

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10.0

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