Bowfinger (Universal 1999, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy)

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September 10, 2018

Bobby Bowfinger (Steve Martin) is a Hollywood movie producerdirector but down-on-his-luck. When a friend writes the script for a science-fiction film, Chubby Rain, Bobby is convinced that it will be a blockbuster and bring him fame and fortune. However, a producer (Robert Downey Jr) agrees to finance the film only on the condition that A-list star Kit Ramsey (Eddie Murphy) is signed to play the lead and when Ramsey refuses, Bowfinger is determined that he will be part of the film with his permission or not.

With the help of the cheapest team he can put together, including an aspiring actress desperate to be in the movies (Heather Graham), a slightly over-the-hill diva (Christine Baranski), Ramsey’s twin brother (Murphy in a dual role) and a lowly gofer from a major studio, Bowfinger films an oblivious Ramsey as he contrives a chain of situations guaranteed to gain a reaction in the quest to create his masterpiece.

Oz’s film contains laugh-out-loud situations and with its larger-than-life characters is a funny and fresh satire.

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production details
USA | Universal | 97 minutes | 1999

Director: Frank Oz
Creators: Steve Martin, Marc Baird,

cast
Kohl Sudduth as Slater
John Cho as Nightclub Cleaner
Terence Stamp as Terry Stricter
Marisol Nichols as Young Actress at Audition
Alejandro Patino as Sanchez
Kevin Scannell as LA Cop
Steve Martin as Bobby Bowfinger
Eddie Murphy as Kit Ramsey | Jeffernson ‘Jiff’ Ramsey
Heather Graham as Daisy
Christine Baranski as Carol
Jamie Kennedy as Dave
Adam Alexi-Malle as Afrim
Barry Newman as Hal, Kit’s Agent
Robert Downey Jr. as Jerry Renfro
Alfred De Contreras as Martinez
Ramiro Fabian as Hector
Johnny Sanchez as Luis
Claude Brooks as Freddy
John Prosky as MindHead Executive
Michael Dempsey as Camera Security Guard
Walter Powell as Federal Express Man
Phill Lewis as Actor at Audition
Nathan Anderson as Clothing Sales Clerk
Brogan Roche as Renfro’s Executive
Lloyd Berman as Camera Store Clerk
Zaid Farid as Kenny, Kit’s Limo Driver
Aaron Brumfield as Kit’s Bodyguard
Kevin Grevioux as Kit’s Bodyguard
Kimble Jemison as Kit’s Assistant
Alex Craig Mann as Studio Executive
Laura Grady as E! Channel Interviewer
Reamy Hall as Farrah, Hollywood Lesbian
Michelle Boehle as Laker Girl
Kimberly Baum as Laker Girl
Megan Denton as Laker Girl
Janet Jaeger as Laker Girl
Hope Wood as Laker Girl
Addie Yungmee as Laker Girl
Andrea Toste as Laker Girl
Carl Kocis as Reporter at Premier
Tiger Mendez as ‘Mongo’ Premiere Guest
Steve J. Termath as Black Masked Ninja
Alan Oliney

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