Rating: PG13
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 08/13/1999(USA)
Release Date: 01/18/2000
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DDS/DTS
Run Time: 97 Minutes
Flags: Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
A group of wanna-be filmmakers and actors concocts a scheme to make a movie with a major star without having to pay him in this comedy. Bobby Bowfinger (
Steve Martin) has struggled for years to make it in Hollywood with no real success; he's convinced that he has to make his big break soon or it will be too late. Bobby has a script, and he has a cast, including an ingenue straight off the bus from Ohio (
Heather Graham), a one-time regional stage star who fondly recalls her brief moment of glory (
Christine Baranski), and a hunky aspiring matinee idol (
Kohl Sudduth). He also has a young associate named Dave (
Jamie Kennedy), who has a low-level job at a movie studio as a gofer -- which means that he has keys to every part of the lot and can "borrow" whatever they need. All they need is a star, but without any money, how do they get one? Kit Ramsey (
Eddie Murphy) is a leading action star, and he is obviously beyond Bowfinger's budget. But Bobby has an idea: what if he tricked Kit into appearing in the film without his knowing it?
Steve Martin also wrote the film's screenplay, and former Muppets performer
Frank Oz directs.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
