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Budget. $55 million [2] Box office. $98.6 million [2] 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.
- $55 million
- David Newman
- August 13, 1999 (United States)
- Brian Grazer
Aug 13, 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.
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- Comedy
- Frank Oz
- 1999-08-13
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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.
Jan 2, 2022 · Bowfinger is a down-on-his-luck B-movie producer who has raised enough money to make his own film ($2,184, to be exact). Universal executive Jerry Renfro (Robert Downey Jr.) promises that the studio will distribute the movie if Bowfinger can get A-lister Kit Ramsey to sign on. Ramsey refuses, so Bowfinger takes a different approach.
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Aug 13, 1999 · Advertisement. "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.
Aug 12, 1999 · 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 ...
Rated: 3/4 • Oct 26, 2023. Aug 19, 2023. May 28, 2021. On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger (Steve Martin) concocts a crazy plan to make...
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