Bowfinger
The con is on.
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Release Date
8/12/1999Runtime
97 minsGenres
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.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$55,000,000Revenue
$98,625,775Homepage
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A scrappy con artist's comedy where a desperate filmmaker pulls off an audacious scheme to shoot a movie around Hollywood's biggest star without his knowledge. It's a zippy celebration of ingenuity, hustle, and the delirious lengths people will go for their dreams.
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Steve Martin
Bobby Bowfinger
Eddie Murphy
Kit Ramsey / Jeffernson 'Jiff' Ramsey
Heather Graham
Daisy
Christine Baranski
Carol
Jamie Kennedy
Dave
Barry Newman
Hal, Kit's Agent
Adam Alexi-Malle
Afrim
Kohl Sudduth
Slater
Terence Stamp
Terry Stricter
Robert Downey Jr.
Jerry Renfro
Alejandro Patiño
Sanchez
Alfred De Contreras
Martinez
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