Bowfinger is a 1999 American comedy film directed by Frank Oz and produced by Brian Grazer. The screenplay was written by Steve Martin.
Rated: PG-13 (movie contains sex-related material and language)
Run Time: 1h 37min
Release Date: August 13, 1999 (USA)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Oz
Studio: Universal Pictures
Budget: $55 Million
Box Office: $98.6 Million
Bowfinger stars Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham, Christine Baranski, Jamie Kennedy, Barry Newman, Adam Alexi-Malle, Kohl Sudduth, Terrence Stamp, Robert Downey Jr. and John Cho.
Bowfinger (Steve Martin) is a struggling film maker who gets creative in making a movie with Kit Ramsey (Eddie Murphy) who is one of the biggest stars in Hollywood.
Movie Quotes
“Did you know Tom Cruise had no idea he was in that vampire move till two years later?” – Bowfinger
“White boys always get the Oscar. It’s a known fact. Did I ever get a nomination? No! You know why? Cause I hadn’t played any of them slave roles, and get my ass whipped. That’s how you get the nomination. A black dude who plays a slave that gets his ass whipped gets the nomination, a white guy who plays an idiot gets the Oscar. That’s what I need, I need to play a retarded slave, then I’ll get the Oscar.” – Kit
“Would you be willing to cut your hair?” – Bowfinger
“Well, yeah, but it would probably be better if someone else did it. I’ve had a few… accidents.” – Jiff
“Do you have any experience in motion pictures?” – Bowfinger
“Uh, well, quite a bit, actually, I have quite a bit of experience. I’m an active, uh, renter at Blockbuster, and I , um, attend the filmed cinema, uh, as much as possible, weekly, bi-weekly, inter-week… intermediately.” – Jiff
Official Movie Trailer
Movie Stars
Steve Martin as Bobby Bowfinger
Eddie Murphy as Kit Ramsey / Jiff Ramsey
Heather Graham as Daisy
Christine Baranski as Carol
Jamie Kennedy as Dave
Barry Newman as Kit’s Agent Hal
Adam Alexi-Malle as Afrim
Kohl Sudduth as Slater
Terrence Stamp as Terry Stricter
Robert Downey Jr. as Jerry Renfro
John Cho as Nighclub Cleaner