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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.
Theatrical
Aug 12, 1999
Box Office
$98.6M
Budget
$55.0M
Return
1.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 18, 2000
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Brian Grazer Productions
Cast
Full credits →S
Steve Martin
Bobby Bowfinger
E
Eddie Murphy
Kit Ramsey / Jeffernson 'Jiff' Ramsey
H
Heather Graham
Daisy
C
Christine Baranski
Carol
J
Jamie Kennedy
Dave
B
Barry Newman
Hal, Kit's Agent
A
Adam Alexi-Malle
Afrim
K
Kohl Sudduth
Slater
T
Terence Stamp
Terry Stricter
R
Robert Downey Jr.
Jerry Renfro
A
Alejandro Patiño
Sanchez
J
Johnny Sanchez
Luis
C
Claude Brooks
Freddy
K
Kevin Scannell
LA Cop
J
John Prosky
MindHead Executive
M
Michael Dempsey
Camera Security Guard
W
Walter Powell
Federal Express Man
P
Phill Lewis
Actor at Audition
M
Marisol Nichols
Young Actress at Audition
N
Nathan Anderson
Clothing Sales Clerk
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The Con is On.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Complications in Filmmaking and Blackmail Concerns
Kit
Hey, ]. It's not funny!
[with head covered by a paper bag; [w:Laker Girls|Laker Girls; partly opens coat to show his naked body; Laker Girls laugh; scampers off]
Terry Stricter
You realize all courts in the country would consider this blackmail!
Bobby Bowfinger
I don't know anything about blackmail. I'm just a guy with a great film. I need a shot of Kit saying, "Gotcha, suckers" and a couple of close-ups. Or we'll use a shot of Kit wagging his thing at the Laker Girls. Which is a great ending, though not such a good ending for Kit. It could sort of stop his money flow and possibly make that family film he's about to do, just go, pfft.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
