Synopsis
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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Cast
- Steve MartinBobby Bowfinger
- Eddie MurphyKit Ramsey / Jeffernson 'Jiff' Ramsey
- Heather GrahamDaisy
- Christine BaranskiCarol
- Jamie KennedyDave
- Barry NewmanHal, Kit's Agent
- Adam Alexi-MalleAfrim
- Kohl SudduthSlater
- Terence StampTerry Stricter
- Robert Downey Jr.Jerry Renfro
Recommendations
- 90
The New York Times
Smoothly directed and acted with glee... showing quick-witted comic spirit. - 90
L.A. Weekly
A terrifically clever film; has a soft-boilded heart. - 90
Rolling Stone
Inspired funny business that allows Martin to hilariously torpedo Hollywood's corrupt heart. - 75
San Francisco Examiner
Priceless enough to flush "Metro," "Dr. Dolittle" and "Holy Man" from memory. - 70
Variety
So lunatic that it creates as much puzzled disbelief as it does carefree delight. - 63
Charlotte Observer
Amiable bundle of broad, easy laughs rather than bitingly fierce satire. - 60
Chicago Reader
Enjoyable but thin. - 50
Village Voice
Never hits a note of high hilarity.
