Bowfinger (1999)
Coming Out at 13 August 1999 in theaters.
Comedy
Bowfinger is comedy film directed by Frank Oz. It 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 film. It was written by Steve Martin, who also stars alongside Eddie Murphy in two roles, and Heather Graham as a vapid, ambitious starlet. The film was released on August 13, 1999, and grossed $98 million.
Z-grade film producer Bobby Bowfinger has saved up to direct a movie for his entire life — he now has $2,184 to pay for production costs. He has a script (“Chubby Rain”) penned by an accountant, Afrim, and a camera operator, Dave, with access to studio-owned equipment. Bowfinger then lines up several actors who are hungry for work, along with a crowd of undocumented Mexican immigrants for a camera crew; the only other thing he needs is access to a studio in order to distribute his masterwork.
He extracts a promise from a high-ranking Universal Pictures executive, Jerry Renfro, that Universal will distribute the film if it includes currently-hot action star Kit Ramsey. Ramsey — a rather pompous, neurotic, and paranoid actor — refuses, so Bowfinger constructs a plan to covertly film all of Ramsey’s scenes without his knowledge. The actors, told that Ramsey is method acting and will not be interacting with them outside of their scenes, walk up to Ramsey in public and recite their lines while hidden cameras catch Ramsey’s confused reactions.
Director: Frank Oz
Writer: Steve Martin
Stars: Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham, Christine Baranski, Jamie Kennedy, Barry Newman, Adam Alexi-Malle
Cast:
| Steve Martin | … | Bowfinger |
| Eddie Murphy | … | Kit Ramsey / Jiff Ramsey |
| Heather Graham | … | Daisy |
| Christine Baranski | … | Carol |
| Jamie Kennedy | … | Dave |
| Barry Newman | … | 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 |
| Ramiro Fabian | … | Hector |
| Johnny Sanchez | … | Luis |
| Claude Brooks | … | Freddy |
| Kevin Scannell | … | LA Cop |
| John Prosky | … | MindHead Executive |
| Michael Dempsey | … | Camera Security Guard |
| Walter Powell | … | Federal Express Man |
| Phill Lewis | … | Actor at Audition |
| Marisol Nichols | … | Young Actress at Audition |
| Nathan Anderson | … | Clothing Sales Clerk |
| Brogan Roche | … | Renfro’s Executive |
| John Cho | … | Nightclub Cleaner |
| Lloyd Berman | … | Camera Store Clerk |
| Zaid Farid | … | Kit’s Limo Driver |
| Aaron Brumfield | … | Kit’s Bodyguard |
| Kevin Grevioux | … | Kit’s Bodyguard |
| Kimble Jemison | … | Kit’s Assistant |
| Alex Craig Mann | … | Studio Executive |
| Laura Grady | … | E! Channel Interviewer |
| Reamy Hall | … | Farrah |
| Michelle Boehle | … | Laker Girl |
| Kimberly Baum | … | Laker Girl |
| Megan Denton | … | Laker Girl |
| Janet Jaeger | … | Laker Girl |
| Hope Wood | … | Laker Girl |
| Addie Yungmee | … | Laker Girl |
| Andrea Toste | … | Laker Girl |
| Mindy | … | Betsy – Bowfinger’s Dog |
| Martin Andris | … | Premiere Guest |
| Adam Carrera | … | News Reporter |
| John Forker | … | Club Patron |
| Carl Kocis | … | Reporter at Premier |
| Tiger Mendez | … | ‘Mongo’ Premiere Guest |
| Douglas M. Nelson | … | Confederate Soldier |
| Rick Solis | … | Limo driver |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia