Bowfinger

Bowfinger

The con is on.

1999•1h 37m•6.2/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.2/10(924)

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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Production

Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Brian Grazer Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Steve Martin

Steve Martin

Bobby Bowfinger

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Kit Ramsey / Jeffernson 'Jiff' Ramsey

Heather Graham

Heather Graham

Daisy

Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski

Carol

Jamie Kennedy

Jamie Kennedy

Dave

Barry Newman

Barry Newman

Hal, Kit's Agent

Adam Alexi-Malle

Adam Alexi-Malle

Afrim

Kohl Sudduth

Kohl Sudduth

Slater

Terence Stamp

Terence Stamp

Terry Stricter

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Jerry Renfro

Alejandro Patiño

Alejandro Patiño

Sanchez

Alfred De Contreras

Martinez

Ramiro Fabian

Hector

Johnny Sanchez

Johnny Sanchez

Luis

Claude Brooks

Freddy

Kevin Scannell

Kevin Scannell

LA Cop

John Prosky

John Prosky

MindHead Executive

Michael Dempsey

Michael Dempsey

Camera Security Guard

Walter Powell

Federal Express Man

Phill Lewis

Phill Lewis

Actor at Audition

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