Bowfinger

1999 97 min Comedy

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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IMDb 6.5 RT 83 Metacritic 73

budget $55,000,000 earnings $98,625,775 return 1.8x

director Frank Oz

writer Steve Martin

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