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Bowfinger is the perfect inspirational movie for any starving artist -- because it’s all about lying, cheating, stealing, conning, blackmailing, and sleeping your way to the top.
Steve Martin stars as Bobby Bowfinger, a down-and-out filmmaker who’s about to call it quits until he finds the perfect screenplay (it’s a sci-fi film called Chubby Rain). Suddenly, the only thing standing between Bowfinger and a major Hollywood deal is signing Kit Ramsey (Eddie Murphy) to star.
When Kit throws Bowfinger (and his script) out of his limo, Bowfinger decides that Kit’s definitely going to be in the movie -- whether he knows it or not. Without being totally honest with his other cast and crewmembers about Kit’s involvement, Bowfinger begins filming around an unknowing star, following him to restaurants, to his tailor, and to his home.
Thus Bowfinger begins creating his masterpiece with a cast of has-beens and hopefuls (including Heather Graham, who plays a wannabe actress who will do anything to be a star, and Eddie Murphy, who plays Kit’s body double) and his crew of illegal aliens. Meanwhile, Kit’s starting to think that there really are aliens after him...
Bowfinger has Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, and...Eddie Murphy. What more can any laugh-seeker ask for? Martin’s knack for screenwriting -- and a perfectly-hilarious cast -- make this movie a frequently-played part of my collection.
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