- Actors: Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham
- Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language: English, French
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
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- Studio: Mca (Universal)
- Release Date: May 6 2003
- Run Time: 97 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (123 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000035Z3C
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#17,863 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #16 in DVD > Comedy > Comedy Stars > Eddie Murphy
- #35 in DVD > Comedy > Comedy Stars > Steve Martin
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Filmmakers often remark that it's just so hard to make a bad picture that few would take on the challenge if they weren't so naive. Steve Martin's Bobby Bowfinger is cut from that pattern, one of those sweet, indomitable operators of Hollywood who seem to be descended directly from Ed Wood (of Plan 9 from Outer Space infamy). To resurrect his ramshackle existence, Bowfinger opts to film his accountant's sci-fi spectacular, Chubby Rain, about aliens invading in raindrops. The snag is he needs to attach action megastar Kit Ramsey (Eddie Murphy), an actor so paranoid he counts the K's in scripts to uncover possible Ku Klux Klan influences. When his effort fails, Bowfinger hits on an ingenious scheme to film Ramsey without his knowledge, throwing his actors at the hapless star whenever he appears in public. Only Kit begins to believe he's being hounded by aliens for real, and runs hysterically to his guru (Terence Stamp) at a Scientology-clone group called MindHead, where people walk around in fine suits wearing white pyramids on their heads. Deprived of his star, yet not to be undone, Bowfinger hires a look-alike, Jiff (also Eddie Murphy), to fill in. The tone of the picture is sometimes flat, rather than deadpan, but that's nitpicking. The farce is quick and engrossing, and populated with terrific performances, especially by Eddie Murphy, whose dual role as Kit and Jiff showcases his character-building gift, and by Martin, whose Bowfinger, part con man and part would-be visionary, manages to capture your sympathies. Heather Graham's would-be actress cheerfully sleeps her way to the top like she knows she's supposed to, and Christine Baranski plays her shopworn method actor with myopic self-absorption. --Jim Gay
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How does Bobby Bowfinger (Steve Martin) Hollywood s least successful director get Kit Ramsey (Eddie Murphy) Hollywood s biggest star in his ultra low budget film? Any way he can. With an ingenios scheme and the help of Kit s eager and nerdy brother Jiff an ambition and sexy wannabe (Heather Graham) and an over the hill diva (Christine Barahski) Bowfinger sets out to trick Ramsey into the performance of a lifetime. Enjoy the fun with Eddie Murphey and Steve Martine together for the first time in the hit comedy Bowfinger. Spotlight on Location. Feature Commenatary with Director Frank Oz. Deleted Scene. Outtakes. Theatrical Trailer. Universal Showcase. Production Notes. Cast and Filmmakers. Special DVD ROM features. Actors: Christine Baranski - Eddie Murphy - Heather Graham - Steve Martin . Director: Frank Oz. Format: DVD. Format Size: Widescreen. Runtime: 97 mins. Language: English. Region code: Region 1 (United States Canada Bermuda U.S. territories). Discs: 1. Rating: PG-13. Genre: Comedy. Release Year: 1999.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Bowfinger. Its so funny !,
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This review is from: Bowfinger (Widescreen) (DVD)
Steve Martin are funny again. With Eddie Murphy too, this one is a real treat. Even the dog in the movie, is an exellent "method actor". The story of Bowfinger, a struggling director, which hope for sucsess is something which we can identified with. And Frank Oz commentary track on the DVD is a mini filmschool in itself. Weel worth the money. Should been a classic !!!.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Enjoyable,
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This review is from: Bowfinger (Widescreen) (DVD)
Martin and Murphy are great in Bowfinger. Heather Graham holds her own. Martin plays Bowfinger as a desperately untalented but somewhat charismatic b movie director. Murphy plays two characters. The neurotic Kit and the hopelessly cheerful and naive Jiff. This movie is not the stuff of genius because it tries way too hard to be funny but it is fun and diverting. Several very funny scenes keep things zipping along. Considering Murphy's tremendous talent, its surprising how few really good non-children's comedies he's made. This is one of them.
1.0 out of 5 stars
1 star is too much,
This review is from: Bowfinger (Widescreen) (DVD)
I made the assumption that anything with Eddie Murphy is worth watching. Lets just say this movie proved me Wrong! Don't rent/buy/glimpse or wince at this trash of a film.
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