Bowfinger

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Director: Frank Oz

Stars: Eddie Murphy, Steve Martin, Heather Graham, Robert Downey Jr, Terence Stamp, Christine Baranski

Year: 1999 Running Time: 97 mins Rating:

Steve Martin provided the script and stars alongside Eddie Murphy for this bouncy comedy that marked a return to form for both of them. Martin is the hard-up producer who, unable to afford Hollywood's hottest actor (Murphy), resolves to make him the unwitting star of his latest sci-fi movie anyway. Robert Downey Jr and Heather Graham join the fun while Murphy doubles up as his own dorky brother. Thoroughly entertaining.

Review

In this daft but amusing romp, Steve Martin is Bowfinger, a small-time film director with a sci-fi script that would be a success if only megastar Kit Ramsey (Eddie Murphy) would take the lead.

Bowfinger and his crew of illegal immigrants follow Kit around so that he'll be in the film without knowing it! After a slow start, quite a lot of fun is had, especially when scenes are being shot round the neurotic star, and Martin and Murphy are effortlessly funny.

Stay tuned at the end for clips from the Bowfinger follow-up, Fake Purse Ninjas.

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Bowfinger

Comedy written by and starring Steve Martin, co-starring Eddie Murphy and Heather Graham. A low-budget Hollywood producer makes the town's top actor the unwitting star of his latest sci-fi movie.