Bowfinger is a 1999 comedy cult film directed by Frank Oz. It depicts a down-and-out filmmaker in Hollywood attempting to make a film on a small budget with a star who does not know that he is in the film. It was written by Steve Martin, and stars Martin, Eddie Murphy, and Heather Graham. Critics have described the film as a parody of Hollywood, filmmaking, celebrity, and according to some, the group "MindHead" is a parody of the Church of Scientology. Martin has denied this. Z-grade film producer Bobby Bowfinger is extremely eager to direct a film of his own and has saved up for it his... entire life — he now has $2,184 to pay for production costs. With a script penned by an accountant , a camera operator with access to studio-owned equipment, and several actors who are hungry for work he needs access to a studio in order to distribute his masterwork. He manages to extract a promise from a film studio executive that the executive will distribute the film if it includes currently-hot action star Kit Ramsey .
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| Release date: | August 13, 1999 |
| Directed by: | Frank Oz |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 97 Minutes |
| Producer: | Brian Grazer |
| Editor: | Rick Pearson |
| Music by: | David Newman |
| Cinematography: | Ueli Steiger |
| Screenplay by: | Steve Martin |
| Estimated budget: | $55,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |