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Bowfinger
Universal Pictures
FILM:
MPAA RATING: PG-13 for sex-related material and language
Starring
Eddie Murphy,
Steve Martin,
Heather Graham,
Christine Baranski,
and
Jamie Kennedy
Bobby Bowfinger, a nearly bankrupt aspiring movie producer-director, is about to take one last shot at fame and fortune. Desperate to hit the big time, the hapless dreamer recruits a motley crew of aspiring misfits, including an eager nerd, an ambitious ingenue and an overthe-hill diva. With their help, Bowfinger embarks on a radical, ingenious scheme to trick the biggest name in movies into becoming the star of his ultra-low budget film. (Universal Pictures)
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Steve Martin
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Frank Oz
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: January 18, 2000
Video: June 6, 2000
Theatrical: August 13, 1999
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| RUNNING TIME: |
98 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
Time
Richard Schickel
Perhaps the funniest movie for grownups so far this year.
100
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
Spoofy and sweet... endearingly old-fashioned.
100
San Francisco Chronicle
Bob Graham
A venemous Valentine to Hollywood sugarcoated with laughs.
100
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
Disciplined script -- bitingly funny.
95
TNT RoughCut
M. Meghan McCarthy
One of the funniest films of the year... enough laugh-out-loud moments.
91
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold
One terrific comedy that doesn't let up for an instant... a total hoot.
90
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
Inspired funny business that allows Martin to hilariously torpedo Hollywood's corrupt heart.
90
The New York Times
Elvis Mitchell
Smoothly directed and acted with glee... showing quick-witted comic spirit.
90
LA Weekly
Manohla Dargis
A terrifically clever film; has a soft-boilded heart.
90
Newsweek
David Ansen
Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy are both in peak form.
88
Baltimore Sun
Milton Kent
As close to a perfect piece of satire as filmmakers have seen in quite some time.
88
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
One of those comedies where everything works.
83
Portland Oregonian
Shawn Levy
Offers a lot of laughs, a heartwarming core.
80
Film.com
Ted Fry
A good-natured farce. It's also really, really funny.
80
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
Has it's share of downtime.
76
Mr. Showbiz
Elanore Snow
Savy script... terrific performances... [yet] the movie's herky jerky pacing may leave you wanting.
75
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
One of the reasons the move is so funny is that it is only a few degrees away from real life.
75
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman
Bowfinger's terrific set-pieces... more than make up for the odd weak moment or thin performance.
75
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
One of the best and funniest things that Martin, as writer and actor, has ever done.
75
USA Today
Mike Clark
Aside from the "Nutty Professor," this is the funniest Murphy comedy since the Reagan Administration.
75
San Francisco Examiner
Wesley Morris
Priceless enough to flush "Metro," "Dr. Dolittle" and "Holy Man" from memory.
70
Variety
Todd McCarthy
So lunatic that it creates as much puzzled disbelief as it does carefree delight.
63
Charlotte Observer
Lawrence Toppman
Amiable bundle of broad, easy laughs rather than bitingly fierce satire.
63
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
Just enough laughs to keep you watching.
63
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
Certainly pleasant, but it's also a bit safe.
60
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Enjoyable but thin.
60
Washington Post
Rita Kempley
Lacks emotional depth and intellectual sincerity.
50
Dallas Observer
Hinson
With the exception of Murphy . . . the rest of the cast Oz has assembled acquit themselves only adequately or worse.
50
Village Voice
J. Hoberman
Never hits a note of high hilarity.
50
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Bowfinger is mediocre . . . can be irksome, tedious, and hard to sit through.
50
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
Feels soft without being especially affectionate, and only sporadically funny.
50
Austin Chronicle
Sarah Hepola
Just enough laughs to keep you from feeling blatantly shortchanged.
40
Salon.com
Andrew O'Hehir
Mechanical plot that seems dull even before it laboriously clanks and screeches into motion.
 The average user rating for this movie is 7.5 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes
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