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Bowfinger

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On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a has-been diva and a film studio gofer, he sets out to shoot a blockbuster featuring the biggest star in Hollywood, Kit Ramsey -- only without letting Ramsey know he's in the picture.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1999-08-12

Runtime: 97 mins

Director: Frank Oz

Spoken language: English

Genres: Comedy

Original title: Bowfinger

Production Companies: Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Brian Grazer Productions

Production Countries: United States of America

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