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Bowfinger

1999 · 97 min

A giddy, good-natured showbiz caper that keeps you grinning at the sheer audacity of its scrappy schemers.

Tagline: The con is on.
Overview: 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.

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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
celebrity
media
deception
friendship
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	8
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Frank Oz
Written by: Steve Martin
Starring: Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham, Christine Baranski, Jamie Kennedy, Barry Newman, Adam Alexi-Malle, Kohl Sudduth
Music: David Newman
Cinematography: Ueli Steiger
Runtime: 97 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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