Bowfinger
1999 · TMDB 6.2
Directed by Frank Oz
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.
Why it matters
A low-budget filmmaker tricks a paranoid star into thinking aliens are real. The film's central gag involves a character unknowingly participating in dangerous stunts, raising questions about consent and liability in performance.
From When the Cartoon Fights Back: Slapstick Meets Liability
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Released
- 1999-08-12
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 6.2
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