When a desperate movie producer fails to get a major star for his bargain-basement film, he decides to shoot the film secretly around him.When a desperate movie producer fails to get a major star for his bargain-basement film, he decides to shoot the film secretly around him.When a desperate movie producer fails to get a major star for his bargain-basement film, he decides to shoot the film secretly around him.
- Awards
- 6 nominations
- Sanchez
- (as Alejandro Patino)
- Director
- Writer
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Eddie Murphy Through the Years
Eddie Murphy Through the Years
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- TriviaReportedly based on a real incident in 1927. A Russian filmmaker covertly shot footage of the vacationing Mary Pickford, and fashioned an entire film around the footage, creating the illusion that Pickford was actually starring in this Russian film. In reality, the 1927 film Potseluy Meri Pikford (1927) featured cameos from Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. They participated in the film as a goodwill gesture towards the emerging Russian film industry.
- GoofsWhen Kit shoots the cymbals, the blasting caps are visible both before and after.
- Quotes
Kit: White boys always get the Oscar. It's a known fact. Did I ever get a nomination? No! You know why? Cause I hadn't played any of them slave roles, and get my ass whipped. That's how you get the nomination. A black dude who plays a slave that gets his ass whipped gets the nomination, a white guy who plays an idiot gets the Oscar. That's what I need, I need to play a retarded slave, then I'll get the Oscar.
- Crazy creditsAfter the last credits roll, Kit's line, "I saved the world! I saved it," can be heard.
- Alternate versionsThe "Deleted Scenes" on the Blu-ray/DVD releases contain:
- A much longer version of the "this script, this masterpiece" scene, in which a Martin monologue explains why an accountant would write a sci-fi script. His first script, about the exciting world of accounting, was rejected in favor of something that at least has aliens in it. The title is "Star Wars", but that will have to be changed.
- Another scene features the most advent-grade dry-cleaning place you'll ever see, explaining better the "Kit's dry cleaning" material later on.
- SoundtracksThere Is Always One More Time
Written by Kenneth W. Hirsh, Doc Pomus
Performed by Johnny Adams
Courtesy of Rounder Records
By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group
Eddie Murphy, as usual, is responsible for a lot of laughs as he plays two characters: this paranoid New Age-type follower and a very nerdy stand-in actor. In both roles, he's effective. Terrence Stamp, meanwhile, does his normal intense job of acting as the leader of a far-out "mind group" that one of Murphy's characters belongs. Heather Graham provides the sex appeal. Few women have made the transition from wholesome country girl to sleazeball in one movie as Graham does here. It's shocking but laughable at the same time, which pretty much describes this odd film. Nice to see Steve Martin back in form, too.
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- Also known as
- Bowfinger's Big Thing
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Box office
- Budget
- $55,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $66,384,775
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $18,062,550
- Aug 15, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $98,625,775
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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