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The Big Picture
Why this pick
Like Bowfinger, it turns Hollywood dream-chasing into a sharply observed farce, following an earnest filmmaker whose personal vision is steadily mangled by the machinery of the business.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1999 1h 37m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
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Living in Oblivion
Why this pick
A scrappy independent production becomes a pressure cooker for delusion, technical disasters and actor ego—sharing Bowfinger’s affectionate, escalating satire of people determined to finish a movie.
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The Player
Why this pick
Its Hollywood satire is cooler and more cynical than Bowfinger’s, but it shares the delight in absurd pitches, desperate ambition and an industry that treats creativity as a transaction.
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Get Shorty
Why this pick
A relaxed, witty crime-comedy with the same fascination for Los Angeles movie-business nonsense, where hustlers and industry professionals prove equally adept at selling fantasies.
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Dolemite Is My Name
Why this pick
Its exuberant underdog filmmaker gathers an unlikely crew to make something nobody else believes in. It carries Bowfinger’s warm affection for resourcefulness and the communal thrill of low-budget creation.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Z movie film producer Bobby Bowfinger has saved up to direct a movie for his entire life — he now has $2,184 to pay for production costs. He has a script ("''Chubby Rain''") penned by an accountant, Afrim, and a camera operator, Dave, with access to studio-owned equipment. Bowfinger then lines up several actors who are hungry for work, along with a crowd of Illegal immigration to the United States for a camera crew; the only other thing he needs is access to a studio in order to distribute his masterwork.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Eddie Murphy
Kit Ramsey | Jeffernson 'Jiff' Ramsey
Heather Graham
Daisy
Christine Baranski
Carol
Kohl Sudduth
Slater
Alfred De Contreras
Martinez
Johnny Sanchez
Luis
Claude Brooks
Freddy
Kevin Scannell
LA Cop