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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/02/Bowfinger_movie.jpg/220px-Bowfinger_movie.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="322" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/02/Bowfinger_movie.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="366" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Theatrical release poster</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Oz" title="Frank Oz">Frank Oz</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Martin" title="Steve Martin">Steve Martin</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Grazer" title="Brian Grazer">Brian Grazer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Steve Martin</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murphy" title="Eddie Murphy">Eddie Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heather_Graham" title="Heather Graham">Heather Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christine_Baranski" title="Christine Baranski">Christine Baranski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terence_Stamp" title="Terence Stamp">Terence Stamp</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ueli_Steiger" title="Ueli Steiger">Ueli Steiger</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Pearson_(film_editor)" title="Richard Pearson (film editor)">Richard Pearson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/David_Newman_(composer)" title="David Newman (composer)">David Newman</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br />company</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;"><a href="/wiki/Imagine_Entertainment" title="Imagine Entertainment">Imagine Entertainment</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Universal_Pictures" title="Universal Pictures">Universal Pictures</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release date</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>August 13, 1999<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1999-08-13</span>)</span> (United States)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">97 minutes<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$55 million<sup id="cite_ref-boxmojo_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boxmojo-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Box office</th><td class="infobox-data">$98.6 million<sup id="cite_ref-boxmojo_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boxmojo-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Bowfinger</b></i> is a 1999 American <a href="/wiki/Satirical_film" class="mw-redirect" title="Satirical film">satirical</a> <a href="/wiki/Comedy_film" title="Comedy film">comedy film</a> directed by <a href="/wiki/Frank_Oz" title="Frank Oz">Frank Oz</a>. The film depicts a down-and-out filmmaker in <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_the_United_States" title="Cinema of the United States">Hollywood</a> attempting to make a film on a small budget with a star who does not know that he is in the movie. It was written by <a href="/wiki/Steve_Martin" title="Steve Martin">Steve Martin</a>, who also stars alongside <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murphy" title="Eddie Murphy">Eddie Murphy</a> in two roles, and also features <a href="/wiki/Heather_Graham" title="Heather Graham">Heather Graham</a> as an ambitious would-be starlet. </p><p><i>Bowfinger</i> was released in the United States on August 13, 1999, to positive reviews, and grossed $98 million. The film is considered by many as one of Eddie Murphy's best and most underappreciated films.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowfinger&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/B_movie" title="B movie">B movie</a> <a href="/wiki/Film_producer" title="Film producer">film producer</a> Bobby Bowfinger has been saving up to direct a movie since he was ten years old: he now has $2,184 to pay for production costs. He has a script ("<i>Chubby Rain</i>") penned by an accountant, Afrim, and a camera operator, Dave, who has access to studio equipment through his job as a <a href="/wiki/Gofer" title="Gofer">gofer</a>. Bowfinger then lines up several actors who are hungry for work, along with a crowd of <a href="/wiki/Illegal_immigration_to_the_United_States" title="Illegal immigration to the United States">undocumented Mexican immigrants</a> as his camera crew; the only other thing he needs is a studio deal in order to distribute his masterwork. </p><p>He extracts a promise from high-ranking <a href="/wiki/Universal_Pictures" title="Universal Pictures">Universal Pictures</a> executive Jerry Renfro that Universal will distribute the film if it includes currently hot action star Kit Ramsey. Ramsey – a pompous, <a href="/wiki/Neurosis" title="Neurosis">neurotic</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Paranoia" title="Paranoia">paranoid</a> actor – refuses, so Bowfinger concocts a plan to covertly film all of Ramsey's scenes without his knowledge. The actors, told that Ramsey is <a href="/wiki/Method_acting" title="Method acting">method acting</a> and will not be interacting with them outside of their scenes, walk up to Ramsey in public and recite their lines while hidden cameras catch Ramsey's confused reactions. </p><p>The plan goes well at first: Ramsey (who is a member of a <a href="/wiki/Church_of_Scientology" title="Church of Scientology">Scientology</a>-like organization called MindHead) swallows the movie's <a href="/wiki/Alien_invasion" title="Alien invasion">alien invasion</a> premise and believes he is genuinely being stalked by aliens, resulting in an exceptionally genuine and intense performance. However, the strain on his already-precarious mental state leads him to go into hiding in order to maintain his sanity, stalling the film's production. </p><p>Bowfinger resorts to hiring a Ramsey lookalike named Jiff. Jiff is unassuming, amiable, and so naïve that Bowfinger is able to persuade him to run across a busy freeway for a scene by assuring him the speeding cars are all being driven by "stunt drivers". During a chat with the other cast members, Jiff reveals that he is Kit's twin brother, explaining the likeness. Using this new knowledge, Bowfinger tasks Jiff with finding out Kit's location and plans so they can ambush him and film the final scene. </p><p>Only one scene remains to be shot: the finale set at the <a href="/wiki/Griffith_Observatory" title="Griffith Observatory">Griffith Observatory</a>. Though otherwise pleased with Kit's unscripted dialogue, Bowfinger considers his character's final line "Gotcha, suckas!" to be the key moment of the film. Bowfinger directs Daisy, the female lead, to guide Kit through the scene under the guise of showing him how to get rid of the "aliens". During the filming, Kit becomes terrified and struggles to deliver the final line. At this point, Kit's MindHead mentor, Terry Stricter, who has discovered evidence that Kit's "aliens" may not be just in his head, shows up at the observatory and shuts down production. </p><p>Bowfinger's camera crew show him <a href="/wiki/B-roll" title="B-roll">B-roll</a> footage of Kit Ramsey they were filming off-set, just in case they caught anything they could use. The footage shows Kit donning a paper bag over his head and <a href="/wiki/Indecent_exposure" title="Indecent exposure">exposing himself</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Laker_Girls" title="Laker Girls">Laker Girl Cheerleading Squad</a>, something Terry Stricter previously dissuaded him from doing. Bowfinger blackmails Stricter and the MindHead leadership with the footage, threatening to release it and ruin Ramsey's career (which would impact MindHead's finances as Ramsey is a major donor). Stricter acquiesces and Bowfinger finishes the film with Kit's cooperation, and the cast and crew finally get to attend the film's premiere where they are awed by the result. Following the apparent success of the film, Bowfinger receives an offer to direct a <a href="/wiki/Martial_arts_film" title="Martial arts film">martial arts film</a> in <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a> starring Jiff. The film ends with an elaborate fight scene from the new movie, <i>Fake Purse Ninjas</i>, featuring everyone who worked on <i>Chubby Rain</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowfinger&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;min-width: min(25em, 100%);"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Martin" title="Steve Martin">Steve Martin</a> as Bobby Bowfinger</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murphy" title="Eddie Murphy">Eddie Murphy</a> as Kit Ramsey / Jiffrenson "Jiff" Ramsey</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heather_Graham" title="Heather Graham">Heather Graham</a> as Daisy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christine_Baranski" title="Christine Baranski">Christine Baranski</a> as Carol</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terence_Stamp" title="Terence Stamp">Terence Stamp</a> as Terry Stricter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Downey_Jr." title="Robert Downey Jr.">Robert Downey Jr.</a> as Jerry Renfro</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Kennedy" title="Jamie Kennedy">Jamie Kennedy</a> as Dave</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Alexi-Malle" title="Adam Alexi-Malle">Adam Alexi-Malle</a> as Afrim</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kohl_Sudduth" title="Kohl Sudduth">Kohl Sudduth</a> as Slater</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Newman" title="Barry Newman">Barry Newman</a> as Hal, Kit's agent</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alejandro_Pati%C3%B1o" title="Alejandro Patiño">Alejandro Patiño</a> as Sanchez</li> <li>Alfred De Contreras as Martinez</li> <li>Ramiro Fabian as Hector</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Cho" title="John Cho">John Cho</a> as Nightclub cleaner</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phill_Lewis" title="Phill Lewis">Phill Lewis</a> as Auditioning actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marisol_Nichols" title="Marisol Nichols">Marisol Nichols</a> as Auditioning actress</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowfinger&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The film was produced by <a href="/wiki/Brian_Grazer" title="Brian Grazer">Brian Grazer</a>'s company <a href="/wiki/Imagine_Entertainment" title="Imagine Entertainment">Imagine Entertainment</a>, in conjunction with <a href="/wiki/Universal_Pictures" title="Universal Pictures">Universal Studios</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The working title for the film was <i>Bowfinger's Big Thing</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Writer/co-star <a href="/wiki/Steve_Martin" title="Steve Martin">Steve Martin</a> originally wrote the role of Kit Ramsey with an actor such as <a href="/wiki/Keanu_Reeves" title="Keanu Reeves">Keanu Reeves</a> in mind, but Grazer suggested <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murphy" title="Eddie Murphy">Eddie Murphy</a> instead and Martin approved.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film was initially scheduled for a July 30, 1999, release, but in May, Universal pushed its release back to August 27.<sup id="cite_ref-hindes_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hindes-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its final release date was August 13, 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-king_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-king-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film's costs amounted to <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>44 million.<sup id="cite_ref-mcnary_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcnary-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The executives at Universal wanted to cut the freeway scene because they felt it would be too expensive; Martin replied he would not cut the funniest scene in the film.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Casting">Casting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowfinger&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Casting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Heather_Graham" title="Heather Graham">Heather Graham</a> described her character Daisy in an interview with <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a>'s <i>Entertainment News</i>; "I'm this naive, innocent girl who wants to be an actress. I'm willing to stop at nothing."<sup id="cite_ref-vercammen_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vercammen-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Graham stated that she has a "special attachment" to the roles she chooses, and explained "I think it's kind of like you fall in love with the person, like you fall in love with the script."<sup id="cite_ref-vercammen_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vercammen-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The character of Daisy was inspired by actress <a href="/wiki/Anne_Heche" title="Anne Heche">Anne Heche</a>, whom Martin was dating at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Vincent_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vincent-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Themes">Themes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowfinger&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Themes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The fictional organization "MindHead" has been compared by film critics to the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_Scientology" title="Church of Scientology">Church of Scientology</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-clinton_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-clinton-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-o'hehir_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-o'hehir-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paul Clinton wrote in <i><a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a></i> online: "<i>Bowfinger</i> could just be viewed as an out-there, over-the-top spoof about Hollywood, films, celebrities and even the Church of Scientology. But Martin has written a sweet story about a group of outsiders with impossible dreams."<sup id="cite_ref-clinton_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-clinton-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Andrew O'Hehir wrote in <i><a href="/wiki/Salon.com" title="Salon.com">Salon</a></i> that "Too much of 'Bowfinger' involves the filmmakers' generically wacky pursuit of the increasingly paranoid Kit, who flees into the clutches of a pseudo-Scientology outfit called MindHead (their slogan: 'Truth Through Strength')."<sup id="cite_ref-o'hehir_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-o'hehir-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Denver_Post" title="The Denver Post">The Denver Post</a></i>, the <i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Record_(Scotland)" title="Daily Record (Scotland)">Daily Record</a></i> and the <i><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Chronicle" title="San Francisco Chronicle">San Francisco Chronicle</a></i> made similar comparisons,<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Albuquerque_Journal" title="Albuquerque Journal">Albuquerque Journal</a></i> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth_Star-Telegram" title="Fort Worth Star-Telegram">Fort Worth Star-Telegram</a></i> called MindHead a "thinly veiled" parody of Scientology.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A review in <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> described actor <a href="/wiki/Terence_Stamp" title="Terence Stamp">Terence Stamp</a>'s role in the film as "a cult leader for a Scientology-like organization called Mind Head", and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dallas_Morning_News" title="The Dallas Morning News">The Dallas Morning News</a></i> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Houston_Chronicle" title="Houston Chronicle">Houston Chronicle</a></i> made similar statements about Stamp's character.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Writer Steve Martin told the <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Daily_News" title="New York Daily News">New York Daily News</a></i> "I view it as a pastiche of things I've seen come and go through the years", and stated "Scientology gets a lot of credit or blame right now, because they're the hottest one."<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>The Cincinnati Enquirer</i> noted in its review "For the record, Mr. Martin denies MindHead is based on Scientology."<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The film <a href="/wiki/Parody" title="Parody">spoofs</a> the <a href="/wiki/Cult_of_celebrity" class="mw-redirect" title="Cult of celebrity">cult of celebrity</a> and experiences <a href="/wiki/Film_producer" title="Film producer">film producers</a> can undergo when attempting to get a movie made in <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_the_United_States" title="Cinema of the United States">Hollywood</a>. <i>Time Out Film Guide</i> called the film a "satire on Hollywood's lunatic fringe."<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Post-Intelligencer" title="Seattle Post-Intelligencer">Seattle Post-Intelligencer</a></i> noted that "it takes swipes at stupid action films" and "the ageism of the industry."<sup id="cite_ref-arnold_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arnold-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>Seattle Post-Intelligencer</i> also noted Eddie Murphy's ability to spoof himself in the film, including "kidding his own legendary paranoia, evoking his real-life sex scandal and allowing himself to be the butt of Martin's extended gag."<sup id="cite_ref-arnold_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arnold-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Leonard Schwarz of <i>Palo Alto Online</i> described the film as "arch and knowing about the ways of Hollywood", including "producers who want to keep their cars more than their kids when they get divorced."<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Russell Smith of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Austin_Chronicle" title="The Austin Chronicle">The Austin Chronicle</a></i> noted the film's satire of "L.A. movie culture, and brain-dead blockbuster films."<sup id="cite_ref-russellsmith_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-russellsmith-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An article in the <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> by Bob Graham wrote that "Martin the writer plants some wicked barbs in Hollywood's rear end about <a href="/wiki/Creative_financing" title="Creative financing">creative financing</a> of movies and hoarding of profits, the art of the deal, hipper-than-thou attitudes and exploitation."<sup id="cite_ref-bobgraham_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bobgraham-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Laurie Scheer wrote in <i>Creative Careers in Hollywood</i>: "Steve Martin's performance as Bobby Bowfinger is one that is not to be missed, especially if you are choosing a career as a producer."<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Themes within the film have been compared to <a href="/wiki/Mel_Brooks" title="Mel Brooks">Mel Brooks</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/The_Producers_(1968_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Producers (1968 film)">The Producers</a></i>; a critique in the <i><a href="/wiki/Denver_Rocky_Mountain_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver Rocky Mountain News">Denver Rocky Mountain News</a></i> wrote that the film has "...the madcap velocity of Mel Brooks' <i>The Producers</i>."<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Roger_Ebert" title="Roger Ebert">Roger Ebert</a> wrote that "Like Mel Brooks' <i>The Producers</i>, it's about fringe players who strike out boldly for the big time."<sup id="cite_ref-ebert_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ebert-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Janet_Maslin" title="Janet Maslin">Janet Maslin</a> of <i>The New York Times</i> wrote, "The title character in the hilarious, good-hearted <i>Bowfinger</i> is a tireless schemer who, like Zero Mostel in <i>The Producers</i>, is part of a great show-biz tradition: being ruthless, delusional and hellbent on turning lemons into lemonade."<sup id="cite_ref-:0_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jeff Millar of the <i>Houston Chronicle</i> compared Steve Martin's character in the film to <a href="/wiki/Ed_Wood" title="Ed Wood">Ed Wood</a>, and Kenneth Turan of the <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> described Bowfinger International Pictures as "a company so threadbare even schlockmeister Ed Wood would've looked down on it."<sup id="cite_ref-millar2004_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-millar2004-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Comparisons were also made to <a href="/wiki/Tim_Burton" title="Tim Burton">Tim Burton</a>'s eponymous film about the director, <i><a href="/wiki/Ed_Wood_(film)" title="Ed Wood (film)">Ed Wood</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowfinger&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Critical_response">Critical response</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowfinger&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Critical response"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On <a href="/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a>, <i>Bowfinger</i> holds an approval rating of 81% based on 111 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "A witty commentary on modern film-making, with enough jokes to keep it entertaining throughout."<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At <a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a>, the film has a weighted average score of 71 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Audiences polled by <a href="/wiki/CinemaScore" title="CinemaScore">CinemaScore</a> gave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Roger_Ebert" title="Roger Ebert">Roger Ebert</a> gave the film three and a half out of four stars, and wrote "<i>Bowfinger</i> is one of those comedies where everything works."<sup id="cite_ref-ebert_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ebert-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film received three out of four stars from the <i>TLA Video & DVD Guide</i>, where it was described as a "goodspirited, funny look at a hack Hollywood producer who will go to any lengths to get his film made."<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Post-Intelligencer" title="Seattle Post-Intelligencer">Seattle Post-Intelligencer</a></i> gave the film a rating of "A−" in its review, writing "This is one terrific comedy that doesn't let up for an instant."<sup id="cite_ref-arnold_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arnold-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_News" title="Rocky Mountain News">Rocky Mountain News</a></i> highlighted the film as a "Critics' Choice", and wrote that "Steve Martin takes gentle but funny aim at Hollywood" in the film.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i>, Jane Horwitz described the film as a "riotous farce".<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Star" class="mw-redirect" title="Kansas City Star">Kansas City Star</a></i> called it a "frequently hilarious comedy".<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span> <a href="/wiki/Janet_Maslin" title="Janet Maslin">Janet Maslin</a> wrote, "This hilarious, good-hearted spiritual descendant of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Producers_(1968_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Producers (1968 film)">The Producers</a></i> is a comic coup for Mr. Martin."<sup id="cite_ref-:0_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A review in the <i><a href="/wiki/Deseret_Morning_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Deseret Morning News">Deseret Morning News</a></i> was critical, giving the film two and a half out of four stars, and called it a "funny but frantic and somewhat mean-spirited comedy."<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Film critic Russell Smith of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Austin_Chronicle" title="The Austin Chronicle">The Austin Chronicle</a></i> gave the film two and a half stars, and wrote, "As a diehard Martin fan, I'm still hoping for a comeback, but it'll take better efforts than this to get me back in his cheering section."<sup id="cite_ref-russellsmith_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-russellsmith-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Maltin" title="Leonard Maltin">Leonard Maltin</a> also gave the film two and a half stars, and wrote in his <i><a href="/wiki/Leonard_Maltin%27s_Movie_Guide" title="Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide">Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide</a>:</i> "Likeable costars carry this comedy a long way; there are some good laughs throughout, but it's never as satisfying as you'd like it to be."<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Stacey Wilson Hunt of <a href="/wiki/Vulture_(website)" title="Vulture (website)"><i>Vulture</i></a> considered <i>Bowfinger</i> as Murphy's underrated classic. In an interview with Hunt, Murphy said: "I love <i>Bowfinger</i>. That's a funny one. It was all mostly on page—I don't remember doing a lot of improvising. I kind of played what he wanted to play. It was all Steve Martin's creation."<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Box_office">Box office</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowfinger&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Box office"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Bowfinger</i> debuted at the #2 spot behind <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sixth_Sense" title="The Sixth Sense">The Sixth Sense</a></i>, with an initial box office weekend return of <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$</span>18.2 million at 2,700 theaters in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-king_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-king-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-natale_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-natale-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It held onto the number two spot in its second week, earning an additional $10.7 million and grossing $35.7 million within its first ten days.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of September 7, 1999, <i>Bowfinger</i> was at the fourth spot, with a weekend return of $7 million and a total gross of $55.5 million.<sup id="cite_ref-kladysept7_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kladysept7-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By September 13, 1999, the film had slipped to 5th place, with a weekend return of $3.7 million, for a total take of $60.5 million.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By October 11, 1999, the film had earned $65 million in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film did not fare as well overseas as it did in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Soundtrack">Soundtrack</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowfinger&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Soundtrack"><span>edit</span></a><span 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gainsboro"><a href="/wiki/Soundtrack_album" title="Soundtrack album">Soundtrack album</a> by <div class="contributor" style="display:inline">Various artists</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data published">August 10, 1999</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">January—June 1999</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Var%C3%A8se_Sarabande" title="Varèse Sarabande">Varèse Sarabande</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <ol><li>"There is Always One More Time" - <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Adams" title="Johnny Adams">Johnny Adams</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_a_Wonderful_One" title="You're a Wonderful One">You're a Wonderful One</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye" title="Marvin Gaye">Marvin Gaye</a></li> <li>"And I Love You So" - <a href="/wiki/Perry_Como" 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the Building</a></i> (2021–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aspen_Film_Society" title="Aspen Film Society">Aspen Film Society</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a 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<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Paper_(film)" title="The Paper (film)">The Paper</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cowboy_Way_(film)" title="The Cowboy Way (film)">The Cowboy Way</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Apollo_13_(film)" title="Apollo 13 (film)">Apollo 13</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sgt._Bilko" title="Sgt. Bilko">Sgt. Bilko</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fear_(1996_film)" title="Fear (1996 film)">Fear</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Nutty_Professor_(1996_film)" title="The Nutty Professor (1996 film)">The Nutty Professor</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Chamber_(1996_film)" title="The Chamber (1996 film)">The Chamber</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ransom_(1996_film)" title="Ransom (1996 film)">Ransom</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Liar_Liar" title="Liar Liar">Liar Liar</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Inventing_the_Abbotts" title="Inventing the Abbotts">Inventing the Abbotts</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mercury_Rising" title="Mercury Rising">Mercury Rising</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Psycho_(1998_film)" title="Psycho (1998 film)">Psycho</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/EDtv" title="EDtv">EDtv</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Life_(1999_film)" title="Life (1999 film)">Life</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bowfinger</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Beyond_the_Mat" title="Beyond the Mat">Beyond the Mat</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nutty_Professor_II:_The_Klumps" title="Nutty Professor II: The Klumps">Nutty Professor II: The Klumps</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas_(2000_film)" title="How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)">How the Grinch Stole Christmas</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Beautiful_Mind_(film)" title="A Beautiful Mind (film)">A Beautiful Mind</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Undercover_Brother" title="Undercover Brother">Undercover Brother</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Crush" title="Blue Crush">Blue Crush</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/8_Mile_(film)" title="8 Mile (film)">8 Mile</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Intolerable_Cruelty" title="Intolerable Cruelty">Intolerable Cruelty</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cat_in_the_Hat_(film)" title="The Cat in the Hat (film)">The Cat in the Hat</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Missing_(2003_film)" title="The Missing (2003 film)">The Missing</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Friday_Night_Lights_(film)" title="Friday Night Lights (film)">Friday Night Lights</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Inside_Deep_Throat" title="Inside Deep Throat">Inside Deep Throat</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cinderella_Man" title="Cinderella Man">Cinderella Man</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Flightplan" title="Flightplan">Flightplan</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fun_with_Dick_and_Jane_(2005_film)" title="Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 film)">Fun with Dick and Jane</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Inside_Man" title="Inside Man">Inside Man</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Da_Vinci_Code_(film)" title="The Da Vinci Code (film)">The Da Vinci Code</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/American_Gangster_(film)" title="American Gangster (film)">American Gangster</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Changeling_(film)" title="Changeling (film)">Changeling</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Frost/Nixon_(film)" title="Frost/Nixon (film)">Frost/Nixon</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Angels_%26_Demons_(film)" title="Angels & Demons (film)">Angels & Demons</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Robin_Hood_(2010_film)" title="Robin Hood (2010 film)">Robin Hood</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dilemma" title="The Dilemma">The Dilemma</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Restless_(2011_film)" title="Restless (2011 film)">Restless</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cowboys_%26_Aliens" title="Cowboys & Aliens">Cowboys & Aliens</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/J._Edgar" title="J. Edgar">J. Edgar</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tower_Heist" title="Tower Heist">Tower Heist</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Katy_Perry:_Part_of_Me" title="Katy Perry: Part of Me">Katy Perry: Part of Me</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rush_(2013_film)" title="Rush (2013 film)">Rush</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Get_on_Up_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Get on Up (film)">Get on Up</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Good_Lie" title="The Good Lie">The Good Lie</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_the_Heart_of_the_Sea_(film)" title="In the Heart of the Sea (film)">In the Heart of the Sea</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lowriders_(film)" title="Lowriders (film)">Lowriders</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Inferno_(2016_film)" title="Inferno (2016 film)">Inferno</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/American_Made_(film)" title="American Made (film)">American Made</a></i> (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Spy_Who_Dumped_Me" title="The Spy Who Dumped Me">The Spy Who Dumped Me</a></i> (2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pavarotti_(film)" title="Pavarotti (film)">Pavarotti</a></i> (2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dads_(film)" title="Dads (film)">Dads</a></i> (2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rebuilding_Paradise" title="Rebuilding Paradise">Rebuilding Paradise</a></i> (2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hillbilly_Elegy_(film)" title="Hillbilly Elegy (film)">Hillbilly Elegy</a></i> (2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tick,_Tick..._Boom!_(film)" title="Tick, Tick... Boom! (film)">Tick, Tick... Boom!</a></i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thirteen_Lives" title="Thirteen Lives">Thirteen Lives</a></i> (2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Beanie_Bubble" title="The Beanie Bubble">The Beanie Bubble</a></i> (2023)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Candy_Cane_Lane_(film)" title="Candy Cane Lane (film)">Candy Cane Lane</a></i> (2023)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eden_(2024_film)" title="Eden (2024 film)">Eden</a></i> (2024)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jim_Henson_Idea_Man" title="Jim Henson Idea Man">Jim Henson Idea Man</a></i> (2024)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Music_by_John_Williams" title="Music by John Williams">Music by John Williams</a></i> (2024)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/After_the_Hunt" title="After the Hunt">After the Hunt</a></i> (TBA)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Shrinking_of_Treehorn_(film)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Shrinking of Treehorn (film) (page does not exist)">The Shrinking of Treehorn</a></i> (TBA)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Films produced<br />and written</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Splash_(film)" title="Splash (film)">Splash</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Armed_and_Dangerous_(1986_film)" title="Armed and Dangerous (1986 film)">Armed and Dangerous</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Housesitter" title="Housesitter">Housesitter</a></i> (1992)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">TV series created</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Chasers" title="Shadow Chasers">Shadow Chasers</a></i> (1985)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even 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Wikipedia">Church of Scientology editing on Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clearwater_Hearings" title="Clearwater Hearings">Clearwater Hearings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murder_of_Elli_Perkins" title="Murder of Elli Perkins">Death of Elli Perkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Death_of_Kaja_Ballo" class="mw-redirect" title="Death of Kaja Ballo">Death of Kaja Ballo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Death_of_Lisa_McPherson" title="Death of Lisa McPherson">Death of Lisa McPherson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fair_game_(Scientology)" title="Fair game (Scientology)">Fair game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishman_Affidavit" title="Fishman Affidavit">Fishman Affidavit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Guardian%27s_Office_operations" title="List of Guardian's Office operations">Guardian's Office operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Henson" title="Keith Henson">Keith Henson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scientology_and_the_Internet" title="Scientology and the Internet">The Internet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Clambake" title="Operation Clambake">Operation Clambake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Freakout" title="Operation Freakout">Operation Freakout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Snow_White" title="Operation Snow White">Operation Snow White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Chanology" title="Project Chanology">Project Chanology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Normandy" title="Project Normandy">Project Normandy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R2-45" title="R2-45">R2-45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scientology_and_psychiatry" title="Scientology and psychiatry">Psychiatry</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scientology_and_Me" title="Scientology and Me">Scientology and Me</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scientology_as_a_business" title="Scientology as a business">Scientology as a business</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secrets_of_Scientology" title="The Secrets of Scientology">The Secrets of Scientology</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suppressive_person" title="Suppressive person">Suppressive person</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tax_status_of_Scientology_in_the_United_States" title="Tax status of Scientology in the United States">Tax status in the US</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hole_(Scientology)" title="The Hole (Scientology)">The Hole</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Thriving_Cult_of_Greed_and_Power" title="The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power">The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Scientology" title="Timeline of Scientology">Timeline</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Government reports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anderson_Report" title="Anderson Report">Anderson Report</a> (AUS)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dumbleton%E2%80%93Powles_Report" title="Dumbleton–Powles Report">Dumbleton–Powles Report</a> (NZ)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foster_Report" title="Foster Report">Foster Report</a> (UK)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Lee_Report" class="mw-redirect" title="The Lee Report">Lee Report</a> (CAN)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Scientology_and_law" title="Scientology and law">Litigation</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/R_v_Registrar_General,_ex_p_Segerdal" title="R v Registrar General, ex p Segerdal">R v Registrar General, ex p Segerdal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hubbard_v_Vosper" title="Hubbard v Vosper">Hubbard v Vosper</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_v._Hubbard" title="United States v. Hubbard">United States v. Hubbard</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X._and_Church_of_Scientology_v._Sweden" title="X. and Church of Scientology v. Sweden">X. and Church of Scientology v. Sweden</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Scientology_v._Sweden" title="Church of Scientology v. Sweden">Church of Scientology v. Sweden</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wollersheim_v._Church_of_Scientology" class="mw-redirect" title="Wollersheim v. Church of Scientology">Wollersheim v. Church of Scientology</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hernandez_v._Commissioner" title="Hernandez v. Commissioner">Hernandez v. Commissioner</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/New_Era_Publications_International_ApS_v._Carol_Publishing_Group_and_Jonathan_Caven-Atack" title="New Era Publications International ApS v. Carol Publishing Group and Jonathan Caven-Atack">New Era Publications International ApS v. Carol Publishing Group and Jonathan Caven-Atack</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Scientology_of_California_v._Armstrong" class="mw-redirect" title="Church of Scientology of California v. Armstrong">Church of Scientology of California v. Armstrong</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/R_v_Church_of_Scientology_of_Toronto" title="R v Church of Scientology of Toronto">R. v. Church of Scientology of Toronto</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fishman_Affidavit" title="Fishman Affidavit">Church of Scientology Intl. v. Fishman and Geertz</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hill_v_Church_of_Scientology_of_Toronto" title="Hill v Church of Scientology of Toronto">Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Religious_Technology_Center_v_Lerma" class="mw-redirect" title="Religious Technology Center v Lerma">Religious Technology Center v Lerma</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Religious_Technology_Center_v._Netcom_On-Line_Communication_Services,_Inc." title="Religious Technology Center v. Netcom On-Line Communication Services, Inc.">Religious Technology Center v. Netcom On-Line Communication Services, Inc.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Thriving_Cult_of_Greed_and_Power" title="The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power">Church of Scientology Intl. v. Time Warner, Inc., et al.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Arenz,_R%C3%B6der_and_Dagmar_v._Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Arenz, Röder and Dagmar v. Germany">Arenz, Röder and Dagmar v. Germany</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Scientology_Moscow_v._Russia" title="Church of Scientology Moscow v. Russia">Church of Scientology Moscow v. Russia</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Headley_v._Church_of_Scientology_International" title="Headley v. Church of Scientology International">Headley v. Church of Scientology International</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Scientology_organizations" title="List of Scientology organizations">Organizations</a><br />(and <a href="/wiki/Scientology_properties" title="Scientology properties">properties</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cadet_Org" title="Cadet Org">Cadet Org</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celebrity_Centre" title="Celebrity Centre">Celebrity Centre</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_%C3%89lys%C3%A9e" title="Château Élysée">Château Élysée</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Scientology" title="Church of Scientology">Church of Scientology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Scientology_International" title="Church of Scientology International">Church of Scientology International</a> <ul><li><a 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