Bowfinger

Bowfinger is a 1999 cult film directed by Frank Oz about a down-and-out filmmaker in Hollywood. It was written by Steve Martin, and stars Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, and Heather Graham. Film critics have described Bowfinger as a parody of Hollywood, filmmaking, celebrity and according to many reviews, the group "MindHead" is a parody of the Church of Scientology. Steve Martin has denied that MindHead is based on Scientology, specifically —claimin... more

Bowfinger is a 1999 cult film directed by Frank Oz about a down-and-out filmmaker in Hollywood. It was written by Steve Martin, and stars Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, and Heather Graham. Film critics have described Bowfinger as a parody of Hollywood, filmmaking, celebrity and according to many reviews, the group "MindHead" is a parody of the Church of Scientology. Steve Martin has denied that MindHead is based on Scientology, specifically —claiming it to be more a pastiche of various other things he had observed. Film producer Bobby Bowfinger (Steve Martin) is extremely eager to make a film, he's saved up for it his entire life—he now has $2,184 to pay for production costs. With a script ("Chubby Rain") penned by an accountant (Adam Alexi-Malle), a camera operator (Jamie Kennedy) with access to studio-owned equipment, and several actors who are hungry for work (Christine Baranski, Heather Graham, Kohl Sudduth) he needs access to a studio in order to distribute his masterwork. He... less