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Article: BOWFINGER.(Review) (movie reviews)

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BOWFINGER (Rated PG-13) Universal Pictures

The con is on as Eddie Murphy and Steve Martin team up for the first time. Bobby Bowfinger, a nearly bankrupt, aspiring movie producer-director, is about to take one last shot at fame and fortune. Desperate to hit the big time, the hapless dreamer recruits a motley crew of aspiring misfits, including an eager nerd, an ...

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