Bowfinger

Got you, suckas! Steve Martin Month concludes with an underrated gem of a comedy that hates Hollywood but deeply loves The Movies, 1999's Bowfinger, directed by Frank Oz, written by Steve Martin, and starring Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham, Christine Baranski, Jamie Kennedy, Robert Downey Jr. and Terrence Stamp. A movie producer at the end of his rope, Bobby Bowfinger's one last shot at Hollywood success goes up in smoke when action star Kit Ramsey won't agree to be in his movie -- so they make the movie anyway, starring Ramsey without his knowledge or consent. A classic comedy for both Hayley and J Mo's teen years, today we put the film on trial and ask whether it deserves to bask in the heavenly light of the ADHD-DVD film canon. Other topics this week include bad anniversaries, 12 Angry Men, Little Miss Sunshine, Borat, sex scenes in movies with your parents, The Producers, The Player, Dolemite Is My Name, The Jerk, Trading Places, and The Asylum Films' Transmorphers. Hyperfixations this week include film noir (in particular, 1945's Detour) and the British comedy game show Taskmaster. And we both pick our Top 5 All-Time Steve Martin Movies! Like so many of the comedies we've covered this month, this film is sadly not available for streaming at the time of publication. But if you can track it down, it is very much worth the time and effort to do so. Godspeed. We'll be back next week doing... something. We'll confirm on Twitter when we know which movie it is, so follow us there @ADHDDVDpod.