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Simon Birch

Year:

1998

Duration:

114 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

IMDB rate:

6.9

Director:

Mark Steven Johnson

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1998-09-11

Filming Locations: Elora, Ontario, Canada

Earnings

Budget: $30,000,000

Opening Weekend: $3,321,370 (USA) (13 September 1998)

Gross: $18,252,684 (USA) (27 December 1998)

Cast

Actor

Character

Oliver Platt

Simon Birch

Patrick McTavish

Simon Birch

Ian Michael Smith

Simon Birch

Beatrice Winde

Joseph Mazzello

Joe Wenteworth

Ashley Judd

Rebecca Wenteworth

David Strathairn

Rev. Russell

Dana Ivey

Grandmother Wenteworth

Jan Hooks

Miss Leavey

Cecilley Carroll

Marjorie

Sumela Kay

Ann

Sam Morton

Stuart

Jim Carrey

Adult Joe Wenteworth

John Mazzello

Simon Wenteworth

Holly Dennison

Mrs. Birch

Peter MacNeill

Mr. Birch

Addison Bell

Dr. Wells

Roger McKeen

Coach Higgins

Sean McCann

Chief Al Cork

John Robinson

Mr. Baker

Guy Sanvido

Janitor

Gil Filar

Eddie

Marcello Meleca

Howard Ellis

Tim Hall

Pitcher

Tom Redman

First Baseman

Mark Skrela

Third Baseman

Kevin White

Shortstop

Terry V. Hart

Umpire

Alan Markfield

Umpire

Christopher Marren

Rival Baseball Coach

Tommy Dorrian

Teammate #1

Justin Marangoni

Teammate #2

Tyler Cairns

Sheep

Gino Giacomini

Wise Man

Barbara Stewart

Delivery Room Nurse

David Rigby

Bus Driver

Sam Aaron

Old Man #1

David Chapman

Old Man #2

Wendy Fleming

Mrs. Russell

Paul De Fibo

Junior Lamb

Dalton Rondell

Junior Lamb

Cameron Croughwell

Junior Lamb

Logan Holladay

Junior Lamb

Scotty Leavenworth

Junior Lamb

Devon Alan

Junior Lamb

Joshua Titen

Junior Lamb

Tony Orr

Junior Lamb

Joshua Croughwell

Junior Lamb

Jeffrey Schoeny

Junior Lamb

Derek Montgomery

Junior Lamb

Sean Sullivan

Junior Lamb

Devon Cole Borisoff

Junior Lamb

Taylor Emerson

Junior Lamb

Brian McLaughlin

Junior Lamb

Nicholas Andrew

Junior Lamb

Sean Flynn

Junior Lamb

Blake Hubbell

Junior Lamb

Cody Gill

Junior Lamb

Ramiro González

Junior Lamb

Mitchell Orr

Junior Lamb

Trevor Habberstad

Junior Lamb

Aaron Bouffard

Retreat Kid (uncredited)

Matt Willis

Extra Braves Player (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Author John Irving doubted his novel, "A Prayer for Owen Meany", could ever be turned into a film, and sold the screen rights on the condition it not be released under the same name as his book. Irving himself provided the name Simon Birch for the producers to use in place of Owen Meany.

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This makes the second movie that David Strathairn and Joseph Mazzello have portrayed father and son, the first being The River Wild (1994).

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A music video was released where Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds is featured alongside the bus from the movie.

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Goofs

In the scene where both boys are in the school, just before breaking in Father's office, the dog is licking Simon's glasses, this leaves a wet smeared mark. In the next shot, the glasses are clear again.

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As the bus heads down the hill towards the lake we see Simon with his glasses on - then there is a close-up of him without his glasses, then as the bus hits the water he's wearing them again and they fly off and hit the floor.

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When Rebecca Wenteworth is walking towards the baseball diamond, she is looking behind her and waving. When she gets hit in the head with the ball, it's on the wrong side of the face. She should have been hit on the left side of the face.

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Quotes

Simon: She's so sexy that sometimes I forget she's someone's mother.

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Simon Birch: I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

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Joe: Jesus, Simon, you look like shit.

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Faq

What did John Irving think of Simon Birch?

John Irving praised the screening of Simon Birch but ensured the title change (from A Prayer for Owen Meany to Simon Birch) because it did not directly follow the novel.Source: http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/News/9809/03/showbuzz/#story3

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