Simon Birch PG
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DVD Details
- Rated: PG
- Run Time: 1 hours, 54 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: May 18, 1999
- Originally Released: 1998
- Label: Hollywood Pictures
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Starring | Oliver Platt & Ashley Judd | |
| Performer: | Joseph Mazzello, Ian Michael Smith, David Strathairn, Dana Ivey, Beatrice Winde, Jan Hooks & Jim Carrey | |
| Directed by | Mark Steven Johnson | |
| Edited by | David Finfer | |
| Screenwriting by | Mark Steven Johnson | |
| Composition by | Marc Shaiman | |
| Story by | John Irving | |
| Produced by | Roger Birnbaum & Laurence Mark | |
| Director of Photography: | Aaron Schneider |
Entertainment Reviews:
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76%
Rating: 3/5 --
Wonderfully performed and syrupy sweet
Moviehole
Rating: 3/4 --
Simon Birch is an unabashedly sentimental tearjerker. Either you stand back and resist it, or you plunge in. There was something about its innocence and spunk that got to me, and I caved in.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Rating: 5/5 --
Great, overlooked film.
Your Movies (cleveland.com)
Simon Birch packs the dramatic impact of a mayonnaise sandwich on white bread.
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Film Journal International
...The film has a spiritual dimension...
USA Today
Rating: 3/4 --
Not as good as the book, but not bad either.
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rec.arts.movies.reviews
A rare and wonderful testament to the ardor and resilience of faith. In these times, that is enough to cheer about.
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Spirituality and Practice
Product Description:
Born the size of a human hand, Simon Birch was not predicted to live through the first week of his life. Then the first month. Then the first year. Twelve years later, Simon is still alive, and still incredibly undersized. He constantly reminds his best friend Joe that God has a special plan for him. Meanwhile, Joe spends his time closed off from his mother's new suitors, preoccupied with the knowledge that he has never been told who his real father is. When fate intervenes in the form of a foul ball during a little league game, Joe understands that he will never learn the truth; unless Simon is right about there being a purpose for everything, that is. A hopeful, heartwarming tale that the whole family can enjoy. Based on John Irving's A Prayer For Owen Meany.
Description by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.:
Simon Birch
A heartwarming and funny hit that's earned overwhelming critical acclaim, SIMON BIRCH features great performances from stars Ashley Judd (DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD, HIGH CRIMES, KISS THE GIRLS) and Oliver Platt (BICENTENNIAL MAN, DON'T SAY A WORD) in an outstanding cast! Even though Simon Birch is the smallest kid in town, deep down he knows that he was born to do something big! He's on a constant search to discover his destiny, but somehow manages to find nothing but trouble! Meanwhile, Simon's loyal best friend, Joe (Joseph Mazzello -- JURASSIC PARK, RADIO FLYER), is searching for the identity of his father, a secret his beautiful mother (Judd) has guarded Joe's entire life. Discover for yourself the undeniable charms of this uplifting and inspirational motion picture as these two share the hilarious, and sometimes tragic, ups and downs that will forever bind them together!
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