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Simon Birch
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Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
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Directed By: Mark Steven Johnson
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Picture Format: Letterbox
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Theatrical Release: September 11, 1998
Average Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
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Starring: Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, David Strathairn
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!
User Submitted Simon Birch Reviews
October 13, 2008
Worst movie ever, can i give one star?
This was the unofficial movie of Owen Meany, one of the best books i have ever read. This movie was a severe disappointment. If i had not paid good money to see it in the theater, i would have walked out. Just read the book, cause this movie is not worth the time.
October 1, 2008
Tugs at your heartstrings and tickles your funnybone
Simon Burch is a delightful film about love, loss, and the power of faith. It's irreverent, funny, touching, and surprising. Well worth including in a film library to be watched again and again.
September 9, 2008
excellent condition
I bought this for a friend because they have a child with a similar condition as Simon also a dwarf with hearing aids but other problems as well they enjoy watching this film in spite of the tears
September 1, 2008
Highly Recommended!!
Very interesting story. The movie captures ones attention right from the start and doesn't let go until the end. It has the deeper meaning behind it, which allows one to continue to ponder the meaning long after the completion of the movie. Highly recommended!
August 1, 2008
big courage comes in a small package
Here a first friendship has a real impact on the life of a boy, Joe.
Simon is a boy who is born small and thought not to live long.
The events of this movie are about the "bastard" Joe, his best friend
the freakishly small Simon and finding out who his father is.
Along thew way two very important people in his life die:
one by accident and the other from an courageous act.
Simon raises the problem of "purpose" and God's plan for us all.
For the religious this may be a very inspiring film, but it just might gives some young people the wrong ideas
about how it is all right to act
and question authority. The film is funny and very heart warming,
and overall, well acted.
July 14, 2008
Simon Birch movie
Simon Birch is one of the best movies I have ever seen. It is based on the book A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. This movie will make you laugh and cry-it is based around the friendship beween two kids. You will be glad you bought it and so will your family.
June 11, 2008
A Small Boy With a Big Heart
Simon Birch is an incredible film about boys, Simon Birch (Ian Michael Smith) and Joe Wenteworth (Joseph Mazzello) who play two twelve-year-olds who become best friends. Simon Birch plays a dwarf who thinks that god had a "plan" for him to do something big; he thinks he is a miracle child. Joe is really the only person who sees Simon as a normal child. He is really nice to Simon and they always hang out with each other. They get into all sorts of trouble with one another.
Personally, my favorite part of the movie is when Joe and Simon sneak into their school after hours and get into some trouble. Then, the janitors Bull Mastiff finds them and goes up to Simon. The height difference is hilarious.
On a cold winter day, an accident happens that will affect everyone for the worst. At this part of the movie, I cried and cried and cried. It is most definitely the saddest part of the movie.
This film is based on a fiction novel called A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. It was originally a story about a small person who was in the war and the struggles Owen Meany goes through.
It is a heart-warming, humorous tale that makes me cry every time I see it. It will always be one of my favorites and it is a great movie. The lesson in this movie is not to judge a book by its cover, or in this case, not to judge a boy by his height. Also it is to make decisions carefully. My favorite line in this movie is when Simon says to Joe, " What we do and what we wish to do are to different things. If we all went around doing everything we wanted to do, there would be chaos." That part of the movie really tells you an important message.
So, this movie is a great movie and there wasn't a single thing I disliked.
May 10, 2008
An Affectionate Look at True Faith
Simon Birch is about an outsider, a pre-teen dwarf living in a gorgeous, way-too-pretty northern New England town; he's an object of ridicule who thinks he has a destiny to fulfill for God. He was put on this earth for a purpose, to do God's will at a key point in his life. His parents have rejected him. Another family has taken him to their hearts. Simon falls for the family's single mother, the town's beauty, who worships him. Her son befriends Simon, and the two become great buddies. The boys are real, the mother is almost too good to be true, and her devoted boy friend becomes a loyal pal to the boys. Simon is an oversexed little devil who keenly appreciates a woman or girl's physical attributes.
Simon is the left-out who has the guts to publicly criticize his pastor because he is a true believer while the pastor may have strayed from faith and belief. The acting is outstanding. The flick has an idealized, somewhat Disneyesque cinematography. It is sentimental, a tear-jerker, but has a heartwarming quality. Simon's parents are caricatures as is the Sunday school teacher. It is based upon a John Irving work which explains its heart-tugging aspects.
The movie proves that physical abnormality may mask the pure soul within. Some things in the movie are too predictable, but it provides a lesson in humanity for the viewer. You'll shed some tears unless you're heartless because there is sadness and pain.
Worth your time to see. Not maudlin, but keep those hankies ready.The Daemon in Our Dreams
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February 27, 2008
Simon Birch
I can't imagine what movie the Amazon idiot, Paula Nechak , watched, but it couldn't have been the WONDERFUL Simon Birch! This woman apparently has NO heart whatsoever!
This is a movie I have watched more than once, and it never ceases to touch my heart, especially with Simon Birch being a dwarf, yet with a Huge heart, and a spirit that never ever gives up. His bond with the other young boy who is trying to find out who his father is, is also heart warming.
For anyone to say that the character of Simon Birch was totally 'unsympathetic' is ludicrous! How many lives have YOU saved, Paula Nechak ? Okay, it is just a movie, but if you could not 'see' anything good in this movie, there is truly something wrong with you.
February 23, 2008
Sad but uplifting
Funny (best school Christmas pagent debacle scene EVER)and poignant. Great message for everyone without being righteous ~ we are all born with a purpose, with a God-given plan.
I never tire of watching this movie and haul it out at least once a year to share with friends.
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