Simon Birch
Destiny has big plans for little Simon Birch.
1998 | 114m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Mark Steven Johnson |
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| Writer: | Mark Steven Johnson, John Irving |
| Staring: |
| Simon Birch and Joe Wenteworth are boys who have a reputation for being oddballs. Joe never knew his father, and his mother, Rebecca, is keeping her lips sealed no matter how much he protests. Simon, meanwhile, is an 11-year-old dwarf whose outsize personality belies his small stature. Indeed, he often assails the local reverend with thorny theological questions and joins Joe on his quest to find his biological father. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 11, 1998 |
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| Director: | Mark Steven Johnson |
| Writer: | Mark Steven Johnson, John Irving |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, church, school bus, illegitimate son, dwarfism, death of best friend |
| Production Companies | Caravan Pictures, Hollywood Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $18,253,415
Budget: $20,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ashley Judd | Rebecca Wenteworth |
| Ian Michael Smith | Simon Birch |
| Joseph Mazzello | Joe Wenteworth |
| Oliver Platt | Ben Goodrich |
| David Strathairn | Rev. Russell |
| Dana Ivey | Grandmother Wenteworth |
| Beatrice Winde | Hilde Grove |
| Jan Hooks | Miss Agnes Leavey |
| Cecilley Carroll | Marjorie |
| Jim Carrey | Adult Joe Wenteworth |
| Sean Flynn | Junior Lamb |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David Finfer | Editor |
| Mark Steven Johnson | Director, Screenplay |
| Marc Shaiman | Original Music Composer |
| Aaron Schneider | Director of Photography |
| David Chapman | Production Design |
| Carolyn A. Loucks | Set Decoration |
| Dennis Davenport | Art Direction |
| Betsy Heimann | Costume Design |
| Abram Waterhouse | Costume Design |
| Liam Kiernan | Assistant Location Manager |
| John Irving | Novel |
| Alison Reid | Stunt Coordinator |
| Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| Suzi Stingl | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Baldecchi | Executive Producer |
| Howard Ellis | Associate Producer |
| Billy Higgins | Co-Producer |
| Laurence Mark | Producer |
| Roger Birnbaum | Producer |
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