Destiny has big plans for little Simon Birch.
Simon Birch
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Synopsis
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.
- Directed by
- Mark Steven Johnson
- Written by
- Mark Steven Johnson, John Irving
Cast
Ian Michael Smith
Simon Birch
Joseph Mazzello
Joe Wenteworth
Ashley Judd
Rebecca Wenteworth
Oliver Platt
Ben Goodrich
David Strathairn
Reverend Russell
Dana Ivey
Grandmother Wenteworth
Beatrice Winde
Hilde Grove
Jan Hooks
Miss Leavey
Cecilley Carroll
Marjorie
Sumela-Rose Keramidopulos
Ann
Sam Morton
Stuart
Jim Carrey
Adult Joe Wenteworth
John Mazzello
Simon Wenteworth
Holly Dennison
Mrs. Birch
Peter MacNeill
Mr. Birch
Addison Wells
Dr. Wells
Details
- Released
- September 11, 1998
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Budget
- $20,000,000
- Box office
- $18,253,415
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