Movie
Simon Birch
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1998-09-11
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Hollywood Pictures, Caravan Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ian Michael Smith as Simon Birch
- Joseph Mazzello as Joe Wenteworth
- Ashley Judd as Rebecca Wenteworth
- Oliver Platt as Ben Goodrich
- David Strathairn as Reverend Russell
- Dana Ivey as Grandmother Wenteworth
- Beatrice Winde as Hilde Grove
- Jan Hooks as Miss Leavey
- Cecilley Carroll as Marjorie
- Sumela-Rose Keramidopulos as Ann
- Sam Morton as Stuart
- Jim Carrey as Adult Joe Wenteworth
Crew
- Mark Steven Johnson - Director
- Mark Steven Johnson - Screenplay
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