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Simon Birch

Genre
Comedy
Rating
PG
Released
11 September, 1998
Simon Birch

Simon Birch is a 1998 American comedy-drama film loosely based on the 1989 novel A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving and directed and written for the screen by Mark Steven Johnson in his directorial debut. The film stars Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Jim Carrey, Ashley Judd and Oliver Platt. It omitted much of the latter half of the novel and altered the ending. The film does not share the book's title at Irving's request; he did not believe that his novel could successfully be made into a film. The name "Simon Birch" was suggested by him to replace that of Owen Meany. The opening credits of the film state that it was "suggested by" Irving's novel. The main plot centers on 12-year-old Joe Wenteworth and his best friend Simon Birch, who was born with dwarfism.

Director Mark Steven Johnson
Produced by Roger Birnbaum, Laurence Mark
Screenplay by Mark Steven Johnson
Starring Joseph Mazzello, Oliver Platt, David Strathairn, Ian Michael Smith, Dana Ivey, Ashley Judd
Music Marc Shaiman
Cinematography Aaron Schneider
Edited by David Finfer
Production, company Hollywood Pictures, Caravan Pictures, Roger Birnbaum Productions, Laurence Mark Productions
Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures
Released September 11, 1998
Running time 114 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $20 million
Box office $18.3 million
Netflix ID 16944156

Informazioni su Simon Birch

A boy with stunted growth is ensured that God has a beautiful plan for him and that plan put him in this Earth for a reason.

Realizzazione di Simon Birch

The film is based on the novel A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. The baseball uniforms were the same ones used in the movie The Sandlot

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