Simon (1980)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Marshall Brickman

Writers:

Marshall Brickman (story) &
Thomas Baum (story) ...

Release Date:

February 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

He loves you. Do what he says.

Plot:

A group of scientist take Simon, a psychology professor, as a test person for a brainwash experiment...

Plot Keywords:

Scientist | Brainwashing | Major General | General | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Alan Arkin	...	Prof. Simon Mendelssohn
Madeline Kahn	...	Dr. Cynthia Malloy
Austin Pendleton	...	Dr. Carl Becker
Judy Graubart	...	Lisa
William Finley	...	Fichandler
Jayant	...	Barundi
Wallace Shawn	...	Eric Van Dongen
Max Wright	...	Leon Hundertwasser
Fred Gwynne	...	Maj. Gen. Korey
Adolph Green	...	Commune leader
Keith Szarabajka	...	Josh
Ann Risley	...	Pam
Pierre Epstein	...	Military aide
Roy Cooper	...	General's aide
Rex Robbins	...	Army doctor

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Columbia University - Broadway & 116th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Bergman

Goofs:

Continuity: When the space shuttle lifts off, it promptly turns into a Saturn V.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Altered States (1980)

Wacky, intelligent, and wonderfully funny! A refreshing, unique surprise~

Alan Arkin does love mind-bender roles, and this gem was a virtual playground for him!

The players are all top-notch, and it's never dull for a moment.. but to explain it... hmmm, wow.. well, it's really a film you have to judge for yourself..

It's very much like Woody Allen's "Sleeper", which I could watch all day long and still laugh as if I'd never experienced it before! And also herein are wisps of Arkin's most well known work, "Catch-22", in that it does deal with the mind and all its weird wacky wonders!

It's a sort of surreal fun romp, that takes you on one velly intellesting ride.. the scenarios are all hilarious, and it's a must-see for anyone who loves Alan Arkin, Austin Pendleton, and (Woody)Allenesque films, that take you just a bit left of the center of reality~ ..But then, that's trying to describe it, and again I recommend that you find it if you can, (I believe it has been put to DVD now), and experience it for yourself, because I would be hard-pressed to whittle it down to a simple description myself!

It's a screeeam,it's got a fabulous cast, and it's got a heck of a lot of phenomenal writers and creators behind it..

A highly underrated classic! . . . Do yourselves a favor and see it! :)