Simon Says (2006)

The pothead Zack; the sweethearts Kate and Riff; the slut Vicky; and the spoiled Ashley travel by van to the backwoods to camp. They meet two strange gravediggers that advise them to leave ... See full summary »

Director:

William Dear

Writer:

William Dear

Stars:

Crispin Glover, Margo Harshman, Greg Cipes

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Crispin Glover	...	Simon / Stanley
Margo Harshman	...	Kate
Greg Cipes	...	Zack
Kelly Vitz	...	Ashley
Artie Baxter	...	Riff
Carrie Finklea	...	Vicky
Lori Lively	...	Lonnie (as Lori Lynn Lively)
Bruce Glover	...	Sam
Blake Lively	...	Jenny
Oliver Dear	...	Hitchhiker
Leila Johnson	...	Molly
Erica Hubbard	...	Sommer
Bart Johnson	...	Garth
Daniella Monet	...	Sarah
Kelly Blatz	...	Will

Storyline

The pothead Zack; the sweethearts Kate and Riff; the slut Vicky; and the spoiled Ashley travel by van to the backwoods to camp. They meet two strange gravediggers that advise them to leave the place otherwise they could be murdered. Then they meet the deranged retarded Simon in the gas station and Riff has a friction with the guy. They find a paradisiac spot to camp at the riverside, but Simon and Stanley transform their holiday in a nightmarish night.

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Plot Keywords:

twins | bikini | impalement | wilhelm scream | split personality | 

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Taglines:

You forgot to say..... SIMON SAYS

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody horror violence and gore, drug use, language and brief sexuality/nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official MySpace Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 September 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Décapité

Filming Locations:

Grass Valley, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dark Moon Pictures, Blue Cactus Pictures, Simon Says Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Harold Smith is credited as Harold 'Smitty' Smith in the beginning credits, and as Harold Smith in the end credits.

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Goofs

When Stanley is standing beside Zack as Zack is being burned alive, you can clearly see the arm of a crew member in the background.

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Crazy Credits

"No dogs were stomped, thrown, or run over by cars (twice), during the making of this motion picture." (Ironically, almost immediately below that text is this: "In Loving Memory of Tofu". Tofu was the dog that played Reggie B in the movie.)

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Connections

References Field of Dreams (1989)

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Soundtracks

"Pain"
Written by Greg Cipes
Performed by Greg Cipes

User Reviews

Bizarre Backwoods Slasher

A thoroughly bizarre horror movie in which a deranged Crispin Glover (is there any other kind) boobytraps a stretch of woodland with 1001 flying pickaxes and waits for a bunch of irritating teens to stumble onto the scene. I've never really understood the logic of populating a movie with completely unlikeable characters. It makes for pretty tedious viewing when the only reason for watching is not the hope that the characters survive, but that they will die sooner, rather than later. And the teens here, played by the usual bunch of pretty twenty-somethings, are some of the most irritating in horror history. Luckily, 'Simon Says' benefits from the presence of Crispin Glover, who is hilarious camping it up with a bizarre high-pitched accent that seems like a cross between English aristocracy and Louisiana Creole. He's clearly acting in a completely different movie that exists only in his own head and thank God for it. The kills are pretty creative and grizzly with a lot of messy dismemberment, but veteran writer/director Bill Dear has little interest in originality or developing any suspense or real fear. For fans of Glover's unique style, this is an often very funny must-see movie. For everybody else it's a pretty average teen slasher.