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Ystäväni Simon Birch

Original title: Simon Birch
  • 1998
  • K-10/7
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
22K
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Ystäväni Simon Birch (1998)
A young boy with stunted growth is convinced that God has a great purpose for him.
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A young boy with stunted growth is convinced that God has a great purpose for him.A young boy with stunted growth is convinced that God has a great purpose for him.A young boy with stunted growth is convinced that God has a great purpose for him.

  • Director
    • Mark Steven Johnson
  • Writers
    • Mark Steven Johnson
    • John Irving
  • Stars
    • Ian Michael Smith
    • Joseph Mazzello
    • Ashley Judd
  • See production, box office & company info
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    22K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mark Steven Johnson
    • Writers
      • Mark Steven Johnson
      • John Irving
    • Stars
      • Ian Michael Smith
      • Joseph Mazzello
      • Ashley Judd
    • 234User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
    • 39Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:26
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    Photos33

    Ashley Judd, Joseph Mazzello, Oliver Platt, and Ian Michael Smith in Ystäväni Simon Birch (1998)
    Ashley Judd, Joseph Mazzello, Oliver Platt, and Ian Michael Smith in Ystäväni Simon Birch (1998)
    Ystäväni Simon Birch (1998)
    Ystäväni Simon Birch (1998)
    Ashley Judd, Joseph Mazzello, Oliver Platt, and Ian Michael Smith in Ystäväni Simon Birch (1998)
    Ashley Judd, Joseph Mazzello, Oliver Platt, and Ian Michael Smith in Ystäväni Simon Birch (1998)
    Ystäväni Simon Birch (1998)
    Ystäväni Simon Birch (1998)
    Ashley Judd, Joseph Mazzello, Oliver Platt, and Ian Michael Smith in Ystäväni Simon Birch (1998)
    Ystäväni Simon Birch (1998)
    Ashley Judd, Joseph Mazzello, and Oliver Platt in Ystäväni Simon Birch (1998)
    Joseph Mazzello and Ian Michael Smith in Ystäväni Simon Birch (1998)

    Top cast

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    Ian Michael Smith
    Ian Michael Smith
    • Simon Birch
    Joseph Mazzello
    Joseph Mazzello
    • Joe Wenteworth
    Ashley Judd
    Ashley Judd
    • Rebecca Wenteworth
    Oliver Platt
    Oliver Platt
    • Ben Goodrich
    David Strathairn
    David Strathairn
    • Rev. Russell
    Dana Ivey
    Dana Ivey
    • Grandmother Wenteworth
    Beatrice Winde
    • Hilde Grove
    Jan Hooks
    Jan Hooks
    • Miss Leavey
    Cecilley Carroll
    • Marjorie
    Sumela Kay
    Sumela Kay
    • Ann
    • (as Sumela-Rose Keramidopulos)
    Sam Morton
    • Stuart
    Jim Carrey
    Jim Carrey
    • Adult Joe Wenteworth
    John Mazzello
    • Simon Wenteworth
    Holly Dennison
    • Mrs. Birch
    Peter MacNeill
    Peter MacNeill
    • Mr. Birch
    Thick Wilson
    • Dr. Wells
    • (as Addison Bell)
    Roger McKeen
    • Coach Higgins
    Sean McCann
    Sean McCann
    • Chief Al Cork
    • Director
      • Mark Steven Johnson
    • Writers
      • Mark Steven Johnson
      • John Irving(suggestion)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Author John Irving doubted his novel, "A Prayer for Owen Meany", could ever be turned into a film, and sold the screen rights on the condition it not be released under the same name as his book. Irving himself provided the name Simon Birch for the producers to use in place of Owen Meany.
    • Goofs
      The fateful Christmas in question is in December 1964, but a news item on the radio reports a speech given by President Kennedy, killed a year earlier.
    • Quotes

      Simon: Your mother is so sexy, sometimes I forget she's someone's mother.

      Joe: What if I said the same thing about your mother?

      Simon: I'd have you committed.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Rounders/Kiki's Delivery Service/Simon Birch/Slums of Beverly Hills/Digging to China (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      You Were There
      Written, Produced and Performed by Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds
      Performance courtesy of Epic Records

    User reviews234

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    Review
    Featured review
    8/10
    A very good, bittersweet film
    I have watched the movie twice, once with my wife and once with my children.

    It is a great movie and totally undeserving of some of the juvenile comments posted here.

    It is a story of a 12 year old extremely undersized boy who is a freak to many, a best friend to another and ends up being a hero. All through the movie he talks of God having a plan for him and that his small stature is a part of that plan.

    Don't compare it to the book it is "suggested" from. Neither does justice to the other.

    Don't miss it.
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    • john-1729
    • Nov 26, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 23, 1999 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Simon Birch
    • Filming locations
      • Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Hollywood Pictures
      • Caravan Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $18,253,415
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,321,370
      • Sep 13, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $18,253,415
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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