Simon Sez (1999)

Basketball superstar Dennis Rodman stars as a hip Interpol agent attempting to defeat the deadly plans of a crazed arms dealer.

Director:

Kevin Alyn Elders (as Kevin Elders)

Writers:

Moshe Diamant (story), Rudy Cohen (story)

Stars:

Dennis Rodman, Dane Cook, John Pinette

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dennis Rodman	...	Simon
Dane Cook	...	Nick Miranda
John Pinette	...	Micro
Ricky Harris	...	Macro
Filip Nikolic	...	Michael Gabrielli (as Filip Nikolitch)
Natalia Cigliuti	...	Claire Fence
Emma Wiklund	...	The Dancer (as Emma Sjoberg)
Jérôme Pradon	...	Ashton
Xin Xin Xiong	...	Xin Xin (Bodyguard)
Henry Courseaux	...	Bernard Gabrielli
Igor De Savitch	...	Colonel Jacques Telore
Clayton Day	...	William Fence
Jean-Michel Dagory	...	Frenais
Pierre Madengar	...	Etiophian Vendor
Kevin Alyn Elders	...	British Reporter / Cartoon Voice (as Kevin Elders)

Storyline

Basketball superstar Dennis Rodman stars as a hip Interpol agent attempting to defeat the deadly plans of a crazed arms dealer.

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Plot Keywords:

kidnapping | quicksand | arms dealer | church | electrocution | 

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Taglines:

It Ain't Over Til ... (Simon Sez)

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and sexuality

Details

Country:

Germany Belgium USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 September 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rescate explosivo

Filming Locations:

Cagnes-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$185,472, 26 September 1999, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$292,152, 3 October 1999

Company Credits

Production Co:

Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG, Signature Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robert Downey Jr. was replaced with Dane Cook because Downey dropped out and they needed someone within a few days.

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Goofs

Simon shoves a bad guy (wearing a red jacket) out an office window. The guy goes out backward. The next shot, from above, shows a dummy falling face-first. The next shot shows the stuntman falling backward again, obviously on a safety wire.

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Quotes

Simon: A potato?
Nick Miranda: Yeah!
Simon: You gagged her with a POTATO?
Nick Miranda: I tried grapes but she kept eating them!

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Connections

Referenced in Best of the Worst: Ghetto Blaster, Terror in Beverly Hills, and Killing American Style (2014)

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Soundtracks

Time to Get Busy
Written and Performed by Brian Tyler

User Reviews

No. No. No. Bad film. Very bad film!

The acting is amongst some of the worst I've seen in a while, especially from Dennis Rodman. What's that Dennis Rodman a bad actor? Yes! and as hard as it is to believe his 'hilarious' sidekick Nick is almost as bad! Not to mention annoying. I'm not just talking Jar-Jar Binks annoying here, he takes it to a whole new level!

The one redeeming feature about this movie is that some of the action seqences are quite well done. But good action scenes does not a good movie make.

If you like bad acting, bad dialouge and wasting your time then by all means watch this. You won't be dissapointed!