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S1m0ne

  • 20022002
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
61K
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POPULARITY
8,842
349
Al Pacino and Rachel Roberts in S1m0ne (2002)
Trailer
Play trailer2:18
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ComedyDramaSci-Fi
A producer's film is endangered when his star walks off, so he decides to digitally create an actress to substitute for the star, becoming an overnight sensation that everyone thinks is a re... Read allA producer's film is endangered when his star walks off, so he decides to digitally create an actress to substitute for the star, becoming an overnight sensation that everyone thinks is a real person.A producer's film is endangered when his star walks off, so he decides to digitally create an actress to substitute for the star, becoming an overnight sensation that everyone thinks is a real person.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
61K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
8,842
349
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    • Director
      • Andrew Niccol
    • Writer
      • Andrew Niccol
    • Stars
      • Al Pacino
      • Catherine Keener
      • Rachel Roberts
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Andrew Niccol
    • Writer
      • Andrew Niccol
    • Stars
      • Al Pacino
      • Catherine Keener
      • Rachel Roberts
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 238User reviews
    • 98Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Simone
    Trailer 2:18
    Simone

    Photos64

    Pruitt Taylor Vince in S1m0ne (2002)
    Evan Rachel Wood in S1m0ne (2002)
    Jason Schwartzman and Pruitt Taylor Vince in S1m0ne (2002)
    Al Pacino and Rachel Roberts in S1m0ne (2002)
    Al Pacino and Catherine Keener in S1m0ne (2002)
    Jay Mohr in S1m0ne (2002)
    Al Pacino and Winona Ryder in S1m0ne (2002)
    Rachel Roberts in S1m0ne (2002)
    Al Pacino in S1m0ne (2002)
    Jason Schwartzman and Pruitt Taylor Vince in S1m0ne (2002)
    Al Pacino and Rachel Roberts in S1m0ne (2002)
    Al Pacino in S1m0ne (2002)

    Top cast

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    Al Pacino
    Al Pacino
    • Viktor Taransky
    Catherine Keener
    Catherine Keener
    • Elaine Christian
    Rachel Roberts
    Rachel Roberts
    • Simone
    • (as Simone)
    Benjamin Salisbury
    Benjamin Salisbury
    • Production Assistant
    Winona Ryder
    Winona Ryder
    • Nicola Anders
    Darnell Williams
    • Studio Executive #1
    Jim Rash
    Jim Rash
    • Studio Executive #2
    Ron Perkins
    Ron Perkins
    • Studio Executive #3
    Jay Mohr
    Jay Mohr
    • Hal Sinclair
    Evan Rachel Wood
    Evan Rachel Wood
    • Lainey Christian Taransky
    Jeffrey Pierce
    Jeffrey Pierce
    • Kent
    Jeff Williams
    Jeff Williams
    • Man in Suit
    Mitzi Martin
    Mitzi Martin
    • Premiere Audience Member
    Carole Androsky
    • Premiere Audience Member
    • (as Carol Androsky)
    Christopher Neiman
    Christopher Neiman
    • Premiere Audience Member
    Jolie Jenkins
    Jolie Jenkins
    • Premiere Audience Member
    Derrex Brady
    Derrex Brady
    • Premiere Audience Member
    Lisa Cerasoli
    • Premiere Audience Member
    • Director
      • Andrew Niccol
    • Writer
      • Andrew Niccol
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      After seeing the photorealism of the computer generated actors in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001), the producers started to lean toward the idea of having Simone actually be a computer generated actress. However, after heavy opposition from the Screen Actor's Guild, claiming in so many words that replacement of actors in ALL movies would be the next logical step, the idea was scrapped.
    • Goofs
      The hard drive which holds "S1m0ne" data is shown to be without a cover over the disk platters. Viktor (Al Pacino) is shown to put his hands on the surface of the top platter when he inserts the hard disk into his PC. Any reasonably well informed PC user or repairman knows that a hard disk's platters are extremely sensitive to both dust and finger oils: exposing the platters to open air and finger oils would quickly render the hard disk useless. While Viktor may not be expected to know this, his scientist/supplier Hank Aleno must have known this. Hank Aleno should not have provided such an obviously unreliable piece of PC hardware.
    • Quotes

      Viktor: You know, it's easier to fool a hundred thousand people than just one.

    • Crazy credits
      In the film's title and in the credits, the letters I and O in people's names are replaced with the numerals 1 and 0.
    • Alternate versions
      In the initial August 2002 theatrical release, Rachel Roberts, the actress who portrays "most aspects" of Simone, is uncredited. According to an Associated Press interview with Roberts published after the film's release, this will be changed in the video release so that Roberts is credited.
    • Connections
      Featured in Great Movie Mistakes 2: The Sequel (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Adagio for Strings
      Written by Samuel Barber

      Performed by Dale Warland Singers

      Courtesy of American Choral Catalogue

    User reviews238

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Interesting Premise, But Nothing Special Movie-Wise
    This wasn't a bad comedy starring a famous actor who is known more for his dramatic roles: Al Pacino.

    For a one-joke storyline, I thought the film was pretty good, and certainly better than the critics would have you believe. The story moved well, only getting a little preposterous in the final 15-25 minutes, although the whole film is a tongue-and-cheek look at Hollywood fame.

    It's a nice-looking DVD and Rachel Roberts falls in that category, too, as the beautiful computer-generated new movie star who isn't what people think.

    This turned out to be an "okay" but not one that people raved about or added to their collections. Maybe it was the weak ending.
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    • Aug 5, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 23, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Simone
    • Filming locations
      • Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Niccol Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,688,676
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,813,463
      • Aug 25, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $19,576,023
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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