Simon Birch

Simon Birch

114 mins | Drama, Comedy, Family | Sept. 11, 1998

Simon Birch and Joe Wenteworth are boys who have a reputation for being oddballs. Joe never knew his father, and his mother, Rebecca, is keeping her lips sealed no matter how much he protests. Simon, meanwhile, is an 11-year-old dwarf whose outsize personality belies his small stature. Indeed, he often assails the local reverend with thorny theological questions and joins Joe on his quest to find his biological father.

Simon Birch

114 mins | Drama, Comedy, Family | Sept. 11, 1998

Simon Birch
Simon Birch and Joe Wenteworth are boys who have a reputation for being oddballs. Joe never knew his father, and his mother, Rebecca, is keeping her lips sealed no matter how much he protests. Simon, meanwhile, is an 11-year-old dwarf whose outsize personality belies his small stature. Indeed, he often assails the local reverend with thorny theological questions and joins Joe on his quest to find his biological father.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Caravan Pictures, Hollywood Pictures
Original title Simon Birch
Directors Mark Steven Johnson
Writers John Irving, Mark Steven Johnson

Cast

Ashley Judd

as Rebecca Wenteworth

Ian Michael Smith

as Simon Birch

Joseph Mazzello

as Joe Wenteworth

Oliver Platt

as Ben Goodrich

David Strathairn

as Rev. Russell

Dana Ivey

as Grandmother Wenteworth

Beatrice Winde

as Hilde Grove

Jan Hooks

as Miss Leavey

Cecilley Carroll

as Marjorie

Jim Carrey

as Adult Joe Wenteworth

Sean Flynn

as Junior Lamb