Simon Birch - Trailer

Year Published: 1998

Country of Origin: United States

Description: 16mm Film - Simon Birch - Trailer - USA 1998 Directed by: Mark Steven Johnson Written by: Mark Steven Johnson, based on the novel "A Prayer for Owen Meany" by John Irving Cinematography by: Aaron Schneider Music by: Marc Shaiman Starring: Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, David Strathairn, Dana Ivey, Beatrice Winde, Jan Hooks, Cecilley Carroll, Sumela Kay, Sam Morton, Jim Carrey, John Mazzello, Holly Dennison, Peter MacNeill, Thick Wilson, Roger McKeen, Sean McCann, John Robinson, Guy Sanvido, Gil Filar, Marcello Meleca, Tim Hall, Tom Redman, Mark Skrela, Kevin White, Terry V. Hart, Alan Markfield, Christopher Marren, Tommy Dorrian, Justin Marangoni, Tyler Cairns, Gino Giacomini, Barbara Stewart, David Rigby, Sam Aaron, David Chapman, Wendy Fleming, Paul De Fibo, Dalton Rondell, Cameron Croughwell, Logan Holladay, Scotty Leavenworth, Devon Alan, Joshua Titen, Tony Orr, Joshua Croughwell, Jeffrey Schoeny, Derek Montgomery, Sean Sullivan, Devon Cole Borisoff, Taylor Emerson, Brian McLaughlin, Nicholas Andrew, Sean Flynn, Patrick McTavish, Blake Hubbell, Cody Gill, Ramiro González, Mitchell Orr, Trevor Habberstad, Aaron Bouffard On an autumn morning, an adult Joe Wentworth (Jim Carrey) visits the grave of his childhood friend Simon Birch and narrates Simon's story as the film transitions to the 1960s. In 1964, Simon was the smallest newborn in the history of Gravestown. Nobody believed that he would survive, but Simon believed he was a legitimate miracle. Simon loved baseball despite that he almost never got to play, and when he did it was only to get a walk from his small strike zone. Joe's mother, Rebecca Wentworth, got pregnant in high school. The only fact anyone knows about Joe's parentage is that Rebecca met his father on a train. Her refusal to reveal the identity of the father has made Joe a living town scandal. Simon is obsessed with how long he can hold his breath underwater, always trying to improve this ability. One day Rebecca invites for dinner a man she met on the train, Ben Goodrich, a drama teacher. He meets Joe and Simon and brings a stuffed armadillo for Joe. Simon doesn't believe that the niceties of church are necessary. He says, in front of the congregation, that if God has made these things a priority, they are in trouble. Sunday School teacher Leavey belittles him, telling him that he doesn't belong in church and his belief that God has a special plan for him is ridiculous. While playing baseball, Simon Birch is given the perfect pitch, and hits it. It soon becomes a foul ball that hits Rebecca in the head, immediately killing her. Simon gives Joe his most prized possession, his baseball cards, as an apology. Simon and Joe have an argument, with Simon claiming that everything he does is foreordained. Joe disagrees, saying that his mother's death was an accident. Joe's grandmother informs him that there must be a plan should she die, as Rebecca never told anyone who Joe's father was, even in confidence. Joe decides his only hope is to find his real father. Joe and Simon believe that Joe's father may have taken the baseball. They break into the gym teacher's office to find if he has the baseball that killed Rebecca, as that would implicate him as Joe's father. It isn't there, and Joe vandalizes the office, believing that he will never find his real father. The police chief agrees to let them off if they go to the children's retreat over their winter break. Ben picks them up from the police station and takes them for ice cream. Simon informs Ben of his destiny to be a hero, but admits that he doesn't know what that will imply. However, he fears that it could happen at any time, and he could miss it. A Christmas pageant with a Nativity play is organized by the Sunday School and the children are chosen for their parts. Margerie, the school's prettiest girl, is chosen to play Mary; Howard is playing the angel despite his crippling fear of heights; and Simon is the baby Jesus, as he is the only one who fits in the manger. Simon agrees when he realizes that he will be able to stay next to Margerie for the entire play. Simon helps another child tame his fear and mentions that children listen to him because of how he looks. However, the play becomes a disaster; the turtle doves look like winged mutant turtles, the wise men cannot remember the words to "We Three Kings", and Howard is so scared he forgets his lines. But when Simon, incited by seeing Marjorie's cleavage, advances on her sexually, she hits Joe, knocking the wind out of him, and Howard vomits on the stage...

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