Simon

1980 • 97 minutes
4.7
7 reviews
60%
Tomatometer
PG
Rating
Eligible
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About this movie

Dueling Banjos. Woody Allen. The Muppet Show. Johnny Carson. Jersey Boys. If you don't know what they have in common, it's time you made the acquaintance of Marshall Brickman. Fresh from his successful series of screenplay collaborations with Woody Allen (Sleeper, Annie Hall, Manhattan) musician and comedy scribe Brickman moved into the director's chair with Simon. The tale of a brainwashed psychologist (played by the great Alan Arkin) who gets boondoggled by a group of geniuses in a think tank who would rather amuse themselves than solve global problems. They manage to convince Simon that he is really a space alien, but Simon gets away from them, taking refuge in a commune led by a former television executive (Adolph Green) who worships TV Guide. And soon the Army is after the escaped "alien" with orders to shoot on sight. Featuring Wallace Shawn, Fred Gwynne, and Madeline Kahn.
Rating
PG

Ratings and reviews

4.7
7 reviews
Bryan Venable (spif)
January 21, 2015
What happened to this kind of movie? It's the peak of an era when pure, unadulterated nerdery was still reflected in film.
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Victoria Austin
December 29, 2016
I love the cast and I love the movie overall
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Keisha Martin
October 30, 2016
Why can't I rents it?
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