| 词条 | Simon Birch |
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| name = Simon Birch | image = Simon Birch.jpg | image_size = 215px | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Mark Steven Johnson | producer = Roger Birnbaum Laurence Mark | screenplay = Mark Steven Johnson | based on = {{Based on|A Prayer for Owen Meany|John Irving}} | narrator = | starring = {{Plainlist|
| music = Marc Shaiman | cinematography = Aaron E. Schneider | editing = David Finfer | studio = {{ubl|Hollywood Pictures | Caravan Pictures|Roger Birnbaum Productions}} | distributor = Buena Vista Pictures | released = {{Film date|1998|09|11}} | runtime = 114 minutes[1] | country = United States | language = English | budget = $20 million[2] | gross = $18.3 million[2] }} Simon Birch is a 1998 American comedy-drama film loosely based on A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving and directed and written for the screen by Mark Steven Johnson.[2] The film stars Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Jim Carrey, Ashley Judd and Oliver Platt. It omitted much of the latter half of the novel and altered the ending. The film does not share the book's title at Irving's request; he did not believe that his novel could successfully be made into a film.[3] The name "Simon Birch" was suggested by him to replace that of Owen Meany.[4] The opening credits of the film state that it was "suggested by" Irving's novel. The main plot centers on 12-year-old Joe Wenteworth and his best friend Simon Birch, who was born with dwarfism. PlotSimon Birch believes that God made him for a special, heroic purpose. Simon and his best friend, Joe Wenteworth, are both outcasts in their tiny New England town. Joe is the illegitimate son of the town beauty, and Simon, at age 12, is so small that he still plays the infant Jesus in the church Christmas pageant. In the summer of 1964, their friendship is put to the test when, during a Little League game, Simon hits a foul ball that strikes and kills Joe's mother. Together, they try to find out who Joe's father is. Just as they succeed, the time comes for Simon to fulfill the destiny he believes in. A situation arises that demands a hero—a very small hero. While Simon and Joe are riding a school bus, the bus crashes into a lake. The two boys get everyone out of the bus, but Simon nearly drowns. While the two friends are in the hospital, Joe visits Simon, who later dies due to the injuries he sustained during the bus rescue. Joe remarks that he will always remember Simon for the hero that he was. Cast
ProductionThe bus crash scene was filmed near Ontario's French River. The film's quarry scenes were shot at Elora, Ontario. The church featured in many parts of the film is in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Its black borders were painted white for the film. At the end of the film when it switches to the future, the borders are black. The baseball scene as well as many indoor scenes were filmed in Glen Williams, Ontario. SoundtrackSimon Birch features R&B songs from the 1950 and 1960s, as well as four score cues by Marc Shaiman. The film's original motion picture soundtrack was released on compact disc, LP and audio cassette on September 1, 1998 through Sony Wonder, Hollywood Records and Epic Records featuring the following songs:
ReceptionSimon Birch holds a 44% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the site's consensus calling the film "Overly mushy; tries too hard to pull at the heart-strings."[5] On Metacritic, the film has a 39/100 rating, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews."[6] Movie critic Gene Siskel rated it the 7th best movie of 1998.[7]The film opened at #5 at the North American box office making $3,321,370 in its opening weekend. The film would go on to gross $18,253,415 domestically, against a $20 million budget, resulting as a box office bomb.[8] Home mediaThe film was released on stereo dts LaserDisc format as well as VHS and DVD on May 18, 1999 (Region 1). The region 1 DVD contains a theatrical trailer for this film. References1. ^{{cite web |title=SIMON BIRCH (PG) |url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/simon-birch-1970-4 |work=British Board of Film Classification |date=1998-10-06 |accessdate=2012-12-20}} 2. ^{{cite web |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D03E5DE1F3EF932A2575AC0A96E958260 |title=FILM REVIEW; Tiny Boy With an Enormously Consuming Quest |first=Stephen |last=Holden |date=September 11, 1998}} 3. ^{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/168213/Simon-Birch/overview |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305142302/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/168213/Simon-Birch/overview |archive-date=2016-03-05 |dead-url=yes |df= }} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.aintitcool.com/node/2053|title=John Irving's personal thoughts on Simon Birch.|website=Aintitcool.com|accessdate=28 August 2018}} 5. ^{{rotten-tomatoes|simon_birch|Simon Birch}} 6. ^{{metacritic film|simon-birch|Simon Birch}} 7. ^{{cite news |last1=Siskel |first1=Gene |title=The Best Movies of 1998 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-12-20-9812200389-story.html |accessdate=5 March 2019 |publisher=The Chicago Tribune |date=20 December 1998}} 8. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Simon-Birch#tab=summary|title=Simon Birch (1998) - Financial Information|website=The-numbers.com|accessdate=28 August 2018}} External links{{Wikiquote|Simon Birch}}
21 : 1998 films|1990s comedy-drama films|American films|American comedy-drama films|American coming-of-age films|English-language films|Films directed by Mark Steven Johnson|Directorial debut films|American buddy films|Films based on works by John Irving|Films set in 1964|Films set in Maine|Films set in the 1960s|Films shot in Toronto|Films shot in Nova Scotia|Caravan Pictures films|Hollywood Pictures films|Films produced by Laurence Mark|Films produced by Roger Birnbaum|Films scored by Marc Shaiman|Screenplays by Mark Steven Johnson |
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