Simon Birch (1998)

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PG | 2 hr 5 mins | Comedy, Drama, Family, Period, Adaptation, Medical | Released: 9/11/1998 |Box Office Total: $18.2M

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Synopsis:

Simon Birch was the smallest delivery ever recorded in the history of Gravestown memorial hospital. The doctors proclaimed Simon a miracle, and ever since he's been quick to remind anyone who forgets. Simon's certain he's gonna be a hero... he's just not sure how. In the meantime, he argues about faith with his tyrannical Sunday school teacher and by-the-Book priest, rides sidecar on the bike of his best friend Joe, and plays lazy afternoon baseball games (with the advantage of having the tiniest strike zone in the league). But fate takes an unexpected turn when Simon gets his first hit: a high foul ball with tragic consequences. From then, the destinies of the two boys become linked as both try to find one thing they're missing. For Joe, it's the identity of his father. For Simon, it's the special purpose God has in mind that only a small miracle like himself can fulfill.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
9/11/1998

Director	Credit
Mark Steven Johnson	Director
Mickey Gilbert	Director - 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Glenn Wilder	Director - 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Cast	Credit
Ian Michael Smith	Simon Birch
Joseph Mazzello	Joe Wenteworth
Ashley Judd	Rebecca Wenteworth
Oliver Platt	Ben Goodrich
David Strathairn	Reverend Russell
Dana Ivey	Grandmother Wenteworth
Beatrice Winde	Hildie Grove
Jan Hooks	Miss Leavey
Cecilley Carroll	Marjorie
Sumela-Rose Keramidopulos	Ann
Sam Morton	Stuart
Jim Carrey	Adult Joe Wenteworth
John Mazzello	Simon Wenteworth
Holly Dennison	Mrs Birch
Peter MacNeill	Mr Birch
Addison Bell	Doctor Wells
Roger McKeen	Coach Higgins
Sean McCann	Chief Al Cork
John Robinson	Mr Baker
Guy Sanvido	Janitor
Gil Filar	Eddie
Marcello Meleca	Howard Ellis
Tim Hall	Pitcher
Tom Redman	1st Baseman
Mark Skrela	3rd Baseman
Kevin White	Shortshop
Terry V Hart	Umpire
Alan Markfield	Umpire
Christopher Marren	Rival Baseball Coach
Tommy Dorrian	Teammate No 1
Justin Marangoni	Teammate No 2
Tyler Cairns	Sheep
Gino Giacomini	Wise Man
Barbara Stewart	Delivery Room Nurse
David Rigby	Bus Driver
Sam Aaron	Old Man No 1
David Chapman	Old Man No 2
Wendy Fleming	Mrs Russell
Paul DeFibo	Junior Lambs Teammate
Dalton Rondell	Junior Lambs Teammate
Cameron Croughwell	Junior Lambs Teammate
Logan Holladay	Junior Lambs Teammate
Scotty Leavenworth	Junior Lambs Teammate
Devon Alan	Junior Lambs Teammate
Joshua Titen	Junior Lambs Teammate
Tony Orr	Junior Lambs Teammate
Joshua Lee Croughwell	Junior Lambs Teammate
Jeffrey Schoeny	Junior Lambs Teammate
Derek Montgomery	Junior Lambs Teammate
Sean Sullivan	Junior Lambs Teammate
Devon Borisoff	Junior Lambs Teammate
Taylor Emerson	Junior Lambs Teammate
Brian McLaughlin	Junior Lambs Teammate
Nicholas Andrew	Junior Lambs Teammate
Sean Flynn Amir	Junior Lambs Teammate
Patrick McTavish	Junior Lambs Teammate
Blake Hubbell	Junior Lambs Teammate
Cody Gill	Junior Lambs Teammate
Ramiro Gonzalez III	Junior Lambs Teammate
Mitchell Orr Jr	Junior Lambs Teammate
Trevor Habberstad	Junior Lambs Teammate
Production Credits	Credit
Billy Higgins	Co-Producer
Howard Ellis	Associate Producer
Laurence Mark	Producer
John Baldecchi	Executive Producer
Roger Birnbaum	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Laurence Mark Production	Production Company
Caravan Pictures	Production Company
Hollywood Pictures/Cinergi Pictures Entertainment	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Hollywood Pictures Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
Nova Scotia, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Mark Steven Johnson	Screenplay
John Irving	Source Material (from novel)
Accounting	Credit
Abraham Park	Post-Production Accountant
Elaine Thurston	Production Accountant
Greg Eby	Assistant Accountant
Wendy Gaboury	Assistant Accountant
Barry Walsh	Assistant Accountant
Alex Kontsalakis	Assistant Accountant
Kent Belli	Assistant Accountant (2nd Unit)
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Mark Dumas	Animal Trainer - animal handler
Ian Doig	Animal Trainer - animal handler
Art Department	Credit
Dennis Davenport	Art Director
Cal Loucks	Set Decorator
David Chapman	Production Designer
Carlos Caneca	Lead Person - leadsman
Candace Oberholtzer	Assistant Art Director
Tim Murton	Scenic Artist
Joseph G Pacelli Jr	Set Decorator (2nd Unit)
Gregory William Bolton	Art Director (2nd Unit)
Casting	Credit
Mary-Gail Artz	Casting
Jane Rogers	Extras Casting
Barbara Cohen	Casting
Ross Clydesdale	Casting - Toronto casting
Film Camera	Credit
Bryan Forde	Lighting Technician
Mark Cyre	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Angelo Colavecchia	Camera Operator
David Orr	Color Timer
Alan Markfield	Photography - still photographer
Aaron Schneider	Director of Photography
Mike Thomas	Camera Operator - underwater camera operator (2nd Unit)
Hiro Narita	Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Rick Perotto	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Joseph Micomonaco	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Tony Guerin	Camera Operator - Canadian camera operator (2nd Unit)
Rich Stevens	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera (2nd Unit)
A J Vesak	Camera Operator - Canadian camera operator (2nd Unit)
Brad Peterman	Assistant Camera Operator - underwater 1st assistant camera (2nd Unit)
Eric K Jones	Assistant Camera Operator - underwater 2nd assistant camera (2nd Unit)
Film Sales Financing	Credit
BVI	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Sandy DeCrescent	Music Contractor - orchestra contractor
Ralph Grierson	Soloist - piano soloist
Allan Mason	Music Supervisor
Kenneth Edmonds (Babyface)	Song - song producer & performer
Marc Shaiman	Music
Jeff Atmajian	Orchestrations
The Newbeats	Song Performer
Artie Kane	Music Conductor - score conductor
Scott Stambler	Music Editor
Stephanie Lowry	Music - assistant music editor
Pete Anthony	Music Conductor - score conductor
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	Song Performer
Frank Bennett	Orchestrations
Kenneth Edmonds (Babyface)	Song
Marvin Gaye	Song Performer
Jay Turnbow	Song
Nick Vidar	Music - music programmer
Patrick Russ	Orchestrations
Peggy Lee	Song Performer
Larry Parks	Song
David DePalo	Music - scoring assistant
Pete Anthony	Orchestrations
The Righteous Brothers	Song Performer
Brian Holland	Song - songs
Lamont Dozier	Song - songs
The Drifters	Song Performer
Edward Holland Jr	Song - songs
James Brown	Song Performer
John Davenport	Song
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas	Song Performer
The Impressions	Song Performer
Eddie Cooley	Song
Ed Townsend	Song
Gerry Goffin	Song
Carole King	Song
Henry Mancini	Song
James Brown	Song
Curtis Mayfield	Song
J Fred Coots	Song
Haven Gillespie	Song
Patti LaBelle	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
C J Fidler	Stunts - stunt performer
Allison Reid	Stunt Coordinator
Shaun Kerr	Stunts - stunt performer
Tim A Davison	Stunt Coordinator (2nd Unit)
Eric Bryson	Stunts - stunt performer
Tom Bishop	Stunts - stunt performer
Ed Gale	Stunts - stunt performer
Randy Boliver	Stunts - stunt performer
Bryan Renfro	Stunts - stunt performer
Peter Cox	Stunts - stunt performer
Suzi Stengl	Stunts - stunt performer
Erin Jarvis	Stunts - stunt performer
Nick Nolan	Stunts - stunt performer
Production Management	Credit
Howard Ellis	Assistant Director
Billy Higgins	Unit Production Manager
Mimi Wolch	Script Supervisor
Sean Yeomans	Assistant Production Coordinator
Susan Phillips	Production Coordinator
Liam Kiernan	Assistant Location Manager
Byron A. Martin	Location Manager
Deborah Marks	Assistant Production Coordinator
Rowland Kirks	Location Manager (2nd Unit)
George Patterson	Production Coordinator (2nd Unit)
Brian Leslie Parker	Unit Production Manager
Tom Quinn	Assistant Director
Lee R Mayes	Unit Production Manager (2nd Unit)
Michele Rakich	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Bob Merrick	Assistant Production Coordinator (2nd Unit)
Debbie Laub	Location Manager (2nd Unit)
Carla Bowen	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Publicity	Credit
Prudence Emery	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
James Borgardt	ADR Supervisor
Glen Gauthier	Sound Mixer - production sound mixer
Tom Hammond	Foley Editor
Dane A. Davis	Sound Editor
Allan Bromberg	ADR Editor
Valerie Davidson	Foley - foley supervisor
Matthew Iadarola	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Barbara Harris	ADR Voice Casting
Frank Long	Audio - digital/analog audio engineering
Barbara Way	Assistant Sound Editor
Charles W Ritter	Sound Editing - dialog editor
Geoff Rubey	Sound Effects Editor
Steve Switzer	Boom Operator
Dennis Sands	Sound Mixer - score recorder and mixer
Mark Yardas	Sound Effects Editor
Jeff Porrello	Boom Operator - boom (2nd Unit)
David McRoll	Assistant Sound Editor
Gary Gegan	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Hank Garfield	Sound Mixer (2nd Unit)
Don Digirolamo	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Joe Bauer	Visual Effects Supervisor
Annemarie Griggs	Visual Effects - visual effects producer
Ted Ross	Special Effects Supervisor
Rick Cortes	Visual Effects - digital artist
Brent Gilmartin	Visual Effects - digital artist
Rick Shick	Visual Effects - digital artist
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Marilyn Terry	Makeup Artist
Lou DeCampo	Wardrobe - wardrobe master
Cori Burchell	Wardrobe Supervisor
Steve Artmont	Makeup (2nd Unit)
David R Beecroft	Hair Stylist
Betsy Heimann	Costume Designer
Linda Trainoff	Hair Stylist (2nd Unit)
Abram Waterhouse	Costume Designer
Gail McMullen	Wardrobe Supervisor (2nd Unit)

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