Simon Sez
| Simon Sez | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Kevin Alyn Elders |
| Screenplay by | Andrew Lowery Andrew Miller[1] |
| Story by | Moshe Diamant Rudy Cohen[1] |
| Produced by | Moshe Diamant Ringo Lam[1] |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Avraham Karpick[1] |
| Edited by | Alain Jakubowicz[1] |
| Music by | Brian Tyler[1] |
Production company | Signature Films[1] |
| Distributed by | Independent Artists Films (through TriStar Pictures, North America) Columbia Pictures (International) |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States[1] |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $292,152 |
Simon Sez is a 1999 action film starring Dennis Rodman, Dane Cook, and John Pinette.[2] The film was directed by Kevin Alyn Elders, and the score was composed by Brian Tyler.
The film received extremely negative reviews and became a box office bomb.
Premise[]
Interpol agent Simon goes on a mission in France to save a kidnapped girl and defeat an arms dealer.
Cast[]
- Dennis Rodman as Simon.
- Dane Cook as Nick Miranda.
- John Pinette as Micro, a fellow cyber-monk.
- Ricky Harris as Macro, a fellow cyber-monk.
- Filip Nikolic as Michael Gabrielli.
- Natalia Cigliuti as Claire Fence.
- Jérôme Pradon as Ashton.
Production[]
In 1998, Variety announced that Ringo Lam would direct Simon Sez with Kevin Elders.[3] Lam later only contributed to the film as a producer.[4]
Release[]
The film was released in 1999, opening in Los Angeles on September 24 and then in New York on September 25.[1] The film grossed a total of $292,152 on a $10 million budget, making the film a box office bomb.[5]
Reception[]
On the website Rotten Tomatoes, Simon Sez received a 0% rating, based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 1.85/10. The website's consensus reads, "Simon Sez no matter how starved you are for something to watch, there has to be a better option than this dreadfully misguided action thriller."[6] The New York Times wrote a scathing review, saying that "its plot seems as if it had been fished out of the wastebaskets of writers who have written scores of better examples of the genre dating at least as far back as Dr. No in 1962," but praising Rodman as "inescapably watchable."[7] Entertainment Weekly gave the film a D− rating referring to the film as "a shoddy mess" and "a bargain-basement rip-off of Ronin and that Rodman was "yesterday's threatening omni-sexual exhibitionist turned today’s overexposed cliché."[8]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Simon Sez". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ^ "Simon Sez (1999)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ "Burton eyes 'Hollow'; Rodman wrestles". Variety. June 18, 1998. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ Leydon, Joe (27 September 1999). "Review: 'Simon Sez'". Variety. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Simon Sez (1999)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ^ "Simon Sez (1999)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Gelder, Lawrence van (September 25, 1999). Simon Sez (1999) Film Review; Dennis Rodman, a Terror for Terrorists. The New York Times Film Reviews 1999-2000. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ^ Gleiberman, Owen (October 1, 1999). "Simon Sez". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
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