---
title: 'Simon (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Marshall Brickman'
released: '1980-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/simon-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081518/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Simon (1980)

1980 · 97 min · United States


## Synopsis

Simon is a 1980 American comedy film written and directed by Marshall Brickman and starring Alan Arkin. The plot concerns a university professor manipulated into thinking he is an alien from space by a think tank, whose members scheme to use him to create a media circus.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Marshall Brickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/marshall-brickman)
- **Screenplay:** [Marshall Brickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/marshall-brickman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stanley Silverman](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-silverman)
- **Producer:** [Martin Bregman](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-bregman)

## Cast

- [Madeline Kahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/madeline-kahn)
- [David Warrilow](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-warrilow)
- [Adolph Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolph-green)
- [Alan Arkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-arkin)
- [Max Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-wright)
- [William Finley](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-finley)
- [Louise Lasser](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-lasser)
- [Fred Gwynne](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-gwynne)
- [Wallace Shawn](https://cinepixo.com/people/wallace-shawn)
- [Austin Pendleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/austin-pendleton)

## Criticism on CinePixo

No reviews published yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/simon-1980
Film facts: Wikidata (Q2141715); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.