---
title: 'Simon Birch (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mark Steven Johnson'
released: '1998-09-11'
runtime_minutes: 113
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/simon-birch-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124879/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Simon Birch (1998)

1998 · 113 min · Drama, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Simon Birch is a 1998 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson in his directorial debut, loosely based on the 1989 novel A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mark Steven Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-steven-johnson)
- **Screenplay:** [Mark Steven Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-steven-johnson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marc Shaiman](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-shaiman)
- **Producer:** [Roger Birnbaum](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-birnbaum), [Laurence Mark](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-mark)
- **Director of Photography:** [Aaron Schneider](https://cinepixo.com/people/aaron-schneider)
- **Editor:** [David Finfer](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-finfer)

## Cast

- [Peter MacNeill](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-macneill)
- [Jan Hooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-hooks)
- [David Strathairn](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-strathairn)
- [Oliver Platt](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-platt)
- [Ian Michael Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-michael-smith)
- [Joseph Mazzello](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-mazzello)
- [Dana Ivey](https://cinepixo.com/people/dana-ivey)
- [Ashley Judd](https://cinepixo.com/people/ashley-judd)
- [Jim Carrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-carrey)
- [Beatrice Winde](https://cinepixo.com/people/beatrice-winde)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/simon-birch-1998
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