Simon Sez
| Simon Sez | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Kevin Elders |
| Produced by |
Moshe Diamant Ringo Lam[1] |
| Screenplay by |
Andrew Lowery Andrew Miller[1] |
| Story by |
Moshe Diamant Rudy Cohen[1] |
| Starring |
Dennis Rodman Dane Cook Natalia Cigliuti John Pinette |
| Music by | Brian Tyler[1] |
| Cinematography | Avraham Karpick[1] |
| Edited by | Alain Jakubowicz[1] |
Production company |
Signature Films[1] |
| Distributed by |
Independent Artists Films Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States[1] |
| Box office | $292,152 |
Simon Sez is a 1999 action comedy film starring Dennis Rodman, Dane Cook, and John Pinette. The score for this film was composed by Brian Tyler.
Plot
Interpol agent Simon goes on a mission in France to save a kidnapped girl and defeat an arms dealer.
Production
In 1998, Variety announced that Ringo Lam would direct Simon Sez with Kevin Elders.[2] Lam later only contributed to the film as a producer.[3]
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.[4]
Reception
Simon Sez had an extremely negative reception by critics.[5] 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".[6] 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."[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Simon Sez". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ↑ "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 2010-05-29.
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Simon Sez at the Internet Movie Database