simon birch

Director: mark steven johnson

Actor: ian michael smith,joseph mazzello,ashley judd,oliver platt

Data Published: Fri Sep 11 1998

Genres: Comedy,Drama,Family

Key Words: close up of eyes,close up of lips,close up of mouth,character name as title,simon birch character

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124879/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Birch

Description: Simon Birch is a movie starring Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, and Ashley Judd. A young boy with stunted growth is convinced that God has a great purpose for him.

Plot: Simon Birch believes that God made him for a special, heroic purpose. Simon and his best friend, Joe Wenteworth, are both outcasts in their tiny New England town. Joe is the illegitimate son of the town beauty, and Simon, at age 12, is so small that he still plays the infant Jesus in the church Christmas pageant. In the summer of 1964, their friendship is put to the test when, during a Little League game, Simon hits a foul ball that strikes and kills Joe's mother. Together, they try to find out who Joe's father is. Just as they succeed, the time comes for Simon to fulfill the destiny he believes in. A situation arises that demands a hero—a very small hero. While Simon and Joe are riding a school bus, the bus crashes into a lake. The two boys get everyone out of the bus, but Simon nearly drowns. While the two friends are in the hospital, Joe visits Simon, who later dies due to the injuries he sustained during the bus rescue. Joe remarks that he will always remember Simon for the hero that he was.