Simon Birch and Joe Wenteworth are boys who have a reputation for being oddballs. Joe never knew his father, and his mother, Rebecca, is keeping her lips sealed no matter how much he protests. Simon, meanwhile, is an 11-year-old dwarf whose outsize personality belies his small stature. Indeed, he often assails the local reverend with thorny theological questions and joins Joe on his quest to find his biological father.
Cast
Ashley Judd
Rebecca Wenteworth
Ian Michael Smith
Simon Birch
Joseph Mazzello
Joe Wenteworth
Oliver Platt
Ben Goodrich
David Strathairn
Rev. Russell
Dana Ivey
Grandmother Wenteworth
Beatrice Winde
Hilde Grove
Jan Hooks
Miss Agnes Leavey
Cecilley Carroll
Marjorie
Jim Carrey
Adult Joe Wenteworth
Sean Flynn
Junior Lamb
Kevin White
Shortstop
Crew
Mark Steven Johnson
Director, Screenplay
John Irving
Novel
David Finfer
Editor
Aaron Schneider
Director of Photography
John Baldecchi
Executive Producer
Roger Birnbaum
Producer
Laurence Mark
Producer
Howard Ellis
Associate Producer
Billy Higgins
Co-Producer
David Chapman
Production Design
Abram Waterhouse
Costume Design
Betsy Heimann
Costume Design
Marc Shaiman
Original Music Composer
Carolyn A. Loucks
Set Decoration
Liam Kiernan
Assistant Location Manager
Suzi Stingl
Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett
Stunts
Alison Reid
Stunt Coordinator
Dennis Davenport
Art Direction
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