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S1m0ne

Country: USA, Language: English, 117 mins

  • Director: Andrew Niccol
  • Writer: Andrew Niccol
  • Producer: Bradley Cramp; Michael De Luca

CGiii Comment

Perhaps, if this hadn't been played for the laughs, this could have been a scathing satire on the Hollywood star-making machine...

It didn't go far enough, it didn't dig deep enough, it didn't stab hard enough and the ending is typical Hollywood...shame, it had potential.


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The(ir) Blurb...

The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the producer decides to digitally create an actress "Simone" to sub for the star--the first totally believable synthetic actress. The "actress" becomes an overnight sensation, with a major singing career as well, and everyone thinks she's a real person. However, as Simone's fame skyrockets, he cannot bear to admit his fraud to himself or the world.

Cast & Characters

Al Pacino as Viktor Taransky;
Benjamin Salisbury as Production Assistant;
Winona Ryder as Nicola Anders;
Darnell Williams as Studio Executive #1;
Jim Rash as Studio Executive #2;
Ron Perkins as Studio Executive #3;
Jay Mohr as Hal Sinclair;
Catherine Keener as Elaine Christian;
Evan Rachel Wood as Lainey Christian Taransky;
Jeffrey Pierce as Kent