Simon
“He loves you. Do what he says.”
A group of scientists take Simon, a psychology professor, as a test person for a brainwashing experiment and try to convince him that he is a living being from another planet.
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Cast
64 people
Alan Arkin
Simon Mendelssohn
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Madeline Kahn
Dr. Cynthia Mallory
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William Finley
Fichandler
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Wallace Shawn
Eric Van Dongen
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Max Wright
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Fred Gwynne
Maj. Gen. Korey
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Austin Pendleton
Dr. Carl Becker
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Judy Graubart
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Adolph Green
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Keith Szarabajka
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Ann Risley
Pam
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David Susskind
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Marshall Brickman Director · Thomas Baum Story Adam Holender Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $6M · United States release February 1, 1980 · Produced in United States
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Worldwide gross
$6,000,000
Production
Orion Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 1, 1980
Theatrical
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