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Simon |
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(out of 5 stars) |  |
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First Saw:In Theatre |
Saw at/with: With Peter Loge
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Rating: PG-13
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Year:
1980
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Category: Comedy
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Director:
Marshall Brickman
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Time:
97 min.
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Writer:
Marshall Brickman
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| Mine: |
Strange and not very comedyish. Saw it a long time ago, but have no desire to see it again.
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| Leonard Maltin/Plot synopsis: |
Uneven comedy about psychology professor (Arkin) who's brainwashed by group of think-tank weirdos to believe he's come from another planet. There's a cruel edge to the humor, and signs of a serious film trying to break out, in screenwriter Brickman's directorial debut.
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Ellen Cloyed's rating:
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A brilliant undervalued satire of academe, mediocrity, and intelligence. Deeply Jewish in its cultural identity, this film gently mocks the ambitions of Simon Mendelssohn, an assistant professor of psychology who is working on a unified theory of creativity. Manipulated by the curiosity of the amoral members of an obscure think tank, Simon unwittingly changes the world for the better, proving that wisdom is more powerful than IQ. Those without appetite for object lessons or without an appreciation of Jewish humor need not trouble themselves with this remarkable work.
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