Simon Sez


1h 30m 1999

Brief Synopsis

When the daughter of a wealthy American executive is kidnapped, he hires Simon, an old friend of his from his Interpol days, to get her back. But in order for Simon to succeed, he must first battle an evil arms dealer, a psychotic bodyguard, a Swedish kickboxing vixen, two cybermonks and a band of sinister hooligans.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Comedy
Spy
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Columbia Pictures; Signature Entertainment
Distribution Company
INDEPENDENT ARTISTS FILMED ENTERTAINMENT/LEGACY/LEGACY RELEASING; Cts; Sam Film; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing International
Location
France; Italy

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

When the daughter of a wealthy American executive is kidnapped, he hires Simon, an old friend of his from his Interpol days, to get her back. But in order for Simon to succeed, he must first battle an evil arms dealer, a psychotic bodyguard, a Swedish kickboxing vixen, two cybermonks and a band of sinister hooligans.

Crew

Panizzi Alain

Carpenter

Virginie Arnaud

Stunts (France)

Marc Artero

Swing Gang

Laurent Aubugneau

Stunt Driver

Rene Aude

Caterer

Sophie Aude

Other

Mouna Aydi

Unit Driver

Eric Baronne

Stunt Driver

Gilbert Bataille

Stunt Driver

Antonio Bendict

Dennis Rodman'S Stunt Double

Marie-odile Bertot

Other

Frederic Bertrand

Grip/Driver

Marie Elise Beyne

Dailies Runner (Paris)

Maurice Borghesi

Other

Eric Borne

1st Assistant Camera ("A")

Jean Bourrelly

Captain Driver

Fabrice Bovi

Carpenter

Frederic Bravo

Video Assist

Didier Brule

Stunt Driver

Catherine Caldray

Costume Supervisor

Fabien Calfon

Unit Driver

Remi Canaple

Stunts (France)

Raynald Capurro

Other

Robert Caputo

Swing Gang

Patrick Cauderlier

Stunts (France)

Alexander Chapot

2nd Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)

Rudy Cohen

Screenwriter

Rudy Cohen

From Story

Rudy Cohen

Executive Producer

Marcel Colomb

Construction Buyer

Laurence Coutaud

Production Coordinator (France)

Franck Dauchez

Grip (2nd Unit)

Gerard Daverio

Head Carpenter

Stephane Daverio

Grip

Johnny De Chardon

Cast Driver

Yves Derhi

Electrician

Johan Dettwiler

Props Trainee

Yves Dheri

Generator Electrician

Illana Diamant

Casting Director

Limor Diamant

Associate Producer

Moshe Diamant

Producer

Moshe Diamant

From Story

Moshe Diamant

Screenwriter

Milou Dif

Other

Antoine Domange

Office Runner

Cyrille Dufaut

Stunt Driver

Robert Durris

Caterer

Sophie Dwernicki

Continuity (2nd Unit)

Gareth Edwards

Visual Effects

Sabine El Gemayel

Assistant Editor

Luc Etienne

1st Assistant Director

Jaleh Falk

Costume Designer

Lawrence Falk

Key Hairdresser

Roland Favard

Unit Driver

Lucienne Fetucciari

Wardrobe Assistant

Daniel S Frisch

Executive Producer

Daniel S Frisch

Executive In Charge Of Production

Bernard Gagneux

Unit Driver

Denis Garnier

2nd Assistant Camera

Beatrice Giraud

Production Accountant (France)

Philippe Gueneau

Special Effects Assistant

Avery Gylmpf

Dennis Rodman'S Dialogue Coach

James Haggar

2nd Assistant Director (2nd Unit)

Fan Chin Hung

Stunts (Hong Kong)

Catherine Ichou

Assistant Make-Up

Francois Itey

Assistant Editor

Dalla Mura Jacques

Other

Alain Jakubowicz

Editor

Kevin Jones

Executive Producer

Remy Julienne

Stunt Driver

Jean-claude Justice

Stunt Driver

Marie Paule Kanar

Assistant Costume Designer

Wang Chung Kang

Stunts (Hong Kong)

Avraham Karpick

Director Of Photography

Gilles Kenny

Second 2nd Assistant (Location Manager)

Agathe Laemmel

Assistant Costume Designer

Ringo Lam Ling-tung

Producer

Damien Lanfranchi

Art Director

Damien Lanfranchi

Production Designer

Abecacis Laurent

Other

Sophie Lemaire

1st Assistant Camera ("A")

Herve Lespert

Rigger Electrician

Jean-marc Lestruhaut

Grip

Jean-marie Lopez

Gaffer

Andrew Lowery

Screenwriter

Victoria Lucas

Development Executive

Alan Luzy

Hairdresser

Richard Luzy

Key Makeup

Behar Malik

Swing Gang

Sandrine Mannoni

2nd Assistant Director (2nd Unit)

Nadege Marti

Other

Joel Mayne

Payroll Accountant

Bernard Mazauric

Production Manager (France)

Caroline Mazauric

Casting Director Of Extras

Frank Merenda

Cast Driver

Andrew Miller

Screenwriter

Andrew Miller

Screenplay

Dino Morelli

Stunt Driver

Francois Munoz

Props Buyer

Martial Negre

Electrician

Stephane Negre

Electrician

Peter Nelson

Associate Producer

Peter Nelson

Associate Producer

Marie-claude Peignier-maison

Cast Driver

Claude Pelosi

Special Effects Assistant

Gilbert Pelosi

Special Effects Coordinator

Serge Pereme

Cast Driver

Didier Petit

Electrician

Marco Pieroni

Camera Operator

James Portolese

Moshe Diamant'S Assistant

Anne Sophie Potier

Assistant Location Manager

Emmanuel Poupard

Propman

Jean Pourchier

Boom Operator

Didier Pouzol

Key Grip/Dolly Grip

Paul Purdy

Props Master

Schmidt Raymond

Other

Charlet Recors

2nd Unit Director Of Photography (2nd Unit)

Barry Reed

Sound Mixer

Paola Ricotti

1st Assistant Director (2nd Unit)

Heathcliff Robin

Unit Driver

Penelope Robin

Casting Assistant

Roberto Robin

Location Manager

Christophe Roblin

Stunts

Natacha Rocton-lambert

Accounting Assistant

Michel Rollant

Set Dresser

Eric Sainty

Caterer

Francois Salisch

Art Consultant

Francois Salish

Consultant

Jean-pierre Supe

Camera Operator

Beverly Sutton

Production Coordinator (Usa)

Frederic Thevenin

Special Effects Assistant

Yann Thomas

2nd Assistant Director

Samantha Z Timmerman

Script Supervisor

Frederic Tron

Assistant Location Manager

Brian Tyler

Music

Alain Vernassa

Unit Driver

Didier Veuvas

Swing Gang

Frederic Viale

2nd Assistant Camera ("A")

Wong Cho Wah

Stunts (Hong Kong)

John Wong

Storyboard Supervisor

Xin Xin Xiong

Stunt Coordinator

Maurice Zisswiller

Special Effects Supervisor

Valerie Zisswiller

Special Effects Coordinator

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Comedy
Spy
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Columbia Pictures; Signature Entertainment
Distribution Company
INDEPENDENT ARTISTS FILMED ENTERTAINMENT/LEGACY/LEGACY RELEASING; Cts; Sam Film; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing International
Location
France; Italy

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall September 24, 1999

Released in United States on Video November 30, 1999

Feature directorial debut for Kevin Elders.

Began shooting August 24, 1998.

Completed shooting October 6, 1998.

Released in United States Fall September 24, 1999

Released in United States on Video November 30, 1999