S1m0ne (2002)
Coming Out at 23 August 2002 in theaters.
Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Simone is science fiction film written, produced, and directed by Andrew Niccol. It stars Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Evan Rachel Wood, Rachel Roberts, Jay Mohr, and Winona Ryder.
When Nicola Anders (Winona Ryder), the star of out-of-favor director Viktor Taransky’s (Al Pacino) new film, refuses to finish it, Taransky is forced to find a replacement. Contractual requirements totally prevent using her image in the film, so he must re-shoot. Instead, Viktor experiments with a new computer program he inherits from late acquaintance Hank Aleno (Elias Koteas) which allows the creation of a computer-generated woman which he can easily animate to play the film’s central character. Viktor names his virtual actor “Simone”, a name derived from the computer program’s title, Simulation One. Seamlessly incorporated into the film, Simone (Rachel Roberts) gives a fantastic performance, exactly controlled by Viktor. The film is immediately a huge success. The studio, and soon the world, ask “who is Simone?”
Viktor initially claims that Simone is a recluse and requests her privacy be respected, but that only intensifies media demands for her to appear. Viktor intends to reveal the secret of her non-existence after the second picture. To satisfy demand, he executes a number of progressively ambitious stunts relying on misdirection and cinematic special effects technology. Eventually, it escalates to simulated remote location video live interviews.
Director: Andrew Niccol
Writer: Andrew Niccol
Stars: Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Rachel Roberts, Winona Ryder, Evan Rachel Wood, Jay Mohr
Cast:
| Al Pacino | … | Viktor Taransky |
| Benjamin Salisbury | … | Production Assistant |
| Winona Ryder | … | Nicola Anders |
| Darnell Williams | … | Studio Executive #1 |
| Jim Rash | … | Studio Executive #2 |
| Ron Perkins | … | Studio Executive #3 |
| Jay Mohr | … | Hal Sinclair |
| Catherine Keener | … | Elaine Christian |
| Evan Rachel Wood | … | Lainey Christian Taransky |
| Jeffrey Pierce | … | Kent |
| Jeff Williams | … | Man in Suit |
| Rachel Roberts | … | Simone |
| Mitzi Martin | … | Premiere Audience Member |
| Carole Androsky | … | Premiere Audience Member |
| Christopher Neiman | … | Premiere Audience Member |
| Jolie Jenkins | … | Premiere Audience Member |
| Derrex Brady | … | Premiere Audience Member |
| Lisa Cerasoli | … | Premiere Audience Member |
| Darin Heames | … | Premiere Audience Member |
| Patrick J. Dancy | … | Premiere Audience Member |
| Adrian R’Mante | … | Premiere Audience Member |
| David Doty | … | Theater Owner |
| Maureen Mueller | … | Entertainment Reporter |
| Barry Papick | … | Walter, Security Guard |
| James Gleason | … | Reporter |
| Andi Carnick | … | Reporter |
| Richard Saxton | … | Reporter |
| Vincent Boling | … | Reporter |
| Mark Thompson | … | Reporter |
| Keith MacKechnie | … | Reporter |
| Pruitt Taylor Vince | … | Max Sayer |
| Jason Schwartzman | … | Milton |
| Alan Loayza | … | Valet Manager |
| Chris Coppola | … | Echo Photographer |
| Lombardo Boyar | … | Paparazzi Photographer |
| Jenni Blong | … | Jane |
| Susan Chuang | … | Lotus |
| Robert Musgrave | … | Mac |
| Deborah Rawlings | … | Corel |
| Christina Rydell | … | Claris |
| Rod Simmons | … | Hewlett |
| Hal Ozsan | … | Hotel Concierge |
| Jaehne Moebius | … | Drunk Woman |
| Claudia Jordan | … | Simone Lookalike |
| Henry D. Zapata | … | Studio Executive |
| Stanley Anderson | … | Frank Brand |
| Christopher Comes | … | Concert Promoter |
| Brad ‘Chip’ Pope | … | Concert Technician #1 |
| Gordon Simmons | … | Concert Technician #2 |
| Teresa Parente | … | Talk Show Host #1 |
| Bill A. Jones | … | Talk Show Host #2 |
| Daniel Do | … | Monk |
| Clyde Tull | … | Priest |
| Moss Mossberg | … | Rabbi |
| Ronnie W. Elliot Sr. | … | Arresting Officer |
| Daniel von Bargen | … | Chief Detective |
| Charles Noland | … | Detective |
| Chris Marley | … | Diver |
| Sean Cullen | … | Bernard, Lawyer |
| Alec Murdock | … | VBC Anchor |
| Alex Boling | … | Man |
| Jim Brockhohn | … | Concert Goer |
| Annie Coffey | … | Party Guest |
| Tony Crane | … | Lenny |
| Lily Gareth | … | Little Kid |
| Edward C. Gillow | … | Reporter |
| Phil Hawn | … | Movie Theater Patron |
| Diane Hudock | … | Woman |
| Michael Andrew Colin Keller | … | Doorman |
| Elias Koteas | … | Hank Aleno |
| Johnny Luckett | … | Studio Guard |
| Rebecca Romijn | … | Faith |
| Camille Wainwright | … | Katie Crom |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia