| Simon, Simon | |
| Director: | Graham Stark |
| Producer: | Peter Shillingford |
| Music: | Denis King |
| Cinematography: | Harvey Harrison Derek Vanlint |
| Editing: | Bunny Warren |
| Distributor: | Digital Classics DVD |
| Runtime: | 32 min. |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
Simon, Simon is a 1970 British sound effect comedy short film directed by Graham Stark and starring Stark, Norman Rossington, John Junkin and Julia Foster.[1] The film features a host of cameo appearances by veteran British comedians. The title comes from the Simon hydraulic platforms used in the film.
Two handymen cause chaos on a new crane while haphazardly trying to accomplish jobs for their ever more frustrated boss.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "With its squad of incompetent firemen, this mimed comedy was clearly intended to revive the silent slapstick tradition of the Keystone Cops. But the enterprise lacks pace. The film alternates between mechanical sight gags and an indulgent sentimentality underlined by Dennis King's irrepressibly cute score. And while celebrated friends of the director make lightning appearances that should gratify the star spotters, the mime style of the principals involves much tiresome hand-wringing, eye-rolling and exaggerated mugging."[2]