S1m0ne
- IMDb link: 0258153
- IMDb rating: 6.1 (64,213 votes)
- Genres: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Drama
- Director: Al Pacino, Andrew Niccol
- Cast: Winona Ryder, Catherine Keener, Rachel Roberts, Benjamin Salisbury, Darnell Williams and others
- Release date: 23 Aug 2002
- Release year: 2002
- Runtime: 117 minutes
- Country: United States
- Keywords: holographic image, artificially created woman, fictional celebrity, media frenzy, film director, film within a film, reference to pygmalion, photograph of ronald reagan, toilet, satirical
Plot:
The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the producer decides to digitally create an actress "Simone" to sub for the star--the first totally believable synthetic actress. The "actress" becomes an overnight sensation, with a major singing career as well, and everyone thinks she's a real person. However, as Simone's fame skyrockets, he cannot bear to admit his fraud to himself or the world.