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Simon Says

2007 · 87 min

A grimy, gleefully nasty slasher that lurches between cheap scares and oddball menace, best enjoyed as late-night trash.

Directed by
William Dear
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Tagline
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Overview
Five college friends choose to spend their vacation debauching at the riverside. They find the perfect place to camp out, but end up crossing paths with twin brothers, Simon and Stanley. The twins then begins to knock off the campers in some extremely creative (and extremely gruesome) ways.

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Directed by
William Dear
Genres
Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • survival
  • isolation
  • violence
  • deception
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour3
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
William Dear
Written by
William Dear
Starring
Crispin Glover, Margo Harshman, Greg Cipes, Kelly Vitz, Artie Baxter, Carrie Finklea, Bruce Glover, Lori Lively
Cinematography
Bryan Greenberg
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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