Simon lucas baker born 30 july 1969 is an australianborn british actor in television and film, and director. With sanaa lathan, simon baker, golden brooks, fuzzy fantabulous. The hype is real for love, simon the movie based off of becky albertallis novel, simon vs. What i wanted to do with this movie is try to make a film that had a bit more longevity and, for my own satisfaction, had some kind of a legacy that i felt proud of. With frances oconnor, simon baker, gregory smith, bryce dallas howard. The australian actress will be reprising her role as hannah baker on the second. The comedic drama book of love proves that its not always a good idea to let lonely strangers into your life even if they are only 15. Simon bakers performance was outstanding and definitely deserves recognition. Becky albertalli describes love, simon as the fraternal twin to simon vs. Book of love 2004 david walker the affair of the necklace.
Sanaa lathan and simon baker make a great romantic comedy couple. He is known for his lead roles in the cbs television series the mentalist as patrick jane and the guardian as nicholas fallin and starred in several hollywood films. I dont know what it says about me but i just love this movie. A fanvid for the 2004 film book of love starring simon baker. Too bad because i really liked paz vega in spanglish and simon baker in general. Simon baker has 36 books on goodreads with 5756 ratings. Love, simon is a 2018 american teen romantic comedydrama film directed by greg berlanti, written by isaac aptaker and elizabeth berger, and based on the novel simon vs. The mentalist star simon baker shares how he made and acted in the new surfing film breath, adapted from tim wintons novel. She is mostly known for starring as hannah baker in the 2017 netflix series reasons why, based on the novel of. The marriage falls apart and the three go their separate ways.
Living among fusty academics, an unusual young man. This is a rather heart breaking love story about a married woman, age 28, having sex with a 15yearold dorky kid. A young woman named elaine frances oconnor and her husband, david walker simon baker meet a lonely fifteenyearold, chet becker, gregory smith in an icecream shop. At the sundance film festival, baker was present with his. Kenya mcqueen, an accountant finds love in the most unexpected place when she agrees to go on a blind date with brian kelly, a sexy and freespirited landscaper. Simon baker nude 28 images and 7 videos including scenes from sex and death 101 the affair of the necklace book of love. The narrator, pikelet, is voiced as an adult by the australian writer tim winton, who wrote the novel on which this quiet, quietly elegiac movie is based. Simon baker biography and filmography simon baker movies. How simon bakers lifetime of surfing helped him make new.
Simon baker is newly married to the lovely elaine frances oconnor. Its full of charts and facts and figures and instructions for dancing. That fabulous baker boy exclusive simon bakerbook of love, the guardian interview by paul fischer at the sundance film festival. Before you see love, simon, read the book its based on. Simon baker filmography including movies from released projects, in theatres, in production and upcoming films. Book of love takes what could be a trashy premise and turns it into a strikingly honest examination of human messiness. It stars frances o connor, simon baker, and gregory smith. High school history teacher david simon baker is newly married to the. It was the world premiere of aussie actor simon bakers latest film, book of love, costarring fellow australian frances oconnor. Based on the bestselling novel, simon bakers directorial debut breath follows two teenage boys growing up in a remote corner of the western australian coast. There are good performances from the rest of the cast, i particularly liked donald faison as her brother. It devastates her husband, who is a great guy by any standard. This movie is not done on an overthetop way where he portrays all of the social stereotypes of a homosexual sans the already out kid at school, but ill look past that and focuses on simon finding selfesteem, selfworth and, overall, the love he.
July 30, 1969 australianborn baker spent his teen years competing in surfing and water polo on a state level. Book of love is a 2004 american film written and directed by alan brown. Hungry for discovery, the pair form an unlikely friendship with sando simon baker, a mysterious older surfer who pushes the boys to take risks that will have a lasting, profound impact on their lives. The australianborn star of cbs global hit the mentalist is still recovering from jet lag and a lack of sleep since hopping a plane to cannes. Will katherine langford get a love, simon movie sequel. Book of love 2004 frances oconnor, simon baker, gregory smith. It stars frances oconnor, simon baker, and gregory smith. Elaine frances oconnor, mansfield park and david simon baker, the ring two are a happy, successful couple who befriend a clever, athletic, but lonely 16 yearold boy named chet gregory smith, everwood. Music even inspired simons screen name in both the movie the kinks and the book elliott smith. Book of love premiered at the sundance film festival in 2004 as part of the dramatic competition. Simon baker s performance was outstanding and definitely deserves recognition. I didnt know what i was thinking during alan browns book of love except how the drama is so thick with a contrived laughability that your only recourse is to start believing that youre watching a comedy. Love, simon, adapted from the book simon vs the homo sapiens agenda, hits all the hallmarks of a classic teen romcom, but this time the main character is gay.
Frances oconnor, simon baker, gregory smith, alan brown. Tv movie 1999 andy greville ride with the devil 1999i george clyde love from ground zero 1998 eric judas kiss 1998 junior armstrong as simon bakerdenny restaurant 1998 kenny as simon bakerdenny most wanted 1997 stephen barnes as simon bakerdenny l. The film stars nick robinson, josh duhamel, and jennifer garner. The australian actor often looks dapper in suave suits at hollywood events or on his tv show, the mentalist. Love, simon is one of the lucky movies with a soundtrack that sounds like the book, these songs fit perfectly into the movie and are something i.
Simon baker with samson coulter and ben spence on the set of breath. But simon baker looked hunky as ever when he stepped out in his pajamas this week. But whether youre a fan of langfords work on reasons why or love, simon, get ready to see a lot more of her. Im really proud of this movie and i still sort of pinch myself that we were able to pull it off at all, confessed simon baker to the guardian earlier this month in speaking about his feature film directorial debut. Book of love 2004 a teenager gregory smith befriends a happily married couple frances oconnor, simon baker, then has an amorous encounter with the mans wife. The book of love is long and boring, and written very long ago. Simon dancing in love from ground zero, book of love, the guardian, something new, the smith and the mentalist. Over time, the couple becomes friendly with chet, who develops a crush on elaine that culminates in a onenight stand. One day, a happily married couple, elaine and david, meet chet in an icecream shop, and after a conversation, become friends. She portrayed leah burke in 2018 movie adaptation of love, simon.
It centers on simon spier, a closeted gay high school boy who is forced to balance his. Simon baker steps out in striped pajamas in sydney daily. Despite the year being 2018 and homosexuality not being a new concept, this is the first movie to feature the story of a teenager coming out and accepting his identity. See who they starred with and what they are working on now. If theres one word to describe becky albertallis book simon vs. Book of love 2004 cast and crew a teenager gregory smith befriends a happily married couple frances oconnor, simon baker, then has an. Katherine langford born 29 april 1996 is an australian actress. Simon baker filmography, movie list, tv shows and acting. Book of love is a 2004 film written and directed by alan brown. This movie was sloppy and a really weird look at santa muerte, and an even stranger look at how these two parents reacted to their daughter going missing.
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