Simon (1980)
- Directed by
- Marshall Brickman
- Genre
- science fiction comedy
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 24 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A university professor is tricked by a think tank into believing he is an alien from outer space. The group then plans to use him to stir up a media frenzy for their own purposes.
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What happens
Simon is a 1980 American comedy film written and directed by Marshall Brickman and starring Alan Arkin. The plot concerns a university professor manipulated into thinking he is an alien from space by a think tank, whose members scheme to use him to create a media circus. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Real Genius (1985)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.