Love, Simon [Blu-ray/DVD]

Overview

Simon (Nick Robinson) is a closeted high schooler who falls for an anonymous online pen pal from his school who is also gay. When a blackmailer obtains his candid emails and threatens to out him, Simon must figure out how to reveal his sexuality to his friends and family while also attempting to turn his online flirtation into a real-life romance. Prolific CW producer Greg Berlanti directed this adaptation of the YA novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. Jennifer Garner and Josh Duhamel co-star.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/12/2018
UPC:	0024543471196
Original Release:	2018
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	20Th Century Fox
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:50:00
Sales rank:	2,547

Special Features

Closed Caption; Deleted Scenes; The Adaptation; The Squad; #FirstLoveStoryContest Winner; Dear Georgia; Dear Atlanta; Audio Commentary by Director Greg Berlanti; Producer Isaac Klausner and Co-Screenwriter Isaac Aptaker; Gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Nick Robinson	Simon Spier,Simon Spier
Katherine Langford	Leah Burke
Alexandra Shipp	Abby Suso
Josh Duhamel	Jack Spier
Logan Miller	Martin Addison
Jorge Lendeborg Jr.	Nick Eisner
Tony Hale	Mr. Worth
Jennifer Garner	Emily Spier
Keiynan Lonsdale	Kevin
Miles Heizer	Cal
Colton Haynes	Kevin
Talitha Bateman	Nora Spier,Actor
Joshua Mikel	Ride Operator
Mackenzie Lintz	Taylor
Darcy Rose Byrnes	High School Student
Alex Sgambati	Claire
Joey Pollari	Lyle
Sean O'Donnell	High School Student
Terayle Hill	Spencer
Cassady McClincy	Jackie
Natasha Rothwell	Ms. Albright
Drew Starkey	Garrett Laughlin
Juan Gaspard	Carnival Vendor
Tyler Chase	Aaron
Jordan Doww	High School Student
Nicholas Stargel	Mystery Fantasy Teen
Josh Royston	Parent
Bryson Pitts	10 Year Old Simon Spier
Skye Mowbray	Young Nora Spier
Brittany Dugan	High School Student
Tyler Stormant	Soccer Player and Jock,Popcorn
Christian Ojore Mayfield	Actor
Nye Reynolds	5 Year Old Simon
Brady Rogers	Fantasy Dad
Melissa Collazo	Unicorn Party Girl
Emily Jordan	Creekwood Girl
Philip Covin	Leah's Dad
Jenna Lea Rosen	Vocalist
Jaidi Ventura	Dancer
Amanda C Stephenson	Cigarette Girl
Curtis Gammage	Parent
Megan Wilkens	Cabaret Cast Member
Mandy Fason	Leah's Mom
Danni Heverin	Principal Dancer
Xander Call	Cabaret Sax Player
Roy Coulter	Football Official
Jacob Evans	High School Student
Jodi Houck	Parent,Actor
Alyssa Riley Burrell	Leah's Sister
JB Blaine	Trendy Jock
Jonathan Fritschi	Dancer
Tyson Love	Football Parent
Chantell D. Christopher	Abby's Mom
Haroon Khan	Suraj
Trey Carroll	High School Student
Savannah P Harris	High School Student,Soccer Jock
Isabella Goodwin	Carnival Goer
Maddie Kimrey	High School Student
Victoria Webb	High School Student
Sierra D. Jones	High School Student
Elizabeth G. Smith	Chloe
Shamara Rayner	Carnival Patron
Michael Steedley	Student
Odin Gomez	Carnival Worker
Briana Estevez	Cheerleader
Shelby Christine Freeman	High School Student
Allison Rowe	Actor
David Copeland Brown Jr.	Tyler
Hannah Moore	Student,Actor,Actor
Christopher Darby	Cabaret Cast
Clint Edwards	Club Dancer
Patrick Donohue	Math Teacher
Samantha Bulka	Ethan's Posse
Ahmed Zakzouk	Dancer
Clifford Ealey	High School Jock
Adrian Nurse Jr.	Carnival Worker
Ethan Olberding	High School Student
Robert Lee Hindsman	Waiter
Taylor Koth	Actor
Tess Reboucas	High School Student
Christopher L. Plunkett	Actor
Abigail Hughes	Actor
Doug Armstrong	High School Student
Taylin Destiny Morris	High School Student
Lindsey Clute	Carnival Goer
Collin McHugh	High School Student
Natalia Tureta	Ethan's Posse
Jamila Thompson	Actor
Nancy De Mayo	Nick's Mom
Isaac Aptaker	Actor
Rob Simonsen	Composer

Technical Credits

Isaac Aptaker

Elizabeth Berger

Becky Albertalli

Greg Berlanti	Director
Pouya Shahbazian	Producer
Isaac Klausner	Producer
Marty Bowen	Producer
Wyck Godfrey	Producer
Isaac Aptaker	Screenwriter
Elizabeth Berger	Screenwriter
Timothy M. Bourne	Executive Producer
Becky Albertalli	Screenwriter
Denise Chamian	Casting
Jason Hill	Stunts

Editorial Reviews

Love, Simon has it all. Humor? Check. Really likable characters? Check. A good love story? Check. The list just keeps going for this high-school love-triangle rom com. With friends who say "I love you," a caring family, and a beautiful home, protagonist Simon (Nick Robinson) doesn't seem like he has much to worry about. As he says, he's got a perfectly normal life like everyone else. His only problem is that nobody knows the truth about him -- that he's gay. Simon concedes that another schoolmate has already come out and he didn't suffer much for it. That begs the question: Why can't he simply tell everyone the truth about his sexuality? Simon doesn't get a chance to make a decision either way. A classmate named Martin (Logan Miller) blackmails him, threatening to publicly expose him on a gossip blog that's popular with the students at their high school. What Martin wants in return is some help courting the spunky Abby (Alexandra Shipp), who is a close friend of Simon's. Not quite ready to out himself, Simon has no choice but to manipulate his friends in order to give Martin what he wants. Just as importantly, Simon finds his own love interest on the blog. A fellow closeted student wrote an anonymous post there, and left an email address. Simon begins a correspondence with the poster (who signs his emails as "Blue") and begins to fall in love. A messy web of romantic interests and conflicts results. The movie's one flaw is the way it skims over Simon's fears about being outed. Blue describes his life as like a ride on a Ferris wheel -- top of the world one moment, and rock bottom the next. While the audience never really feels that rock bottom the way that Blue and Simon do, it's forgivable because they do reach the top with Simon. The witty jabs sprinkled throughout will have viewers filling the movie theater with laughter, and the energetic soundtrack helps the film move along at a pleasant pace. Of course, story and soundtrack alone can't achieve what Love, Simon manages to accomplish. The actors do the hard work of charming the audience. As seemingly perfect as the teens' lives appear on the surface, they're still flawed, sometimes awkward, and occasionally funny. The actors give endearing performances, which exude enough vulnerability that they feel utterly real. The beauty of teenage romance, in all its bashful and earnest glory, is on full display here. Fans of movies like Pretty in Pink and Some Kind of Wonderful are bound to fall completely in love with this film. Love, Simon captures what it feels like to be a teenager in love, which is oh-so-lovely a thing.