Besides, “The Big Fix”, among Simon’s other screenwriting credits are Bustin’ Loose, with Richard Pryor, Enemies, A Love Story with Anjelica Huston and Ron Silver, My Man Adam which Simon also directed, and Scenes from a Mall, with Woody Allen and Bette Midler. Simon also received story credit on A Better Life, a movie about an undocumented immigrant working as a gardener in Los Angeles while struggling to keep his son away from gangs. The film was directed by Chris Weitz; lead actor Demián Bichir was nominated for a 2012 “Best Actor” Academy Award.
The Big Fix (1978)
An ex-’60s radical now working as a private eye is hired by an old flame to investigate a political smear campaign. The case becomes more dangerous as it unfolds.
Enemies: A Love Story (1989)
A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife.
Prague Duet (1998)
Dr. Lauren is staying in Prague for a conference and falls in love with Czech writer Jiri Kolmar. However, she learns some awful secrets about Jiri’s family during the Nazi occupation and the concentration camps.
A Better Life (2011)
A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while trying to give his son the opportunities he never had.
Scenes from a Mall (1991)
On their 16th anniversary, a married couple’s trip to a Beverly Hills mall becomes the stage for personal revelations and deceptions.
Bustin' Loose (1981)
Joe Braxton is an ex-con who has been given a second chance to freedom after violating his probation. He has been hired by a school teacher named Vivian Perry to repair and drive an old school bus…