Simon Wincer

Simon Wincer (born 1943 in Sydney) is an Australian film director and film producer. He attended Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill, Sydney from 1950 to 1961. On leaving school he worked as a stage hand at TV Station Channel 7. By the 1980s he directed over 200 hours of television. In 1986 he directed the made for TV movie The Last Frontier and also won a Christopher Award. His most successful film to date is the 1993 film Free Willy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Wincer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)

After settling in the tiny Australian town of Walkabout Creek with his significant other and his young son, Mick "Crocodile" Dundee is thrown for a loop when a prestigious Los Angeles newspaper offers his honey a job. The family migrates back to the United States, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Paul Hogan  •  Linda Kozlowski  •  Jere Burns  •  Jonathan Banks

After settling in the tiny Australian town of Walkabout Creek with his significant other and his young son, Mick "Crocodile" Dundee is thrown for a loop when a prestigious Los Angeles newspaper offers his honey a job. The family migrates back to the United States, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Paul Hogan  •  Linda Kozlowski  •  Jere Burns  •  Jonathan Banks

Free Willy (1993)

When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy, a young Orca whale who has been separated from his family. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, with the help ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Jason James Richter  •  Lori Petty  •  August Schellenberg  •  Michael Madsen

When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy, a young Orca whale who has been separated from his family. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, with the help ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Jason James Richter  •  Lori Petty  •  August Schellenberg  •  Michael Madsen

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)

It's the lawless future, and renegade biker Harley Davidson and his surly cowboy buddy, Marlboro, learn that a corrupt bank is about to foreclose on their friend's bar to further an expanding empire. Harley and Marlboro decide to help by robbing the crooked bank. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Mickey Rourke  •  Don Johnson  •  Chelsea Field  •  Daniel Baldwin

It's the lawless future, and renegade biker Harley Davidson and his surly cowboy buddy, Marlboro, learn that a corrupt bank is about to foreclose on their friend's bar to further an expanding empire. Harley and Marlboro decide to help by robbing the crooked bank. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Mickey Rourke  •  Don Johnson  •  Chelsea Field  •  Daniel Baldwin

Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)

Five Green Berets stationed in Vietnam in 1968 grudgingly undertake the mission of a lifetime -- to secretly transport an 8,000-pound elephant through 200 miles of rough jungle terrain. High jinks prevail when Capt. Sam Cahill promises the Montagnard villagers of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Danny Glover  •  Ray Liotta  •  Denis Leary  •  Doug E. Doug

Five Green Berets stationed in Vietnam in 1968 grudgingly undertake the mission of a lifetime -- to secretly transport an 8,000-pound elephant through 200 miles of rough jungle terrain. High jinks prevail when Capt. Sam Cahill promises the Montagnard villagers of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Danny Glover  •  Ray Liotta  •  Denis Leary  •  Doug E. Doug

The Phantom (1996)

The 21st successor to the role of Bengalla's resident superhero must travel to New York to prevent a rich madman from obtaining three magic skulls that would give him the secret to ultimate power.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Billy Zane  •  Kristy Swanson  •  Treat Williams  •  Catherine Zeta-Jones

The 21st successor to the role of Bengalla's resident superhero must travel to New York to prevent a rich madman from obtaining three magic skulls that would give him the secret to ultimate power.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Billy Zane  •  Kristy Swanson  •  Treat Williams  •  Catherine Zeta-Jones

D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)

Daryl is a normal 10-year-old boy in many ways. However, unbeknown to his foster parents and friends, Daryl is actually a government-created robot with superhuman reflexes and mental abilities. Even his name has a hidden meaning -- it's actually an acronym for Data ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Mary Beth Hurt  •  Michael McKean  •  Barret Oliver  •  Amy Linker

Daryl is a normal 10-year-old boy in many ways. However, unbeknown to his foster parents and friends, Daryl is actually a government-created robot with superhuman reflexes and mental abilities. Even his name has a hidden meaning -- it's actually an acronym for Data ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Mary Beth Hurt  •  Michael McKean  •  Barret Oliver  •  Amy Linker

Quigley Down Under (1990)

American Matt Quigley answers Australian land baron Elliott Marston's ad for a sharpshooter to kill the dingoes on his property. But when Quigley finds out that Marston's real target is the aborigines, Quigley hits the road. Now, even American expatriate Crazy Cora ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Tom Selleck  •  Laura San Giacomo  •  Alan Rickman  •  Chris Haywood

American Matt Quigley answers Australian land baron Elliott Marston's ad for a sharpshooter to kill the dingoes on his property. But when Quigley finds out that Marston's real target is the aborigines, Quigley hits the road. Now, even American expatriate Crazy Cora ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Tom Selleck  •  Laura San Giacomo  •  Alan Rickman  •  Chris Haywood

Harlequin (1980)

In this modern-day version of the Rasputin story, David Hemmings plays an up-and-coming senator, Nick Rast, whose young son is terminally ill with leukaemia. A mysterious faith healer, Gregory Wolfe, appears and seems to cure the boy. Rast's wife Sandy falls in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Robert Powell  •  David Hemmings  •  Carmen Duncan  •  Broderick Crawford

In this modern-day version of the Rasputin story, David Hemmings plays an up-and-coming senator, Nick Rast, whose young son is terminally ill with leukaemia. A mysterious faith healer, Gregory Wolfe, appears and seems to cure the boy. Rast's wife Sandy falls in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Robert Powell  •  David Hemmings  •  Carmen Duncan  •  Broderick Crawford

Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery (1998)

A small-town cat-and-dog detective duo investigate a new neighbor who they believe may have committed a murder, but the snag is, locals are attempting to pair him off with their owner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Ricki Lake  •  Bruce McGill  •  Linden Ashby  •  Christina Pickles

A small-town cat-and-dog detective duo investigate a new neighbor who they believe may have committed a murder, but the snag is, locals are attempting to pair him off with their owner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Ricki Lake  •  Bruce McGill  •  Linden Ashby  •  Christina Pickles

Monte Walsh (2003)

Monte Walsh and Chet Rollins are long-time cowhands, working whatever ranch work comes their way, but "nothing they can't do from a horse." Their lives are divided between months on the range and the occasional trip into town. Monte has a long-term relationship ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Tom Selleck  •  Isabella Rossellini  •  Keith Carradine  •  George Eads

Monte Walsh and Chet Rollins are long-time cowhands, working whatever ranch work comes their way, but "nothing they can't do from a horse." Their lives are divided between months on the range and the occasional trip into town. Monte has a long-term relationship ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Tom Selleck  •  Isabella Rossellini  •  Keith Carradine  •  George Eads

The Cup (2011)

At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the way their father died 27 years earlier. After suffering through a series of discouraging defeats, Damien teams with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Stephen Curry  •  Brendan Gleeson  •  Alice Parkinson  •  Bill Hunter

At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the way their father died 27 years earlier. After suffering through a series of discouraging defeats, Damien teams with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Stephen Curry  •  Brendan Gleeson  •  Alice Parkinson  •  Bill Hunter

Escape: Human Cargo (1998)

An American entrepreneur is closing a deal in Saudi Arabia in 1977. After a fallout with his influential Saudi partners, they have him arrested. Due to the US policy of noninterference in SA, the embassy won't help him. He must escape.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Treat Williams  •  Stephen Lang  •  Sasson Gabai  •  Ze'ev Revach

An American entrepreneur is closing a deal in Saudi Arabia in 1977. After a fallout with his influential Saudi partners, they have him arrested. Due to the US policy of noninterference in SA, the embassy won't help him. He must escape.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Treat Williams  •  Stephen Lang  •  Sasson Gabai  •  Ze'ev Revach

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (1999)

In the fifteenth film in the series, in October 1917, working with a beautiful lady spy, Indiana Jones is assigned to assist the British forces in their attack on the Turkish-occupied town of Beersheba. With a regiment of the Australian Lighthorsemen approaching, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Catherine Zeta-Jones  •  Julian Firth  •  Cameron Daddo

In the fifteenth film in the series, in October 1917, working with a beautiful lady spy, Indiana Jones is assigned to assist the British forces in their attack on the Turkish-occupied town of Beersheba. With a regiment of the Australian Lighthorsemen approaching, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Catherine Zeta-Jones  •  Julian Firth  •  Cameron Daddo

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life (1999)

In the eleventh film in the series, in December 1916, Indy, still stationed in Africa, is promoted to Captain and then ordered to cross the jungle with Remy and Captain Boucher to pick up a shipment of weaponry. Along the way, Ubangan Sergeant Barthélèmy picks up ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Ronny Coutteure  •  Bryan Pringle  •  Michel Duchaussoy

In the eleventh film in the series, in December 1916, Indy, still stationed in Africa, is promoted to Captain and then ordered to cross the jungle with Remy and Captain Boucher to pick up a shipment of weaponry. Along the way, Ubangan Sergeant Barthélèmy picks up ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Ronny Coutteure  •  Bryan Pringle  •  Michel Duchaussoy

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell (1999)

In the eighth film in the series, in August 1916, using the name "Henri Defense," 17-year-old Indiana Jones has enlisted in the Belgian army to fight in the Great War. After his commanding officers have all been killed in battle in Flanders, Corporal "Defense" is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Ronny Coutteure  •  Jason Flemyng  •  Richard Ridings

In the eighth film in the series, in August 1916, using the name "Henri Defense," 17-year-old Indiana Jones has enlisted in the Belgian army to fight in the Great War. After his commanding officers have all been killed in battle in Flanders, Corporal "Defense" is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Ronny Coutteure  •  Jason Flemyng  •  Richard Ridings

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (1999)

In the thirteenth film in the series, in March 1917, Indiana Jones, now a captain in the French army, is assigned to escort two Austrian princes to meet with Emperor Karl I and convince him to broker a peace deal with France and Britain at the expense of Austria's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vic Armstrong  •  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Benedict Taylor  •  Matthew Wait  •  Christopher Lee

In the thirteenth film in the series, in March 1917, Indiana Jones, now a captain in the French army, is assigned to escort two Austrian princes to meet with Emperor Karl I and convince him to broker a peace deal with France and Britain at the expense of Austria's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vic Armstrong  •  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Benedict Taylor  •  Matthew Wait  •  Christopher Lee

Snapshot (1979)

A young hairdresser enters into the modeling world while fearing retaliation from her puritanical mother and stalker ex-boyfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Chantal Contouri  •  Robert Bruning  •  Sigrid Thornton  •  Hugh Keays-Byrne

A young hairdresser enters into the modeling world while fearing retaliation from her puritanical mother and stalker ex-boyfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Chantal Contouri  •  Robert Bruning  •  Sigrid Thornton  •  Hugh Keays-Byrne

Not Quite Hollywood (2008)

As Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art house films like Peter Weir's "Picnic At Hanging Rock," a new underground of low-budget exploitation filmmakers were turning out considerably less highbrow fare. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Hartley
CAST:  Phillip Adams  •  Glory Annen  •  Briony Behets  •  Christine Amor

As Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art house films like Peter Weir's "Picnic At Hanging Rock," a new underground of low-budget exploitation filmmakers were turning out considerably less highbrow fare. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Hartley
CAST:  Phillip Adams  •  Glory Annen  •  Briony Behets  •  Christine Amor

P.T. Barnum (1999)

This series illustrates the life and career of P.T. Barnum, America's greatest showman and promoter. Starting as a young man who managed an old woman who was supposedly George Washington's nursemaid, we see his career as he finds success promoting curiosities and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Beau Bridges  •  Jordan Bridges  •  Cynthia Dale  •  Natalie Radford

This series illustrates the life and career of P.T. Barnum, America's greatest showman and promoter. Starting as a young man who managed an old woman who was supposedly George Washington's nursemaid, we see his career as he finds success promoting curiosities and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Beau Bridges  •  Jordan Bridges  •  Cynthia Dale  •  Natalie Radford

Crossfire Trail (2001)

Rafe Covington is as good as his word, and he's determined to keep his promise to a dying man that he'll look after the man's widow and Wyoming ranch. But the widow doubts the integrity of drifter Covington. And an unscrupulous land grabber and his gunmen are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Tom Selleck  •  Virginia Madsen  •  David O'Hara  •  Christian Kane

Rafe Covington is as good as his word, and he's determined to keep his promise to a dying man that he'll look after the man's widow and Wyoming ranch. But the widow doubts the integrity of drifter Covington. And an unscrupulous land grabber and his gunmen are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Wincer
CAST:  Tom Selleck  •  Virginia Madsen  •  David O'Hara  •  Christian Kane
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