| Movie Name | A Simple Twist of Fate |
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| Released | 2 September, 1994 (USA) |
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| Genre | Drama |
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| Runtime | 106 min. |
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| Rating | PG-13 |
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| Director(s) | Gillies MacKinnon |
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| Producer(s) | Ric Kidney, Steve Martin, Karen Snow |
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| Writer(s) | Steve Martin, George Eliot (for Silas Marner) |
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| Distribution | Touchstone Pictures |
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| U.S. Box Office | $3,430,583 |
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| Country | United States |
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| Language | English |
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A Simple Twist of Fate is a 1994 drama film starring Steve Martin and Alana Austin. It follows the story of a loner who is forced to come out of his shell after adopting an orphaned girl. The script for the film was written by Martin (who also co-produced it), and is loosely based on the novel Silas Marner by English author George Eliot. Some critics have praised Martin's adaptation of Eliot's story, while others consider it mediocre or even poor. Likewise Martin acting "seriously", ins ..
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Cast: Steve Martin - Michael McCann Gabriel Byrne - John Newland Laura Linney - Nancy Lambert Newland Catherine O'Hara - April SimonMore... | Crew:
Original Music by Cliff Eidelman
More... | Trivia: The shadow of a boom mike is visible above Mathilda's mom, when Mathilda begins to cry.When John Newland (Byrne) is outside in the stables talking to his wife Nancy, he is not wearing any neckwear. Yet in the next scene when they are inside, just before he confesses his secret to her wife, he sports a gray silk ascot tie.A potentially real (not 555 prefix) phone number with area code 910 was given in the movie. Not long after the movie was made, this area code was established for then central, now southeastern North Carolina.Based on the 1870 novel "Silas Marner" by George Eliot. More... | Quotes: Judge Marcus: As a judge, I'm always interested in the exact moment when someone's argument falls apart.
Bailiff: All Rise! Judge Marcus: To hell with that, let's go!More... | Other Info: Certification:Iceland:L / Australia:PG / Portugal:M/12 / Spain:T / UK:PG / USA:PG-13 / Singapore:PG Sound Mix:Dolby Color:Color (Technicolor)
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