Seymour Simmons

Notes

• According to the director's commentary on the Transformers DVD, Turturro based his performance as Simmons on Michael Bay. If true, then Mr. Bay is indeed crazier than people think.

• In Transformers, Seymour can be seen wearing a cross necklace when Mikaela orders him to undress, implying that he is a Christian. Yet the Revenge of the Fallen novelization suggests that he's a Jew (but with at least one Arab ancestor). The movie itself isn't explicit here; it should be noted, however, that pigs can be seen in the meat locker of his mother's deli. Adding further to the confusion, the prequel novel The Veiled Threat states his mom's first name as Tova, a traditional Jewish name. Did Jews for Jesus reach out to him?
• Apparently Simmons owns toys produced during the Sector Seven misinformation campaign known as Operation: Hungry Dragon. For some reason, the Micromaster Tailwind was included among Simmon's Revenge of the Fallen props during an auction on October 8 & 9, 2009 held by Profiles in History.