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3 April 1998 (USA) moreTagline:
Someone knows too much. morePlot:
Bruce Willis is an outcast FBI agent who is assigned to protect a 9 year old autistic boy who is the... more | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins moreNewsDesk:
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Mercury Rising more (105 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Bruce Willis | ... | Art Jeffries |
 | Alec Baldwin | ... | Nicholas Kudrow |
 | Miko Hughes | ... | Simon |
 | Chi McBride | ... | Tommy B. Jordan |
 | Kim Dickens | ... | Stacey |
 | Robert Stanton | ... | Dean Crandell |
 | Bodhi Elfman | ... | Leo Pedranski (as Bodhi Pine Elfman) |
 | Carrie Preston | ... | Emily Lang |
 | Lindsey Ginter | ... | Burrell (as L.L. Ginter) |
 | Peter Stormare | ... | Shayes |
 | Kevin Conway | ... | Lomax |
 | John Carroll Lynch | ... | Martin Lynch |
 | Kelley Hazen | ... | Jenny Lynch |
 | John Doman | ... | Supervisor Hartley |
| Richard Riehle | ... | Edgar Halstrom |
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Mercury Falling (USA) (working title)Simon (USA) (working title)
Simon Says (USA) (working title)
Simple Simon (USA) (working title)
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:16 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Denmark:15 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | South Korea:15 (original rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | South Korea:18 (DVD rating) | Ireland:15 | Italy:T | Spain:13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec)Fun Stuff
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Actor Miko Hughes spent time with many autistic children at a special school. He also worked with a Chicago child psychologist to understand how to portray an autistic child. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Art and Simon are caught between the trains, Art's hand moves from Simon's ear in different angles. moreSoundtrack:
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Willis is impressive (and softer) as an F.B.I. agent who protects an autistic boy who has cracked a major government code. Baldwin appears as the man who is threatened by the young boys' actions. Surprisingly good film with a more toned down type of hero for star Willis.