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Mercury Rising (1998)

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User Rating: 5.7/10 (15,740 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Harold Becker
Writers (WGA):
Ryne Douglas Pearson (novel)
Lawrence Konner (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
3 April 1998 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Action | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Someone knows too much. more
Plot:
Bruce Willis is an outcast FBI agent who is assigned to protect a 9 year old autistic boy who is the... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
Kids bring out the best in Bruce Willis more

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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mercury Falling (USA) (working title)
Simon (USA) (working title)
Simon Says (USA) (working title)
Simple Simon (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and language.
Runtime:
108 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | South Korea:15 (original rating) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Denmark:15 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | 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)
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more
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Trivia:
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. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the ambulance, they skip the green card in Simon's collection, which is why they appear to be in a different order on the train. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
FBI Supervisor Hartley: Let's go down.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Watch the Mercury Rising (1999) (V) more
Soundtrack:
London Jam more

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12 out of 16 people found the following comment useful:-
Kids bring out the best in Bruce Willis, 31 March 2002
10/10
Author: b_u_n_44 from United States

I guess I am one of a few that really enjoyed this picture. For some reason I just felt the characters were very believable and the plot as well. I know it's just a movie but I wouldnt go as far as to say things like this don't happen. Bruce Willis is one of my favorites too, so maybe that is another reason I liked it so much. But anyone would have to agree that Miko Hughes, who portrayed the autistic 9yr old "Simon", gave a performance just as touching and realistic as the young boy from The Sixth Sense. Mercury Rising had good action, good dialogue and good emotion. And Bruce Willis gave that certain touch to make it a 10 to me.

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