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Mercury Rising

  • 19981998
  • RR
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
76K
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Bruce Willis and Miko Hughes in Mercury Rising (1998)
ActionCrimeDrama
Shadowy elements in the NSA target a nine-year old autistic savant for death when he is able to decipher a top secret code.Shadowy elements in the NSA target a nine-year old autistic savant for death when he is able to decipher a top secret code.Shadowy elements in the NSA target a nine-year old autistic savant for death when he is able to decipher a top secret code.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
76K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Harold Becker
  • Writers
    • Ryne Douglas Pearson(novel "Simple Simon")
    • Lawrence Konner(screenplay)
    • Mark Rosenthal(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bruce Willis
    • Miko Hughes
    • Alec Baldwin
  • Director
    • Harold Becker
  • Writers
    • Ryne Douglas Pearson(novel "Simple Simon")
    • Lawrence Konner(screenplay)
    • Mark Rosenthal(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bruce Willis
    • Miko Hughes
    • Alec Baldwin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 163User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
    • 37Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Bruce Willis and Miko Hughes in Mercury Rising (1998)
    Bruce Willis and Miko Hughes in Mercury Rising (1998)
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    Bruce Willis and Miko Hughes in Mercury Rising (1998)
    Bruce Willis and Miko Hughes in Mercury Rising (1998)
    Bruce Willis and Miko Hughes in Mercury Rising (1998)
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    Kim Dickens at an event for Mercury Rising (1998)

    Top cast

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    Bruce Willis
    Bruce Willis
    • Art Jeffries
    Miko Hughes
    Miko Hughes
    • Simon Lynch
    Alec Baldwin
    Alec Baldwin
    • Nick Kudrow
    Chi McBride
    Chi McBride
    • Tommy B. Jordan
    Kim Dickens
    Kim Dickens
    • Stacey
    Robert Stanton
    Robert Stanton
    • Dean Crandell
    Bodhi Elfman
    Bodhi Elfman
    • Leo Pedranski
    • (as Bodhi Pine Elfman)
    Carrie Preston
    Carrie Preston
    • Emily Lang
    Lindsey Ginter
    Lindsey Ginter
    • Peter Burrell
    • (as L.L. Ginter)
    Peter Stormare
    Peter Stormare
    • Shayes
    Kevin Conway
    Kevin Conway
    • Lomax
    John Carroll Lynch
    John Carroll Lynch
    • Martin Lynch
    Kelley Hazen
    Kelley Hazen
    • Jenny Lynch
    John Doman
    John Doman
    • Supervisor Hartley
    Richard Riehle
    Richard Riehle
    • Edgar Halstrom
    Chad Lindberg
    Chad Lindberg
    • James
    Hank Harris
    Hank Harris
    • Isaac
    James MacDonald
    James MacDonald
    • SWAT Team Leader Francis
    • Director
      • Harold Becker
    • Writers
      • Ryne Douglas Pearson(novel "Simple Simon")
      • Lawrence Konner(screenplay)
      • Mark Rosenthal(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Miko Hughes spent time with many autistic children at a special school to understand how to portray an autistic child. Bennett Leventhal, head of the child psychiatry department at the University of Chicago, spent six weeks before the shoot tutoring Hughes at a school for autistic children. Leventhal complimented Hughes at the movie's premiere, saying, "even I believed you."
    • Goofs
      On the bank's security camera video tape of Art and Dean crossing the street, knee pads are clearly visible beneath Dean's pants in preparation for his fall.
    • Quotes

      Nick Kudrow: I asked you not to handle the wine, please!

      Art Jeffries: You know, it's good to see you've got your priorities in order.

      [takes a slug from another bottle]

      Art Jeffries: That's better. You're not worried about murdering a nine year-old boy but you're worried about this fuckin' wine!

      [he breaks another bottle and Kudrow winces]

    • Alternate versions
      The german TV-Channel RTL cut all of the violence out of the movie, to send it on an earlier timespot (8.15pm).
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Newton Boys/Meet the Deedles/The Proposition/A Price Above Rubies/No Looking Back (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Evil (Is Going On)
      Written by Willie Dixon

      Performed by KoKo Taylor

      Courtesy of Alligator Records

    User reviews163

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Miko Hughes steals the show
    Not a very great movie, but it's entertaining and keeps the interest, despite its flaws which aren't that few. But still it deserves a positive feedback from me and I guess my rating is fair.

    Even though this is another Bruce Willis's action-flick, at least this one isn't excessive on that matter, it has a story: Bruce Willis portrays Art, an FBI agent who protects Simon, a boy who is 9 years old and is autistic. Some criminals want to silence the boy after he deciphered a super-difficult code named "Mercury" and Art's mission is to make sure he doesn't get assassinated.

    Since the movie is mostly about the FBI agent and the autistic boy and their chemistry, there should be more touching moments. But at least the ending has a tender scene when Simon hugs Art.

    Bruce Willis won the 1999 Golden Raspberry for his performance. Well, his acting may be nothing special, but certainly not deserving of a Golden Raspberry on this one.

    On the other hand, Miko Hughes won the category of Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor at the 1999 Young Artist Awards. A very deserved tribute, his acting as Simon is superb (a difficult role for a child, which he masterfully portrays). I think he should have won an Oscar for Best Child Actor. Why does it always have to be the adults winning Oscars? Why can't children win them too?
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    • May 23, 2011

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 3, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mercury Falling
    • Filming locations
      • Sturgis, South Dakota, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Imagine Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $60,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $32,935,289
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,104,715
      • Apr 5, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $93,107,289
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS-Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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