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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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Killed by its own premise 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 |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Mercury Falling (USA) (working title)Simon (USA) (working title)
Simon Says (USA) (working title)
Simple Simon (USA) (working title)
Das Mercury Puzzle (Austria) (Germany) [de]
A kód neve: Merkur (Hungary) [hu]
Al rojo vivo (Spain) [es]
Alguien sabe demasiado (Argentina) (original subtitled version) [es]
Código Para o Inferno (Brazil) [pt]
Code Mercury (France) [fr]
Codice Mercury (Italy) [it]
Kod Mercury (Sweden) [sv]
Kod Mercury (Poland) [pl]
Kodenavn Mercury (Norway) [no]
Kodenavn: Mercury (Denmark) [da]
Kodikos: Mercury (Greece) [el]
Mercure à la hausse (Canada: French title) [fr]
Mercure se hausse (Canada: French title) (TV title) [fr]
Mercury Rising (Spain) [es]
Merkurjev srd (Slovenia) [sl]
Misión - Máxima seguridad (Mexico) [es]
Nome de Código: Mercúrio (Portugal) [pt]
Nume de cod: Mercury (Romania) [ro]
Salasana: Mercury (Finland) [fi]
Sifre Merkür (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
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Rated R for violence and language.Parents Guide:
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111 minCountry:
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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:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Emily walks into her boyfriend's apartment, her lips stop moving for a brief moment but she doesn't stop talking. moreSoundtrack:
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This movie has one huge problem: *its basic premise makes no sense at all*. Killing the kid is in absolutely nobody's interest. His codebreaking skill would be of immeasurable value to the very people who are trying to kill him, while safeguarding the code without killing him would be fairly straightforward. This is so obvious that it essentially ruins the whole movie.
The rest of the movie is OK if you ignore that problem. The performances are generally good, and Miko Hughes is excellent as Simon. There is nothing here you haven't seen a dozen times before, but it's generally well done. It's not worth making any real effort to see this movie, but you probably won't have a bad time if you do.