IMDb > Mercury Rising (1998)
Mercury Rising
Quicklinks
Top Links
trailers and videosfull cast and crewtriviaofficial sitesmemorable quotes
Overview
main detailscombined detailsfull cast and crewcompany creditstv schedule
Awards & Reviews
user reviewsexternal reviewsnewsgroup reviewsawardsuser ratingsparents guiderecommendationsmessage board
Plot & Quotes
plot summarysynopsisplot keywordsAmazon.com summarymemorable quotes
Fun Stuff
triviagoofssoundtrack listingcrazy creditsalternate versionsmovie connectionsFAQ
Other Info
merchandising linksbox office/businessrelease datesfilming locationstechnical specslaserdisc detailsDVD detailsliterature listingsNewsDesk
Promotional
taglines trailers and videos posters photo gallery
External Links
showtimesofficial sitesmiscellaneousphotographssound clipsvideo clips

Mercury Rising (1998) More at IMDbPro »

Photos (see all 70 | slideshow) Videos (see all 3)
Mercury Rising (1998) -- Sinematurk - Trailer (Flash)

Overview

User Rating:
5.8/10   19,954 votes
Your Rating:
Saving vote...
Deleting vote...
/10   (delete | history)
Sorry, there was a problem
MOVIEmeter: ?
Down 24% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Director:
Writers (WGA):
Ryne Douglas Pearson (novel)
Lawrence Konner (screenplay) ...
more
Contact:
View company contact information for Mercury Rising on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
3 April 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
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
Plot Keywords:
Awards:
2 wins more
NewsDesk:
(23 articles)
[DVD Review] The Cove
 (From JustPressPlay. 9 December 2009, 3:55 PM, PST)

Vigilante Entertainment Preps for Black Summer
 (From Atomic Popcorn. 2 November 2009, 5:52 AM, PST)

User Reviews:
Better Circa 2004 more (105 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bruce Willis ... Art Jeffries

Alec Baldwin ... Nick Kudrow
Miko Hughes ... Simon Lynch

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 ... Peter 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
more
Create a character page for: ?

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]
more
MPAA:
Rated R for violence and language.
Runtime:
111 min
Country:
Language:
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Certification:
Filming Locations:

Fun Stuff

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:
Miscellaneous: When Art breaks the door to Simon's house, he closes it and the door clicks even though Art broke it. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
FBI Supervisor Hartley: Let's go down.
more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Watch the Mercury Rising (1999) (V) more
Soundtrack:
London Jam more

FAQ

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
20 out of 32 people found the following review useful.
Better Circa 2004, 30 August 2004
7/10
Author: John Potter (johniebegood) from Berkshire, England

I just watcehd this on DVD, loved it and was literally stunned to find that most people, in particular those that write movie reviews for a living slated this.

Maybe its because in 2004, some six years after its original release we are seeing a revival of the action/thriller (Bourne Supremacy etc).

So, what didn't I like, not much. I would like to have seen more made of the kids codebreaking, they could really have milked that and didn't, the opening scene was just to cliché in setting up Willis's character as were the characters of his big black boss and hard nosed chief. The very last scene was typical US syrup but was thankfully very short.

What was good? everything else, I loved the idea behind the story, Miko Hughes is totally amazing to the point I had to check the next day to find out how the hell they managed to get a autistic kid to act (is isn't autistic but is a damn fine actor), Willis really does add vulnerability to a role that he has played many times before, with the movie underpinned fantastically with a John Barry soundscore and Harold Becker carefully crafts what for me was a very enjoyable movie watching experience and stands head and shoulders above many I have seen recently. 3/5 for me

Was the above review useful to you?
more (105 total)

Message Boards

Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Mercury Rising (1998)
Recent Posts (updated daily)User
action? yeehaw08
100 Things We Learned From Mercury Rising dgray-au
10 years already!? zee_deveel_17
Serious plot flaw in the hospital rohosmit
The Book Simple Simon shadowolfx6-1
John Barry - Mercury Rising score hacrologix_relogix
more

Recommendations

If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
- - - - -
The Incredibles Eraser Live Free or Die Hard Face/Off The World Is Not Enough
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
Show more recommendations

Related Links

Full cast and crew Company credits External reviews
News articles IMDb Action section IMDb USA section
Add this title to MyMovies

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.