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Mercury Rising

  • 1998
  • R
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
79K
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Bruce Willis and Miko Hughes in Mercury Rising (1998)
ActionCrimeDramaThriller

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.

  • Director
    • Harold Becker
  • Writers
    • Ryne Douglas Pearson
    • Lawrence Konner
    • Mark Rosenthal
  • Stars
    • Bruce Willis
    • Miko Hughes
    • Alec Baldwin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    79K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Harold Becker
    • Writers
      • Ryne Douglas Pearson
      • Lawrence Konner
      • Mark Rosenthal
    • Stars
      • Bruce Willis
      • Miko Hughes
      • Alec Baldwin
    • 172User reviews
    • 66Critic reviews
    • 37Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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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
      • Lawrence Konner
      • Mark Rosenthal
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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 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, in order to broadcast it on an earlier time spot (8:15 PM).
    • 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 reviews172

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    Mercury Rising

    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.
    • Coxer99
    • Aug 23, 1999
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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

    Tech 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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