Mercury Rising (1998)

Regisseur:

Harold Becker

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Ryne Douglas Pearson (novel)
Lawrence Konner (screenplay) ...

Premierendatum:

3. April 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Werbezeile:

Someone knows too much.

Plot:

Bruce Willis is an outcast FBI agent who is assigned to protect a 9 year old autistic boy who is the...

Plot Keywords:

Blockbuster | Box Office Flop | Helicopter | Cryptography | Murder

Filmpreise:

2 wins

Nutzerkommentare:

Probably for true Willis fans only

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Aug. 2	10:00 AM	USA
Sun. Aug. 3	12:00 AM	USA

Besetzung

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

Alternativ:

Mercury Falling (USA) (working title)
Simon (USA) (working title)
Simon Says (USA) (working title)
Simple Simon (USA) (working title)
Mercury Puzzle, Das (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Länge:

108 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Eastmancolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | South Korea:15 (original rating) | Iceland:16 | Denmark:15 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | 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)

Drehorte:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Firma:

Imagine Entertainment

Dies und das:

The wine that Art opens in Kudrow's basement is Chateau Petrus from Pomerol (identifiable by the red seal at the bottom left corner of the label), probably the most expensive Bordeaux red wine, and contrary to what Art said in the movie, even young Petrus costs much more than $75 per bottle.

Pannen:

Verschiedenes: When Art breaks the door to Simon's house, he closes it and the door clicks even though Art broke it.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
FBI Supervisor Hartley: Let's go down.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in Watch the Mercury Rising (1999) (V)

Soundtrack:

Evil (Is Going On)

Probably for true Willis fans only

It was just a matter of time before Bruce hit a slump. 1998 was a bad year. The Fifth Element was good, but The Siege, Armageddon and Mercury Rising were stretching it for the star. Not that they are a complete waste, but they are for fans only.

I work with children who have autism, so I naturally like the fact that they are featured and hope that it helps people understand the disease a little more. So, it was a good story for me, and Willis' acting with the boy probably got him the role in The Sixth Sense.

Alec Baldwin plays the government official you love to hate as he is effective in displaying why we distrust the government so much. Hope that comment doesn't get me sent to Guantanamo.

Maybe not entirely realistic, but good job by Willis and a good thriller.