Mercury rising stars bruce willis as art jeffries, a renegade fbi agent who combats ruthless federal agents to protect simon miko hughes, a 9yearold autistic boy who has cracked the governments new unbreakable code. Willis plays art jeffries, an undercover fbi agent who protects a nineyearold autistic boy, simon lynch played by miko hughes, who is. Renegade fbi agent art jeffries protects a nineyearold autistic boy who has cracked the governments new. Released april 3rd, 1998, mercury rising stars bruce willis, alec baldwin, miko hughes, chi mcbride the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 52 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Find movie and film cast and crew information for mercury rising 1998 harold becker on allmovie. Alec baldwin, bruce willis, miko hughes, chi mcbride, kim dickens, official. The nsa receives a call from this boy, and the two agents who have received the call inform their boss, nicholas kudrow. Someone knows too much simon is a nineyearold autistic boy who has cracked the governments new unbreakable code. Mercury rising wont raise many viewers temperatures. But its still a fair watch, and libertarians especially will appreciate its explicit proindividualist tone.
He can read mercury, the most advanced encryption code yet created, as easily as other kids read english. The novel was actually a sequel to octobers ghost 1994 and capitol punishment 1995, both of which also feature the main character art jefferson, renamed art jeffries for the film. This moves at a breakneck speed building tension along the way as various covert types try to put a. Miko john hughes born february 22, 1986 is an american actor known for his film roles as a child, such as gage creed in pet sematary 1989, joseph in kindergarten cop 1990, as astronaut jim lovells son jeffrey in apollo 1995, zack in spawn 1997, as a child on the autism spectrum named simon opposite bruce willis in mercury rising 1998, and as dylan heather langenkamps son in. The following weapons were used in the film mercury rising. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration.
Mercury approaches its maximum eastern elongation on june 9, 2000. Mercury rising internet movie firearms database guns. Mercury rising 1998, political action thriller released in english language in theatre near you in. Seeing the changing phasesfaces of duality season by. Mercury rising is a 1998 american action thriller film starring bruce willis and alec baldwin. Mercury rising june 2, 2000 there will be two good times to see the elusive planet mercury this year, and next week is one of them. The series is an eight season, onehundred and seventy episode series that is a continuation of the original 1998 movie. Mercury rising is a stereotypical 90s action film thats fairly entertaining, but familiar.
Mercury rising official trailer contrived, slapdash and utterly false, this action thriller with a cynically soft center exemplifies the worst endproduct of contemporary hollywood formulas. Staring chi mcbride, mike hughes, kim dickens and bruce willis. Mercury rises a maewin inspection team arrives to make sure the safe house is in full working order. The only downside to mercury rising is that it requires suspended judgment at times, as certain elements of the story stretch credulity. Contentsshow premise the series continues seven months after where the movie left off, exploring simon lynchs unique mental abilities indepth, uncovering secrets of his past never thought possible, and sending the lives of both him and his close friends. Jan 03, 2020 mercury rising full movie 1998 hd abelia noir. Bruce willis plus child this was a popular knitting pattern in hollywood at the turn of the millennium, examples such as the sixth sense and the kid prove this. One of his first films was jack the bear, opposite danny devito.
Mercury rising was released for vhs and dvd on september 15, 1998. Its angular separation from the sun or elongation is always less than 28 degrees. A somber suspenser with an oddly disconnected assortment of characters and a lack of freshly conceived action, this tale of a maverick fbi. Mercury rising is a 1998 thriller starring bruce willis as art jeffries, an fbi agent who must protect a young autistic boy from being eliminated by government operatives after the boy unintentionally cracks an unbreakable cypher. Sitting in the dark, our minds idly playing with the plot, we figure out what they should do, how they should do it, and why they should do it, while the characters on the screen strain helplessly against the requirements of the formula. This skill renders the new billiondollar secret code vulnerable, especially if enemies of the united states should learn of simons abilities and capture him.
Production design by 1 art direction by 2 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 7 production management 3 second unit director or assistant director 5 art department 118 sound department 36. Find out where mercury rising 1998 is streaming, if mercury rising 1998 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. The movie shows at the outset that he values human life, especially the life of an innocent child, above convenience and the opinions of his superiors. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Mercury rising original soundtrack john barry songs.
Mercury rising certainly isnt a memorable film it clearly stumbles with loose pacing, dull dialogue, and an absurd setup. Through classic archive footage and some of their greatest hits and interviews with brian may and the likes of paul gambaccini, their incredible and unique story is told. Mercury is the solar systems innermost planet, so it never strays very far in the sky from the blinding glare of the sun. Kudrow is too unbelievably evil his attitude toward killing a little autistic boy is so extreme that it doesnt penetrate its literally unbelievable. Mercury rising 1998 where to stream and watch decider.
The film was directed by harold becker, previously known for such films as malice 1993 and city. Starring bruce willis, alec baldwin, miko hughes, chi mcbride. June 2, 2000 there will be two good times to see the elusive planet mercury this year, and next week is one of them. The collectors edition and dts versions for dvd were released in 1999.
Mercury rising internet movie firearms database guns in. Run wild, run free salmon fishing in the yemen season of miracles silent fall simple simon snow cake split the. An autistic nineyearold accidentally cracks a topsecret code. Seeing the changing phasesfaces of duality season by unplugem. Mercury rising is about the most sophisticated cryptographic system known to man, and about characters considerably denser than anyone in the audience. Shadowy elements in the nsa target a nineyear old autistic savant for death when he is able to decipher a top secret code. The plot was different, and i recommend this to anyone who likes a movie that keep you quesing, and at the edge of your chair. The problem with mercury rising is that it asks the audience to believe in too many aspects of human nature that just dont exist in real life. With bruce willis, miko hughes, alec baldwin, chi mcbride. Mercury rising, 1998 observe and report, 2009 rock star, 2001. This ability renders the new billiondollar secret code vulnerable.
Mercury rising 1998 posters the movie database tmdb. Mercury rising is a 1998 action thriller film, based on the novel simple simon 1996 by ryne douglas pearson. Through classic archive footage and some of their greatest hits and interviews with brian may and the likes of paul gambaccini, their incredible and. Mercury rising 1998 stream and watch online moviefone. Mercury rising 1998 cast and crew mercury rising stars bruce willis as art jeffries, a renegade fbi agent who combats ruthless federal agents to protect simon miko hughes, a 9yearold. The movie started alittle show, but it was action and more action. Directed by harold becker, the movie is based on ryne douglas pearsons 1996 novel originally published as simple simon, which was the working title of the film. The series is an eight season, onehundred and seventy episode. Mercury rising dvd, 1999, collectors edition for sale.
Mercury rising bruce willis is an outcast fbi agent who is assigned to protect a 9 year old autistic boy who is the target for assassins after cracking a top secret government code. Reviewed at universal studios, universal city, march 31, 1998. When a 9yearold autistic boy accidentally cracks a top secret government encryption code a rogue. The film also costars alec baldwin and chi mcbride. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 64 produced by 7 music by 1.
Watch mercury rising online stream full movie directv. A bluray with multiformat was released on september 14, 2010, and the double feature with the film and the jackal was also released for bluray on march 22, 2011. Hughes has also appeared in numerous television films. Art jeffries played by bruce willis is an fbi agent. Roger ebert gave the film two stars out of four, writing. Mercury rising 1998 harold becker cast and crew allmovie. Everything relating to the continuity storyline of mercury rising. In this action suspense thriller, nineyearold autistic savant simon deciphers a government code and calls in for his prize. Download ebook mercury rises series 2 robert kroese mercury rises series 2 robert kroese job hunters season 2 episode 9. Mercury rising 1998 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Mercury rising 1998 soundtrack all movie soundtracks. The film also costars alec baldwin and chi mcbride the following weapons were used in the film mercury rising. This moves at a breakneck speed building tension along the way as various covert types try to put a bullet in willis and companies collective head.
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