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Mercury Rising

Year:

1998

Duration:

111 min

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.1

Director:

Harold Becker

Awards:

2 wins

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1998-04-03

Filming Locations: Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $60,000,000

Opening Weekend: $10,104,715 (USA) (5 April 1998)

Gross: $32,940,507 (USA) (5 July 1998)

Cast

Actor

Character

Steve Rankin

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

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

Chad Lindberg

James

Hank Harris

Isaac

James MacDonald

SWAT Team Leader Francis

Camryn Manheim

Dr. London

Jack Conley

Detective Nichols

Maricela Ochoa

Charlayne

Peter Fontana

Pasquale, Bus Driver

Kirk B.R. Woller

Lieutenant

Betsy Brantley

Special Ed Teacher #2

Ashley Knutson

Samantha

Tom Gallop

Medic

Margaret Travolta

Autism Expert Nurse

Tiffany Fraser

Night Nurse

KoKo Taylor

Herself

Matt Levert

Tommy Jordan Jr.

Lisa Summerour

Dana Jordan

Barbara Alexander

Librarian

Gwen McGee

Security Woman

Ned Schmidtke

Senator

Kristina Eliot Johnsen

Special Ed Teacher #1

James Krag

Rookie Agent Roger

Wadell Brown

Bank Security Guard

Tim Grimm

Ted - Security Guard

John T. Scanlon

South Dakota Helicopter Pilot (as John Scanlon)

Annabel Armour

Ruth

Brent Freeman

Marine Guard

Gary Hand

Kudrow's Assistant

Michael Chieffo

South Dakota Bank Robbery Hostage

Steve Key

Cop at Lynch House

Darryl Alan Reed

Ambulance Driver

Maureen Gallagher

Flea Market Lady

Mark Collins

Train Conductor

Denise Woods

Nurse in Elevator

Kim Robillard

Motorman

Elaine Abernathy

Asian Tourist (uncredited)

Spitfire Brown

Security Guard (uncredited)

Jude Ciccolella

FBI Agent Blackwell (uncredited)

Phil Donlon

Young Waiter (uncredited)

Thomas F. Duffy

Audey (uncredited)

David Michael Fordham

(uncredited)

Reese Foster

Man Pushed Down Escalator (uncredited)

Rosemary Garris

Office Worker (uncredited)

Joel King

(uncredited)

Deborah Leydig

(uncredited)

Robert Maffia

FBI Agent Leeb (uncredited)

Shannon Parr

Leslie Turpel (uncredited)

Pamela Gaye Walker

Susan (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

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.

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2nd film Alec Baldwin did with Harold Becker 5 years after Malice (1993).

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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.

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Goofs

When Leo calls Dean to his office to hear the recording of Simon's call it is played back out of order. The original was Leo asking, "Who is this?" and Simon responds, "You are a stranger." Then Leo asks where he got the number from and Simon gives the puzzle number and Leo asks, "What did you say?" then you hear Simon's mother telling him to hang up the phone. The recording is played back with Leo asking "What did you say?" Then Simon's mother telling him to hang up the phone.

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In the ambulance, they skip the green card in Simon's collection, which is why they appear to be in a different order on the train.

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When Art is driving the ambulance, we see it from the front, with the word "Ambulance" clearly readable. However, the word is always printed in reverse on the front of an ambulance, so that it can be read by drivers looking in their rear-view mirror. The film has not been flipped, because it's clear that Art is sitting in the ordinary driver's seat.

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Quotes

Lt. Colonel Nicholas Kudrow: [Angrily] I asked you not to handle the wine please!

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Tommy B. Jordan: Look, it's my ass if you take that.

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Art Jeffries: [after smahing all of his wine bottles] Happy Birthday, Nick!

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