German title: Das Mercury Puzzle Francaise title: Code Mercury Spain title: Al rojo vivo Greek title: Κωδικός Μέρκουρι Russian title: Меркурий в опасности Original title: Mercury Rising
Alternative titles: Mercury Falling – Simon | Simon Says | Simple Simon | Alguien sabe demasiado | Mercure à la hausse | Mercure se hausse | Kodikos Mercury | ΚΩΔΙΚΟΣ ΜΕΡΚΟΥΡΙ | Misión – Máxima seguridad | Das Mercury-Puzzle
Thriller – USA Production year: 1997 Movie length: 110 minutes
Director: Harold Becker Writer: Ryne Douglas Pearson, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal Cinematograph: Michael Seresin Music: John Barry
Movie description:
In the action packed thriller, Simon, an autistic savant, discovers a government code hidden in a puzzle magazine.
When he calls to claim his prize, he triggers an alarm at the National Security Agency. NSA chief Nicholas Kudrow who says the codes protect American Operatives all over the world, sends an assassin to kill Simon. Simon’s parents are killed, but he survives by hiding in a closet crawlspace until he is discovered by maverick FBI agent, Art Jefferies. Simon is emotionally unpredictable, complicating things as Art drags all over Chicago eluding Kudrow’s hitman in a variety of strange places (train tracks, street scenes, the Wrigley Building etc) and improbable situations.
Based on the Novel »Simple Simon« by Ryne Douglas Peardon.