Question 1

What real-life incident inspired the plot of Mercury Rising?

Accepted Answer

The plot resembles a 1955 incident where Sears Roebuck accidentally published a top-secret military phone number as Santa's hotline, causing children to call Continental Air Defense Command.

Question 2

How did Miko Hughes prepare to play the autistic boy Simon Lynch?

Accepted Answer

Hughes spent time with autistic children at a special school and received six weeks of tutoring from University of Chicago child psychiatry head Bennett Leventhal, who praised his performance at the premiere.

Question 3

Why did Alec Baldwin appear in this film?

Accepted Answer

Baldwin appeared due to a contractual obligation to Universal Pictures after backing out of a previous film, doing this movie to avoid further litigation.

Question 4

What connection does Bruce Willis' costume have to Pulp Fiction?

Accepted Answer

Bruce Willis wears the same bomber jacket in Mercury Rising that he wore as Butch in Pulp Fiction (1994).

Question 5

What expensive wine detail did the film get wrong?

Accepted Answer

Art opens Chateau Petrus wine claiming it costs $75, but even young Petrus costs much more than that, identifiable by the red seal on the label.

Question 6

What real-life incident inspired the plot of Mercury Rising?

Accepted Answer

The plot resembles a 1955 incident where a Sears ad misprinted a phone number that connected to a top-secret military line instead of Santa, as reported by Bruce Watson in 2009.

Question 7

Why did Alec Baldwin appear in Mercury Rising?

Accepted Answer

Alec Baldwin was contractually obligated to Universal Pictures after backing out of a previous film, so he did this movie to avoid litigation.

Question 8

How did Miko Hughes prepare to play an autistic child in the film?

Accepted Answer

Miko Hughes spent time with autistic children at a special school and was tutored for six weeks by child psychiatry expert Bennett Leventhal before filming.

Question 9

What expensive wine appears in a scene in Kudrow's basement?

Accepted Answer

Art opens a bottle of Chateau Petrus from Pomerol, an extremely expensive Bordeaux red wine, though he incorrectly states it costs only 75 dollars.

Question 10

What clothing connection does Bruce Willis have to Pulp Fiction in this film?

Accepted Answer

Bruce Willis wears the same bomber jacket in Mercury Rising that he wore as Butch in Pulp Fiction (1994).

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