Mercury Rising

 Someone knows too much.

A cryptographic code called "Mercury" was created by the National Security Agency, so complex that its creators believe no computer on earth can decipher it. Originally created during the Reagan Administration as a test to keep the United States' highest priority secrets under wraps, their assumption is revealed to be false when they receive a message from an autistic savant boy named Simon Lynch who calls a telephone number written in the code which was secretly published in a puzzle magazine by two of the creators to see if anyone could break it. Colonel Kudrow sees the boy's ability to decipher the code as a liability and seeks to silence Simon, sending a hit man to murder Simon and his family.

After killing the boy's parents, the assassin searches the house, fails to find Simon, and leaves at the sound of approaching sirens.

AWARDS:

- Razzie Awards

1999 Won "Razzie Award"

Worst Actor: Bruce Willis, Also for Armageddon (1998/I) and The Siege (1998/I).

- Young Artist Awards

1999 Won "Young Artist Award"

Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor: Miko Hughes