In
this action-suspense thriller, orphaned nine-year-old autistic savant Simon
(Miko Hughes) deciphers a government code hidden in a puzzle magazine.
Calling for his prize, Simon triggers an alarm at the National Security
Agency: NSA chief Nicholas Kudrow (Alec Baldwin), who says the code protects
covert American operatives all over the world, sends an assassin to do away
with Simon. Simon's parents are killed, but Simon survives, hiding in a
secret closet crawlspace where he's later discovered by maverick FBI agent
Art Jeffries (Bruce Willis). Simon is emotionally unpredictable,
complicating matters as Art drags him all over Chicago, eluding Kudrow's
hitman in a variety of interesting locations (train tracks, street scenes,
heliport, Wrigley building) and improbable situations. Based on the novel
Simple Simon by Ryne Douglas Peardon, the film features Industrial Light &
Magic special FX/animation.| Bruce Willis | Art Jeffries |
| Alec Baldwin | Nicholas Kudrow |
| Miko Hughes | Simon |
| Chi McBride | Tommy B. Jordan |
| Kim Dickens | Stacey |
| Robert Stanton | Dean Crandell |
| Bodhi Elfman | Leo Pedranski |
| Carrie Preston | Emily Lang |
| L.L. Ginter | Peter Burrell |
| John Carroll Lynch | Martin Lynch |
| Peter Stormare | Shayes |
| Kevin Conway | Lomax |
| Kelley Hazen | Jenny Lynch |
| John Doman | Supervisor Hartley |
| Richard Riehle | Edgar Holstrom |
| Kim Robillard | Motorman |
Genre/Type - Action, Action Thriller, Chase Movie
Produced by - Imagine Entertainment
Released by - Universal
Running time - 112 min.
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