Conspiracy Theory
Conspiracy Theory is a 1997 American political action thriller film directed by Richard Donner. The original screenplay by Brian Helgeland centers on an eccentric taxi driver (Mel Gibson) who believes many world events are triggered by government conspiracies, and the Justice Department attorney (Julia Roberts) who becomes involved in his life. The film was a financial success, but critical reviews were mixed.
Plot
Conspiracy-theorist and New York City taxi driver Jerry Fletcher (Mel Gibson) continually expounds his ideas to Alice Sutton (Julia Roberts), a lawyer at the Justice Department. She humors him because he once saved her from a mugging, but is unaware he spies on her at her home. Her own work is to solve the mystery of her father (Bert Remsen)'s murder. Seeing suspicious activity everywhere, Jerry identifies some men as CIA workers, follows them into a building, and is captured. The interrogator injects a wheelchair-bound Jerry with LSD and questions him using torture. Jerry experiences terrifying hallucinations and flashbacks, panics, and manages to escape by incapacitating the interrogator by biting his nose and kicking him.
Cast
- Bert Remsen
- Bill Henderson
- Cylk Cozart
- Dean Winters
- Edita Brychta
- J. Mills Goodloe
- Julia Roberts
- Kenneth Tigar
- Leonard Jackson
- Mel Gibson
- Michael Potts
- Michael Shamus Wiles
- Patrick Stewart
- Peter Jacobson
- Richard Donner
- Rick Hoffman
- Sean Patrick Thomas
- Steve Kahan
- Terry Alexander
- Tom McCarthy
- Tom Schanley
- Troy Garity
More details
| author | Brian Helgeland |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Richard Donner |
| editor | Frank J. Urioste |
| genre | action crime drama political thriller |
| keywords | at first sight bite build burn can\'t take my eyes off you capture central intelligence agency cia fbi fbi agent federal bureau of investigation force grieve handcuff heart attack hide justice department kill knock out love at first sight lsd mental hospital morning mug project mkultra rid sing smokestack subway train survive swat swat team taxi driver terrify united states department of justice |
| musicBy | Carter Burwell |
| producer | Joel Silver |
| productionCompany | Silver Pictures |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| recordedAt | New York City |
| theme | chase conspiracy theories political thriller |