Conspiracy Theory (1997)

Director:

Richard Donner

Guionista (WGA):

Brian Helgeland (written by)

Release Date:

8 agosto 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Frase comercial:

What you know could kill you.

Plot:

Jerry Fletcher is a man who sees conspiracies everywhere. But if you keep doing that long enough, sooner or later you're going to get one right...

Plot Keywords:

Nose Bleed | Catcher In The Rye | Amnesia | Woman Punching A Man | Distrust Of Government

Awards:

4 wins & 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Monk Or Oliver Stone?

Cast

Mel Gibson	...	Jerry Fletcher
Julia Roberts	...	Alice Sutton
Patrick Stewart	...	Dr. Jonas
Cylk Cozart	...	Agent Lowry
Steve Kahan	...	Mr. Wilson (as Stephen Kahan)
Terry Alexander	...	Flip
Alex McArthur	...	Cynic
Rod McLachlan	...	Justice Guard
Michael Potts	...	Justice Guard
Jim Sterling	...	Justice Guard
Rich Hebert	...	Public Works Man
Brian J. Williams	...	Clarke
G.A. Aguilar	...	Piper
Cece Neber Labao	...	Henry Finch's Secretary
Saxon Trainor	...	Alice's Secretary

También conocida como:

Complot, El (Argentina) [es]
Conspiración (Conspiracy Theory) (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence.

Duración:

135 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Clasificación:

South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | South Korea:15 | Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba) | Brazil:14 | USA:R (certificate #35450) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | New Zealand:M | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:M (original rating) | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 (w) | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivialidades:

The character names "Dr. Jonas" (Patrick Stewart), and "Agent Lowry" (Cylk Cozart), were both named after British character actor Morton Lowry, who portrayed the school teacher Mr. Jonas in How Green Was My Valley (1941).

Goofs:

Factual errors: When the motorcycles speed out of the back of the truck you can hear them whining and shifting like five speed Kawasakis. But they are two speed Ducatis. Very low revs, no whining. A totally different sound.

Quotes:

Alice Sutton: How did you know this was my car?
Jerry: I didn't. It was just a lucky guess. Look, I feel kinda naked. Could we get outta here?
Alice Sutton: Please don't tell me you're naked back there.
Jerry: No, it's just a figure of speech, could we go? Please?
Alice Sutton: Yeah, OK, OK.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Paybacks Are a Bitch (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

Can't Take My Eyes Off You

Monk Or Oliver Stone?

Now that the TV series "Monk" has become so popular, maybe a few more people will check this film out. Mel Gibson's character isn't exactly like Monk - more like a super hyperactive and politically paranoid "Monk." He fits right in with Oliver Stone and the rest of the "conspiracy" freaks. Stone, in fact, would like this film since it gives credence to these paranoid fantasies and gives several cheap shots to conservatives along the way.

Political propaganda-aside, this is a fun movie to watch and the most fun might be Gibson's house, which is too incredible to describe here. Mel is fascinating to watch and really makes this movie what it is with his outrageous character "Jerry Fletcher." Julia Roberts gives a solid performance while looking about as good as she ever looked. Patrick Stewart is very effective as the bad guy. He reminded me of Laurence Olivier's Nazi villain in "Marathon Man."

An involving story that holds your attention for the full 2-plus hours and looks nice on DVD.