Conspiracy Theory
Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Warner Bros.  (1997) 135 mins R

6.5 (29,683 votes)
Jerry Fletcher sees conspiracies everywhere. One has turned out to be true. Now his enemies want him dead. And she's the only one he can trust.

New York cab driver and conspiracy buff Jerry Fletcher (Mel Gibson) knows about the secret movers, shakers and assassins who really control things. Trying to put Justice Department attorney Alice Sutton (Julia Roberts) in the know, he's run out of her office. Soon both will run for their lives.

The two stars conspire for suspense, romance and twists that click like a rush-hour taxi meter. A crackpot theory in the newsletter Jerry publishes may be true. Cryptic Dr. Jonas (Patrick Stewart) and his men aim to quash it - and them too. "I don't know what I know but I know that it's big." Jerry says. What we know is that Conspiracy Theory is big entertainment....

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Cast and Crew
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
Director  .....  Richard Donner
Producer  .....  Richard Donner; Joel Silver
Writer  .....  Brian Helgeland
Notes
Goofs:
Factual errors: The scenes from Ladyhawke (1985) are shown out of sequence. (more)

Trivia:
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). (more)

Filming Locations:
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (more)

Quotes:
Jerry Fletcher: The Vietnam War was fought over a bet that Howard Hughes lost to Aristotle Onassis. (more)

Awards:
4 wins & 1 nomination (more)