description: What is it about director Richard Donner that Mel Gibson enjoys so much that he's appeared in five of Donner's films? Is it the on-set pranks? Could it be the big-budget perks and $20-million paychecks? Or is it just a well-stocked catering table? Whatever the case, the f1i Lethal Weapon f0i0 star and director teamed up again, along with fellow superstar Julia Roberts, for this typically glossy, entertaining but ultimately hokey thriller. Gibson plays New York cab driver Jerry Fletcher, whose wacky belief in conspiracies finally hits on a coincidental truth involving an evil figure named Jonas (Patrick Stewart) and a secret program of government-funded mind control. Roberts plays the Justice Department attorney who finally believes in Jerry's paranoid ramblings. With a plot (from f1i LA. Confidential f0i0 cowriter Brian Helgeland) that's a lot of fun as long as you don't think about it too critically, f1i Conspiracy Theory f0i0 benefits immeasurably from the charisma of its high-magnitude stars. f1i --Jeff Shannon f0i0
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upc: 085391509127
title: Conspiracy Theory
theatricalDate: 08-08-1997
stars: Mel Gibson Julia Roberts
purchase date: 17-02-2005
publisher: Warner Studios
published: 08-02-2005
price: $12.97
net Rating: 4.01
MPAA Rating: R
last lookup time: 130401984
genre: Feature Film-drama
edition: DVD
director: Richard Donner
currentValue: $10.49
created: 130401984
aspect: Color Closed-captioned Dolby Widescreen
asin: 6304708793