Conspiracy Theory is a 1997 American action thriller film directed by Richard Donner. The original screenplay by Brian Helgeland centers on an eccentric taxi driver who believes many world events are triggered by government conspiracies, and the U.S. Justice Department attorney who becomes involved in his life. The movie was a financial success, but critical reviews were mixed. Jerry Fletcher , an obsessive–compulsive New York City taxi driver who lectures his passengers on various conspiracy theories, visits his friend Alice Sutton , who works for the U.S. Attorney, at the Justice... Department. She is trying to solve her father's murder. Jerry tells her that NASA is trying to kill the President using a secret weapon on the Space Shuttle that can trigger earthquakes. Jerry identifies some men on the street as CIA, follows them into a building, and is captured by them. He wakes up in a mental hospital bound to a wheelchair. A doctor tapes his eyes open, injects him with a drug , and interrogates him using torture.
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| Release date: | August 7, 1997 |
| Directed by: | Richard Donner |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 135 Minutes |
| Producer: | Richard Donner, Joel Silver |
| Editor: | Kevin Stitt, Frank J. Urioste |
| Music by: | Carter Burwell |
| Cinematography: | John Schwartzman |
| Screenplay by: | Brian Helgeland |
| Estimated budget: | $75,000,000 |
| Genre: | Thriller, Action |