Conspiracy Theory (1. Rotten Tomatoes. Jerry Fletcher (Mel Gibson) is a New York City cab driver who seems to have absorbed every bit of crackpot information passed along as "suppressed news" that's surfaced on talk radio or the Internet in the past 2. Anti- United Nations militia men who are actually U. Moon landing conspiracy theories are conspiracy theories which claim that some or all elements of the Apollo program and the associated Moon landings were hoaxes. Conspiracy Theory DN. operatives? NASA scientists engineering earthquakes? Oliver Stone's secret life as a government agent discrediting conspiracy theorists? Jerry's heard 'em all and believes most of them, and even publishes his own journal of forbidden information, with a subscription list that now totals five people. In short, Jerry seems like just another New York City lunatic, and while he spends a fair amount of his spare time following Alice Sutton (Julia Roberts), a government attorney, Alice regards him as harmless; he once intervened while she was being mugged, and he's been acting like her benign if whacked- out protector ever since. However, one day Jerry is kidnapped and worked over by CIA operatives; he is convinced that one of the theories he uncovered must be for real - - but he has no idea which one. He tries to get Alice to help him, and before long both are drawn into a dangerous web that leads to a startling revelation of just how Jerry got this way. Mel Gibson gives a fine comic performance, and those with a taste for alternative media will have fun dissecting which of the theories Jerry spouts are "real" (or at least appeared before this film was made) and which were the invention of the screenwriters. Mark Deming, Rovi. Rating: R (for some violence)Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Suspense. Directed By: Written By: In Theaters: Aug 8, 1. On DVD: Dec 3. 0, 1. Seen and Heard. What made you want to look up conspiracy theory? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible). A conspiracy theory is a belief that a secret conspiracy has actually been decisive in producing a political event or evil outcome which the theorists strongly. Conspiracy theory definition, a theory that explains an event as being the result of a plot by a covert group or organization; a belief that a particular unexplained. Directed by Richard Donner. With Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts, Patrick Stewart, Cylk Cozart. A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his. Runtime. 1. 35 minutes. Studio. Warner Home Video.
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