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Conspiracy (2008 film)

2008 film by Adam Marcus

March 18, 2008 (2008-03-18)

Running time

90 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$8 million

Conspiracy is a 2008 American action thriller film written and directed by Adam Marcus and stars Val Kilmer and Jennifer Esposito. The film is influenced by the classic western film noir thriller Bad Day at Black Rock (1955),^[1] which itself was an adaptation of a short story "Bad Time at Honda" by Howard Breslin. The film was released on direct-to-DVD in the United States on March 18, 2008.

Plot

Whilst Bad Day at Black Rock tells the story of wounded World War II vet John J. MacReedy, Conspiracy revolves around William "Spooky" MacPherson, a disabled special operations Marine wounded during combat operations in Iraq. When MacPherson decides to visit a friend on a ranch in the Southwestern United States, he discovers that his friend has disappeared, and no one will acknowledge that he ever lived there.

Cast

Val Kilmer as MacPherson
Gary Cole as Rhodes
Jennifer Esposito as Joanna
Jay Jablonski as Deputy Foster
Greg Serano as Miguel Silva
Stacy Marie Warden as Carly
Christopher Gehrman as E. B.
Bob Rumnock as Sheriff Bock
Jude B. Lanston as Sergeant

Production

The film was shot in Galisteo, New Mexico in 30 days from April 19 to May 19, 2007.

Reception

The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews. Richard Roeper wrote, "It's beyond dreadful. It's jaw-droppingly bad."^[2] Cinemagazine rated the film 2 stars.^[3]

References

^ Nixon, Rob (2018-08-25). "Pop Culture 101 - Bad Day at Black Rock". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
^ "Conspiracy - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2008-02-15. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
^ Meijer, Monica. "Conspiracy (2008)". CineMagazine. Retrieved 12 January 2024.