Shadow Conspiracy
3.8 /10 1 Votes
1/4 Roger Ebert Genre Action, Thriller Music director Bruce Broughton Country United States | 4.9/10 IMDb Director George P. Cosmatos Budget 45 million USD Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date January 31, 1997 (1997-01-31) Writer Adi Hasak, Ric Gibbs Cast Charlie Sheen (Bobby Bishop), Donald Sutherland (Jacob Conrad), Linda Hamilton (Amanda Givens), Stephen Lang (The Agent), Nicholas Turturro (Grasso), Stanley Anderson (Toyanbee)Similar Absolute Power (film), Enemy of the State (film), Eraser (film) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presidential aide Bobby Bishop (Charlie Sheen) runs into an old professor who tells him of a secret plot to assassinate the president (Sam Waterston). But before Bobby can learn anything more, his friend is shot and killed. Bobby turns to Amanda Givens (Linda Hamilton), an old friend who works as a reporter at an influential newspaper. After they uncover a conspiracy to kill many high-level government officials, they must race against time to stop a murderer.
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Shadow Conspiracy is a 1997 political thriller film starring Charlie Sheen, Donald Sutherland, Linda Hamilton and Sam Waterston. It was the final film directed by George P. Cosmatos, who died in 2005. The film was poorly received by critics and was released on DVD in the United States, in November 2003 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Principal photography took place in Richmond, Virginia.
Bobby Bishop (Sheen) is a special assistant to the President of the United States. Accidentally, he meets his friend professor Pochenko on the street. Pochenko has time to tell Bishop about some conspiracy in the White House but then immediately gets killed by an assassin. Now bad guys are after Bobby as the only man who knows about a plot. Bishop must now not only survive, but to stop the conspirators from achieving their goal. And he doesn't know whom to trust.
Plot
Set in Washington D.C., this film documents an attempted power grab by White House Chief of Staff Jacob Conrad (Donald Sutherland). Bobby Bishop (Charlie Sheen) is a special aide to the President who finds out about a plot to assassinate the President from a former professor. Bobbys old professor is murdered shortly thereafter and Bobby is left to try to uncover the conspiracy on his own. He recruits his journalist friend Amanda Givens (Linda Hamilton) to help him uncover the mystery and stop the assassination.
Cast
Reception
The film received negative reviews from critics, with Rotten Tomatoes giving the film a 0% rating. Shadow Conspiracy did not fare well at the box office, grossing a little over $2 million domestically.
Marine One
When the US Secret Service would not allow the filmmakers to land their UH-1 Huey on the South Lawn, they used stock footage of the Presidents helicopter, Marine One, landing instead.
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