Shadow Conspiracy (1997)

Director:

George P. Cosmatos

Writers (WGA):

Adi Hasak (written by) &
Ric Gibbs (written by)

Release Date:

31 January 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of absolute power.

Plot:

Bobby Bishop (Sheen) is a special assistant to the President of the United States. Accidentally, he meets his friend professor Pochenko on the street...

Plot Keywords:

White House | Conspiracy | Assassin | Murder | Computer

Cast

Charlie Sheen	...	Bobby Bishop
Donald Sutherland	...	Jacob Conrad
Linda Hamilton	...	Amanda Givens
Stephen Lang	...	The Agent
Ben Gazzara	...	Vice President Saxon
Nicholas Turturro	...	Grasso
Stanley Anderson	...	Atty. Gen. Toyanbee
Theodore Bikel	...	Prof. Yuri Pochenko
Charles Cioffi	...	Gen. Blackburn
Paul Gleason	...	Blythe
Terry O'Quinn	...	Frank Ridell
Sam Waterston	...	The President
Gore Vidal	...	Congressman Page
Henry Strozier	...	Murphy
Dey Young	...	Janet

Also Known As:

The Shadow Program (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | Netherlands:16 (original rating) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Cinergi Pictures Entertainment

Trivia:

When the US Secret Service wouldn't allow the filmmakers to land their UH-1 Huey they were using on the South Lawn, they used stock footage of the President's helicopter, Marine One, landing instead.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the beginning of the movie when Bishop gets dressed to meet Congressman Page and later to conduct the news conference he is wearing a dark brown two-piece suit but when he show up at dinner with Conrad, Bishop is wearing a three-piece dark blue suit.

Quotes:

Jacob Conrad: I'm the authority here!

Movie Connections:

References Touch of Evil (1958)

A classic style thriller

If one realizes that George Cosmatos meant this story to be told as a '70s style "B" thriller, you will enjoy this movie for its acurate portrayal. When I first tuned to this movie I assumed I was watching somthing from 1977. Only when I saw the age of the famous actors (and the cell phone) did I realize it was set in 1997. The details of style are depicted perfectly, from the split screen focus for foreground and back, to the assasin having 2 different color eyes. The acting is said to be poor, but instead I say it was edited with poorer takes to remain true to the "B" movie genre. If you enjoyed "Patriot Games" or "Pelican Brief" you may feel this story is shallow and weak. I was rivited to this story front to back.