Conspiracy (2008 film)

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.

Conspiracy
Film poster
Directed by	Adam Marcus
Written by	Adam Marcus Debra Sullivan
Produced by	Gilbert Dumontet Ira Posnansky Alison Semenza
Starring	Val Kilmer Gary Cole Jennifer Esposito Jay Jablonski Greg Serano
Cinematography	Ben Weinstein
Edited by	Eric L. Beason
Music by	Sujin Nam
Production companies	Hollywood Media Bridge Stage 6 Films
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date	March 18, 2008 (2008-03-18)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$8 million

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 William 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]