- Shadow Conspiracy
Infobox Film
name = Shadow Conspiracy
caption = Theatrical release poster
director =George P. Cosmatos
producer = Adi Hasak
writer = Adi Hasak
starring =Charlie Sheen Donald Sutherland Linda Hamilton
music =Bruce Broughton
cinematography = Buzz Feitshans IV
editing = Robert A. Ferretti
distributor =Hollywood Pictures Paramount Pictures Cinergi Pictures
released =January 31 , 1997
runtime = 103 min.
country =United States
language = English
budget = $45 million
gross = $2,154,540
imdb_id = 0120107"Shadow Conspiracy" is a 1997 political
thriller film starringCharlie Sheen andLinda Hamilton .Sam Waterston , famous for his role as a district attorney in "Law & Order ", appears in the film as the president of the United States.Plot
Set in
Washington D.C. , this film documents an attempted power grab byWhite House Chief of Staff Jacob Conrad (Donald Sutherland ). Bobby Bishop (Charlie Sheen ) is a special aide to the president, and finds out about a plot to assassinate the president from an old high school friend. Bobby's friend is quickly murdered, and he is left to try and 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.The movie involves several chase scenes and a harrowingly close assassination attempt at the end.
Cast
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Charlie Sheen as Bobby Bishop
*Donald Sutherland as Jacob Conrad
*Linda Hamilton as Amanda Givens
*Stephen Lang as The Agent
*Ben Gazzara as Vice President Saxon
*Sam Waterston as The President
*Nicholas Turturro as Grasso
*Stanley Anderson as Atty. Gen. Toyanbee
*Theodore Bikel as Prof. Yuri Pochenko
*Paul Gleason as Blythe
*Terry O'Quinn as Frank Ridell
*Gore Vidal as Congressman Page
*Dey Young as JanetMarine One
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.
External links
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* [http://www.movieweb.com/movies/film/04/2204/summary.php "Shadow Conspiracy"] at MovieWeb
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