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A buddy picture: Mel Gibson teams up with his 'Lethal Weapon' pals to make the end-of-summer thriller 'Conspiracy Theory.'
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Newsweek
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August 11, 1997
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Actor Mel Gibson initially turned down a starring role in the film 'Conspiracy Theory,' which was directed by Richard Donner and produced by Joel Silver but reconsidered his decision. He lobbied for his costar to be Julia Roberts, and the performances are good.
If you think that the decision to put every big-budget summer movie into production is made by some high-powered, Armani-clad executive, you're wrong. Director Richard Donner and producer Joel Silver knew the green light was in Mel Gibson's shabby little clutch of offices on the Warner Brothers backlot. With the "Conspiracy Theory" script in hand, they marched into the star's office early last year, prepared to nail the ...
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