Phonies! Movies Inspired by J.D. Salinger

Conspiracy Theory, 1997
Mel Gibson's paranoid taxi driver, Jerry Fletcher, sees evil plots all around him — one or two of which might actually be true — and is in love with a government lawyer played by Julia Roberts. Another thing he's obsessed with: Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, a book he feels compelled to buy every time he sees one — but has never read. Catcher is a touchstone of sorts among conspiracy buffs: Mark David Chapman was carrying a copy of the book when he fatally shot John Lennon in 1980.

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