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Payback (1999)
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Porter (
Mel Gibson
) is pulled into a heist by his old friend, Val (
Brian De Palma
regular,
Gregg Henry
). As they're stealing $130,000 in laundered drug money from Chinese Triads, no one is going to call the police. Everything goes smoothly until Porter's wife, Lynn (
Deborah Kara Unger
), shoots Porter in the back. After Val had shown Lynn a photo of Porter in the arms of another girl (
Maria Bello
), the two planned the double-cross together to pay off Val's mob debts so he could return to "The Syndicate." They didn't plan well enough, though, because five months later Porter's back, a complete sociopath who wants his $70,000.
Brian Helgeland
, the screenwriter for L.A. Confidential and
Conspiracy Theory
, makes his directing debut with this adaptation of the novel The Hunter by Donald E. Westlake writing under the pseudonym,
Richard Stark
. The same novel served as the basis for
John Boorman
's
Point Blank
starring
Lee Marvin
. ~ Chris Gore, All Movie Guide
Cast
William Devane
Carter
Bill Duke
Detective Hicks
John Glover
Phil
Gregg Henry
Val
David Paymer
Stegman
Deborah Kara Unger
Lynn
Mel Gibson
Porter
Kris Kristofferson
Bronson
Jack Conley
Detective Leary
Maria Bello
Rosie
Lucy Liu
Pearl
Production Crew
Troy Sizemore
Art Director
Richard Stark
Book Author
Marion Dougherty
Casting
Ericson Core
Cinematographer
Chris Boardman
Composer (Music Score)
Ha Nguyen
Costume Designer
Brian Helgeland
Director
Kevin Stitt
Editor
Stephen McEveety
Executive Producer
Mark Cotone
First Assistant Director
Medusah
Hair Styles
Bruce Davey
Producer
Richard Hoover
Production Designer
Brian Helgeland
Screenwriter
Terry Hayes
Screenwriter
Sandy Struth
Set Designer
Geoffrey Lucius Patterson
Sound/Sound Designer
Bob Stoker, Jr.
Special Effects Supervisor
Mic Rodgers
Stunts Coordinator
Year: 1999
Runtime: 110
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for strong violence, language, and drug and sexual content
Category: Feature
Genre
Crime
Color type
Deluxe Color
Sound
Dolby/SDDS
Produced by
Icon Productions
Release
February 05, 1999 (USA)
by Paramount
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