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Payback (I) (1999) 7.1
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Metascore: 46/100
Reviews: 384 user | 147 critic | 24 from Metacritic.com Porter is shot by his wife and best friend and is left to die. When he survives he plots revenge. Director:Brian Helgeland |
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Cast
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| Gregg Henry | ... | ||
| Maria Bello | ... | ||
| David Paymer | ... | ||
| Bill Duke | ... | ||
| Deborah Kara Unger | ... | ||
| John Glover | ... | ||
| William Devane | ... | ||
| Lucy Liu | ... |
Pearl
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| Kris Kristofferson | ... | ||
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Mark Alfa | ... |
Johnny's Friend #2
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| Kwame Amoaku | ... |
Radioman
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| Justin Ashforth | ... |
Michael, Bartender #1
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Len Bajenski | ... |
Fairfax Bodyguard #1
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Porter is bad, but his neighbours are worse. Street-wise and tough, an ex-marine, he is betrayed by a one-time partner, and shot in the back by his junkie wife. He survives and returns, looking to recover his share from the robbery of an Asian crime gang. The money has passed into the hands of "the Outfit", a slick gangster organisation that runs the city. He has to make his way through a world populated by heroin dealers, prostitutes, sado-masochists, gunmen and crooked cops, a place where torture is a way of life. His only friend is a former employer, a prostitute, and her loyalty is in question, given she now works for the Outfit. He makes good early progress, but then falls into the hands of Fairfax, the crime boss. Written by Kwah-LeBaire
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No More Mr. Nice Guy See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
5 February 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Le règlement See more »Box Office
Budget:
$50,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£1,181,026 (UK) (26 March 1999)Gross:
$81,517,441 (USA) (9 July 1999)Company Credits
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Porter: [voiceover] GSW: that's what the hospitals call it: gunshot wound. Doctor has to report it to the police. That makes it hard for guys in my line to get what I call, quality health care.
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Written by Rick Darnell and Roy Hawkins
Performed by B.B. King
Courtesy of MCA Records
under License from Universal Music Special Markets
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Almost all of the telephones in the movie (even the one in the limousine) are rotary, not touch-tone. See more »Goofs
The frontal views of Porter aiming his revolver clearly show that there are no cartridges in its cylinder. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Porter: [voiceover] GSW: that's what the hospitals call it: gunshot wound. Doctor has to report it to the police. That makes it hard for guys in my line to get what I call, quality health care.
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Soundtracks
The Thrill Is GoneWritten by Rick Darnell and Roy Hawkins
Performed by B.B. King
Courtesy of MCA Records
under License from Universal Music Special Markets
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I'ts not often a film comes along that has a great script , great acting and good soundtrack but Payback has all these.Mel Gibson plays a guy who has been ripped of by the tune of $70,000 and this is the violent story of how he get round to getting it back.The film takes you on a journey where you ride many twists and turns and you meet lots of great personalities on the way , most of which end up dead. Mel Gibson try's his best to be nasty but you cant help but like him. He could play Jack the ripper and you would still end up liking him! Anyway catch this movie asap. 9 out of 10