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Payday

  • 1973
  • R
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.1K
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Rip Torn and Ahna Capri in Payday (1973)
Maury Dann (Rip Torn, in one of his most memorable performances) is a not-so-nice country-Western singer. He ruthlessly manipulates everyone around him to suit his selfish needs...he even gets his limo driver to take the blame for the death of a fan whom he stabbed.
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Maury Dann (Rip Torn, in one of his most memorable performances) is a not-so-nice country-Western singer. He ruthlessly manipulates everyone around him to suit his selfish needs...he even ge... Read allMaury Dann (Rip Torn, in one of his most memorable performances) is a not-so-nice country-Western singer. He ruthlessly manipulates everyone around him to suit his selfish needs...he even gets his limo driver to take the blame for the death of a fan whom he stabbed.Maury Dann (Rip Torn, in one of his most memorable performances) is a not-so-nice country-Western singer. He ruthlessly manipulates everyone around him to suit his selfish needs...he even gets his limo driver to take the blame for the death of a fan whom he stabbed.

  • Director
    • Daryl Duke
  • Writer
    • Don Carpenter
  • Stars
    • Rip Torn
    • Ahna Capri
    • Elayne Heilveil
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    1.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Daryl Duke
    • Writer
      • Don Carpenter
    • Stars
      • Rip Torn
      • Ahna Capri
      • Elayne Heilveil
    • 25User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Rip Torn
    Rip Torn
    • Maury Dann
    Ahna Capri
    • Mayleen Travis
    Elayne Heilveil
    Elayne Heilveil
    • Rosamond McClintock
    Michael C. Gwynne
    Michael C. Gwynne
    • Clarence McGinty
    Jeff Morris
    • Bob Tally
    Cliff Emmich
    Cliff Emmich
    • Chicago
    Henry O. Arnold
    • Ted
    Bobby Smith
    • Lyman Pitt
    Dallas Smith
    • Henry Tutweiler
    Richard Hoffman
    • Foggy Bottom Yonce
    Walter Bamberg
    Walter Bamberg
    • Bridgeway
    Eleanor Fell
    Eleanor Fell
    • Galen Dann
    Clara Dunn
    • Mama Dann
    Linda Spatz
    • Sandy
    Earle Trigg
    • Bob Dickey
    Winton McNair
    • Officer Ratliff
    Micheal Edwards
    • Restaurant manager
    • (as Mike Edwards)
    Gene Cody
    • Motel manager
    • Director
      • Daryl Duke
    • Writer
      • Don Carpenter
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    • Trivia
      Rip Torn insisted on doing his own singing.
    • Goofs
      The antenna on the back of Maury's Cadillac for his analog mobile phone comes and goes between shots throughout the film.
    • Quotes

      [To Rosamond.]

      Mayleen: If I was a man, I'd ball you, too. God knows you're easy enough.

    • Connections
      Featured in Trailer Trauma V: 70s Action Attack! (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      She's Only a Country Girl
      Written by Shel Silverstein

    User reviews25

    Featured review
    7/10

    Rip Torn Gets A Rare Lead, And Aces It

    Rip Torn is a country-music singer, fronting his own band, well known on the circuit and just on the point of breaking out into major stardom. He's also an egotistical S. O. B. Here are a few days in his life.

    It's a character study, and a rare leading role for Torn, who gets to exhibit considerable self-aware charm in the role, self-indulgently aware of he perks of even minor fame, but without the self-awareness to not take himself seriously. It's a well-written part, and Torn plays it for all it's worth, only gradually letting the audience see what an inherently unlikable character he is.

    Shel Silverstein wrote the songs used in this movie.
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    • Oct 18, 2021
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    • Release date
      • June 9, 1975 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Zahltag
    • Filming locations
      • 932 Kings Bend Road, Selma, Alabama, USA(Mr. Ed's at the beginning of the film)
    • Production companies
      • Fantasy Films
      • Pumice Finance Company (PFC)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $760,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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