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Payback (1999) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Country. United States. Language. English. Budget. $90 million [2] Box office. $161.6 million [2] Payback is a 1999 American neo-noir action thriller film [3] [4] written and directed by Brian Helgeland in his directorial debut, and starring Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, and David Paymer.
- Chris Boardman, Scott Stambler (Director's cut)
- Bruce Davey
- February 5, 1999
Feb 5, 1999 · 350. Play trailer 2:21. 2 Videos. 99+ Photos. Action Crime Drama. After a successful heist, Porter is left for dead. Once he recovers, he seeks vengeance and wants his share of the money. Director. Brian Helgeland. Writers. Donald E. Westlake. Brian Helgeland. Terry Hayes. Stars. Mel Gibson. Gregg Henry. Maria Bello. See production info at IMDbPro.
- Brian Helgeland
- 2 min
- Payback is based on the novel The Hunter by Donald E. Westlake. The Hunter (written by Westlake under the pseudonym “Richard Stark”) was previously adapted for the screen in 1967 as Point Blank, directed by John Boorman and starring Lee Marvin.
- Payback is Brian Helgeland’s directorial debut. Before making Payback, Helgeland had primarily been known as a screenwriter—he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for 1997’s L.A.
- Mel Gibson and Helgeland met on set of the film Conspiracy Theory, which Helgeland wrote. Helgeland showed Gibson the first 30 pages of the script for Payback and Gibson—acting on behalf of his production company, Icon Productions—guaranteed to make the movie if Helgeland could start shooting within 12 weeks.
- Maria Bello was cast after Helgeland saw an audition she did for a completely different movie. Helgeland was having difficulty finding an actress to play the Rosie character, so he took a look at a random group of Warner Brothers casting tapes.
Feb 5, 1999 · It quotes the director, Brian Helgeland: "I wanted to see a bad guy as the hero, but I didn't want to make excuses for him.'' Of course, if the bad guy is played by Mel Gibson, you don't have to make the same kinds of excuses as if he's played by, say, James Woods.
Scott Stambler (Director's cut) Cinematography. Ericson Core. Editing by. Kevin Stitt. Studio. Icon Productions. Distributed by. Paramount Pictures (North America and Japan) Warner Bros. (International) Release date. February 5, 1999. Running time. 101 minutes. 90 minutes (Director's cut) Country. Language. English.
Val Resnick and Porter, two small time bandits, hit a Chinese gang together and manage to get $140,000. But Val Resnick needs 130 grand alone to buy himself back into his syndication. So, Val turns on Porter together with Porter's wife Lynn, who kills him with two shots in the back. But Porter survives and half a year later, he is back, seeking ...
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