Payback
Action, Crime, Thriller
Paramount Pictures  (1999) 100 mins R

6.9 (36,085 votes)
Mel Gibson gives an unforgettable performance in this explosive film from director Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential), which features a superb supporting cast including William Devane, Maria Bello and Lucy Liu.

The Director's Cut allows you to see Payback like you've never seen it before: through the eyes of its director. Experience a different version of Porter's (Gibson) drive to avenge those who took his money and left him for dead. Witness the real Payback....


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Cast and Crew
Mel Gibson  ......  Porter
Gregg Henry  ......  Val Resnick
Maria Bello  ......  Rosie
David Paymer  ......  Arthur Stegman
Bill Duke  ......  Det. Hicks
Deborah Kara Unger  ......  Mrs. Lynn Porter
Director  .....  Brian Helgeland; John Myhre
Producer  .....  Bruce Davey
Writer  .....  Donald E. Westlake; Brian Helgeland
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: The money porter puts on the bar when talking to the bartender disappears when the phone is placed on the bar. (more)

Trivia:
Porter uses a Smith & Wesson Model 27 357 Magnum with a four-inch barrel and custom wood grips. (more)

Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA (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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Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations (more)