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Payback is a 1999 American Neo Noir crime film written and directed by Brian Helgeland in his directorial debut, and starring Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello and David Paymer. It was based on the novel The Hunter by Donald E. Westlake using the pseudonym Richard Stark, which had earlier been adapted into the 1967 film noir classic Point Blank, directed by John Boorman and starring Lee Marvin. Helgeland in 2006 issued a director's cut that differs substantially from the version released by the studio.
In a filthy kitchen of an underground abortionist, an unkempt former medical doctor puts on surgical gloves and quickly downs a full glass of cheap whiskey. Face down on the kitchen table is a barely conscious Porter (Mel Gibson), severely wounded with two large bullet wounds in his back. The doctor pours whiskey on Porter's back to sterilize the area and digs out the bullets. Porter spends five months recuperating. Porter narrates that he had $70,000 taken from him and that is what he was going to get back.
Actors: Stanley Kubrick (director), Stanley Kubrick (writer), Stanley Kubrick (actor), Ed O'Ross (actor), Matthew Modine (actor), Stanley Kubrick (producer), Dorian Harewood (actor), Bruce Boa (actor), Adam Baldwin (actor), Arliss Howard (actor), Vincent D'Onofrio (actor), Sal Lopez (actor), R. Lee Ermey (actor), Marc Wolff (miscellaneous crew), R. Lee Ermey (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: A two-segment look at the effect of the military mindset and war itself on Vietnam era Marines. The first half follows a group of recruits in boot camp under the command of the punishing Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. The second half shows one of those recruits, Joker, covering the war as a correspondent for Stars and Stripes, focusing on the Tet offensive.
Keywords: 1960s, abuse, anti-war, army, army-life, barracks, based-on-book, based-on-novel, basic-training, beatingMel 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 before: through the eyes of its director. Experience a different version of Porter's (Gibson) drive to avenge those who took his money and leave him for dead. Witness the real PAYBACK.
Payback Movie is a 1999 American Neo Noir crime film written and directed by Brian Helgeland in his directorial debut, and starring Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello and David Paymer. It was based on the novel The Hunter by Donald E. Westlake using the pseudonym Richard Stark, which had earlier been adapted into the 1967 film noir classic Point Blank, directed by John Boorman and starring Lee Marvin
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Clint Davis from Overdue Review takes a look back at 1999's "Payback." Director: Brian Helgeland | Starring: Mel Gibson, Lucy Liu, Gregg Henry | Studio: Paramount Pictures
They took his money. They took his wife. And they tried to take his life. Now it's time for payback as one man starts his own personal war against the syndicate in this hard-edged thriller based on the novel The Hunter by Richard Stark.
Porter is shot by his wife and best friend and is left to die. When he survives he plots revenge.
The Best Scene of Payback (1999), movie with Mel Gibson. Porter: You got a light? Val Resnick: What? Porter: You got a light? Val Resnick: No. Porter: Then what good are you? BANG!
Mel Gibson plays Porter, a ruthless criminal, who is gunned down by hiswife and friend after they rob an Oriental gang. When Porter survives the attack, he makes it his mission to exact revenge on his friend, who has used the robbery money to buy his way into a powerful syndicate. © 2007 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
this is not a test, not a test
don't carry any secrets
do you think that i can see you
i know it's late i need you
to open my chest, my chest
fix whatever you need to be fixed
so long as i can hold you
breathe in rhythm with you
its all that i've waited for
this is payback for all of the words
that never meant enough to keep me concerned
every homesick letter that never had the strength to find your door
this is just enough to keep me concerned
with every hope i had that you would return
and now i've learned that you've become everything i've once hated
still dependent
this is torturous, torturous
so close i can feel your touch
i'd be patient but i lust for you
i'll do anything you want me to
i'll be the best chance take you take
lost in the rhythm our bodies lay
girl you know i lust for you
i'll do anything you want me to
it's all that i've waited for
this is payback for all of the words
that never meant enough to keep me concerned
every homesick letter that never had the strength to find your door
this is just enough to keep me concerned
with every hope i had that you would return
and now i've learned that you've become everything i've once hated
still dependent
and if all i can do
is just sit and wait for you
then i guess i'll just be waiting till the end