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Payback - La rivincita di Porter

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film del 1999 diretto da Brian Helgeland

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Payback is a 1999 American heist action neo-noir thriller directed by Brian Helgeland, who co-wrote the screenplay with Terry Hayes, based on The Hunter by Donald E. Westlake. Produced by Bruce Davey with Stephen McEveety as executive producer for Paramount Pictures and Icon Productions, and shot by cinematographer Ericson Core, it concerns organized crime and revenge, set in Chicago, and stars Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, and David Paymer.

Rated R and running 100 minutes, the film had a budget of 90,000,000 and revenue of 161,626,121. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix.

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Film · TMDB

6.8

With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.

Released: 1999-02-05100 minDir: Brian HelgelandAction, Drama, Crime, ThrillerBudget: $90.0MBox office: $162M

Cast

  • Mel Gibson as Porter
  • Gregg Henry as Val Resnick
  • Maria Bello as Rosie
  • David Paymer as Arthur Stegman
  • Bill Duke as Det. Hicks
  • Deborah Kara Unger as Mrs. Lynn Porter

Themes

  • hotel
  • new york city
  • prostitute
  • robbery
  • based on novel or book
  • heroin
  • anti hero
  • greed
  • money
  • revenge

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Ratings

IMDb

7.1/10

152,338 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

56%

Metacritic

46/100

Year
1999
Runtime
100 min
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Rated
R
Awards
2 wins & 2 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by
Brian Helgeland
Screenplay by
Brian Helgeland Terry Hayes (theatrical cut)
Based on
The Hunter , by Richard Stark
Produced by
Bruce Davey
Starring
Mel Gibson Gregg Henry Maria Bello David Paymer
Cinematography
Ericson Core
Edited by
Kevin Stitt
Music by
Chris Boardman (theatrical cut) Scott Stambler (director's cut)
Production company
Icon Productions
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures (United States and Canada) Warner Bros. (International)
Release date
February 5, 1999 ( 1999-02-05 )
Running time
101 minutes 90 minutes (director's cut)
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$50 million
Box office
$161.6 million

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Based on
The Hunter
Main subject
revenge
Screenwriter
Brian Helgeland
Cast member
Trevor St. John
Producer
Bruce Davey
Production company
Icon Productions
Cinematographer
Ericson Core
Narrative location
Chicago
Duration
101
FilmAffinity ID
106376
Distribution format
video on demand
Official website
www.paybackmovie.com
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publication date
1999-03-11
title
Payback
executive producer
Stephen McEveety
after a work by
Donald E. Westlake
distributed by
Netflix
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
46/100
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Article · Italiano

Payback - La rivincita di Porter (Payback) è un film del 1999 diretto da Brian Helgeland con protagonista Mel Gibson. Si può considerare un remake del film Senza un attimo di tregua (Point Blank) di John Boorman del 1967, essendo entrambi basati sul romanzo Anonima carogne di Donald E. Westlake.

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