Payback
1999 film by Brian Helgeland
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Summary
Payback is a film[1]. Payback ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,568 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Brian Helgeland[3]
- Screenwriter: Terry Hayes[4], Brian Helgeland[5]
- Composer: Chris Boardman[6]
- Genre: heist film[7], action film[8], neo-noir[9], thriller film[10], drama film[11]
- Based on: The Hunter[12]
- Cast member: Mel Gibson[13], Gregg Henry[14], Maria Bello[15], David Paymer[16], Bill Duke[17], Lucy Liu[18], John Glover[19], William Devane[20], Deborah Kara Unger[21], Jack Conley[22], Kris Kristofferson[23], James Coburn[24], Freddy Rodriguez[25], Elizabeth Berridge[26]
- Producer: Bruce Davey[27]
- Production company: Paramount Pictures[28], Icon Productions[29]
- Director of photography: Ericson Core[30]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
- Distribution format: video on demand[32]
- Review score: 55%[33], 5.9/10[34], 46/100[35]
- Color: color[36]
- Country of origin: United States[37]
- Publication date: January 1, 1999[38], February 5, 1999[39], March 11, 1999[40]
- Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[41], Netflix[42]
- Narrative location: Chicago[43]
- Official website: http://www.paybackmovie.com[44]
- Main subject: organized crime[45], revenge[46]
- Film editor: Kevin Stitt[47]
- Executive producer: Stephen McEveety[48]
- Title: Payback[49]
- Has characteristic: film based on a novel[50]
- After a work by: Donald E. Westlake[51]
- Duration: 101[52]
Why It Matters
Payback has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Payback is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]