Payback

Summary

Payback is a film^[1]. Payback ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,661 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Payback's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Payback's director is recorded as Brian Helgeland^[4].
• Payback's screenwriter is recorded as Terry Hayes^[5].
• Payback's screenwriter is recorded as Brian Helgeland^[6].
• Payback's composer is recorded as Chris Boardman^[7].
• Payback's genre is recorded as heist film^[8].
• Payback's genre is recorded as action film^[9].
• Payback's genre is recorded as neo-noir^[10].
• Payback's genre is recorded as thriller film^[11].
• Payback's genre is recorded as drama film^[12].
• Payback's genre is recorded as film based on a novel^[13].
• Payback's based on is recorded as The Hunter^[14].
• Payback's cast member is recorded as Mel Gibson^[15].
• Payback's cast member is recorded as Gregg Henry^[16].
• Payback's cast member is recorded as Maria Bello^[17].
• Payback's cast member is recorded as David Paymer^[18].
• Payback's cast member is recorded as Bill Duke^[19].
• Payback's cast member is recorded as Lucy Liu^[20].
• Payback's cast member is recorded as John Glover^[21].
• Payback's cast member is recorded as William Devane^[22].
• Payback's cast member is recorded as Deborah Kara Unger^[23].
• Payback's cast member is recorded as Jack Conley^[24].
• Payback's cast member is recorded as Kris Kristofferson^[25].
• Payback's cast member is recorded as James Coburn^[26].
• Payback's cast member is recorded as Freddy Rodriguez^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Payback's producer is recorded as Bruce Davey^[28]. Payback's director is recorded as Brian Helgeland^[4]. Screenwriters include Terry Hayes^[5] and Brian Helgeland^[6]. Cast members include Mel Gibson^[15], Gregg Henry^[16], Maria Bello^[17], David Paymer^[18], Bill Duke^[19], and Lucy Liu^[20].

Publication

Publication dates include +1999-01-01T00:00:00Z^[29], +1999-02-05T00:00:00Z^[30], and +1999-03-11T00:00:00Z^[31]. Payback's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[32]. Genres include heist film^[8], action film^[9], neo-noir^[10], thriller film^[11], drama film^[12], and film based on a novel^[13].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include organized crime^[33] and revenge^[34].

Reception

Reviews include 55%^[35], 5.9/10^[36], and 46/100^[37].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Payback's after a work by is recorded as Donald E. Westlake^[38].

Why It Matters

Payback ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,661 views/month).^[2] Payback has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39]