Payback

Payback

1999 · 1h 40m · R

Get ready to root for the bad guy.

After a successful heist, Porter is left for dead. Once he recovers, he seeks vengeance and wants his share of the money.

Full synopsis

Porter is bad, but his neighbours are worse. Street-wise and tough, an ex-marine, he is betrayed by a one-time partner, and shot in the back by his junkie wife. He survives and returns, looking to recover his share from the robbery of an Asian crime gang. The money has passed into the hands of "the Outfit", a slick gangster organisation that runs the city. He has to make his way through a world populated by heroin dealers, prostitutes, sado-masochists, gunmen and crooked cops, a place where torture is a way of life. His only friend is a former employer, a prostitute, and her loyalty is in question, given she now works for the Outfit. He makes good early progress, but then falls into the hands of Fairfax, the crime boss.

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Cast (23)

Mel Gibson Mel Gibson Porter Gregg Henry Gregg Henry Val Resnick Maria Bello Maria Bello Rosie David Paymer David Paymer Arthur Stegman Bill Duke Bill Duke Det. Hicks Deborah Kara Unger Deborah Kara Unger Mrs. Lynn Porter John Glover John Glover Phil William Devane William Devane Carter Lucy Liu Lucy Liu Pearl Kris Kristofferson Kris Kristofferson Bronson Jack Conley Jack Conley Det. Leary Mark Alfa Johnny's Friend #2 Kwame Amoaku Kwame Amoaku Radioman Justin Ashforth Justin Ashforth Michael, Bartender #1 Len Bajenski Fairfax Bodyguard #1 James Coburn James Coburn Justin Fairfax Trevor St. John Trevor St. John Johnny Bronson Freddy Rodríguez Freddy Rodríguez Messenger Kate Buddeke Counter Girl Price Carson Price Carson Bronson's Heavy #1 Jeff Imada Jeff Imada Chow's Bodyguard Elizabeth Berridge Elizabeth Berridge Hooker in Bar (uncredited) David Dunard Doctor (uncredited)