Payback
Brief Synopsis
Porter and Val carry off a successful heist, but then Val makes several mistakes: he steals Porter's cut of the money, he steals Porter's wife, and he tries to kill him. Now Porter is out for payback. He wants his cut and he is determined to get it, come what may.
Cast & Crew
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Brian Helgeland
Director
Mel Gibson
Maria Bello
William Devane
Lucy Liu
Kris Kristofferson
Film Details
Also Known As
La revancha, Porter, revancha
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Crime
Film Noir
Thriller
Release Date
1999
Distribution Company
PARAMOUNT PICTURES/WARNER BROS. PICTURES INTERNATIONAL (WBI)
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Chicago, Illinois, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Synopsis
Porter and Val carry off a successful heist, but then Val makes several mistakes: he steals Porter's cut of the money, he steals Porter's wife, and he tries to kill him. Now Porter is out for payback. He wants his cut and he is determined to get it, come what may.
Director
Brian Helgeland
Director
Cast
Mel Gibson
Maria Bello
William Devane
Lucy Liu
Kris Kristofferson
David Paymer
Gregg Henry
Deborah Kara Unger
Alex Skuby
Michael Skewes
Mark Alfa
Marc Vann
Chris Carriveau
Lead Person
Freddy Rodriguez
Michael Ingram
Kwame Amoaku
David Dunard
Tom Equin
Tedd Taskey
Alex Henteloff
Brian Heinberg
John Glover
Andrew Cooper
Trevor St. John
Ed Pfeifer
Turk Muller
Nathan Effron
George O'mara
Len Bajenski
Kate Buddeke
James Deuter
Robert Kurcz
Jack Conley
Roddy Chiong
Justin Ashforth
Lee Stepp
Katrina Phillips
Joel Prihoda
Lead Person
Price Carson
Doc Duhame
Chet Nichols
Yasen Peyankov
Manu Tupou
Bill Duke
Robert Kim
Jeff Imada
Art Cohan
Daniel Patrick Sullivan
Crew
John K Adams
Sound Editor
Michael Ahasay
Special Effects
Charlene Amateau
Set Costumer
Ayenne Applebaum
Other
George Atamian
Swing Gang
Luc Bamberger
Swing Gang
Bobbi Banks
Dialogue Editor
Jennifer Baum
On-Set Dresser
Mendel Baylitz
Other
Victor Bazaz
Swing Gang
Gary Beaird
Grip
Ray Beal
Stunts
Jennifer Bell
Other
Pablo Beltran Ruiz
Song
Bill W Benton
Rerecording
Beth Bergeron
Dialogue Editor
Dave Bergstrom
Rerecording
Daniel Berkowitz
Set Production Assistant
Keith Bilderbeck
Sound Editor
Rick Bioni
Props Assistant
Greg Bissonette
Other
Chris Boardman
Song Performer
Chris Boardman
Music
Chris Boardman
Original Music
Lisa Bonaccorso
Camera
Kevin P. Boyd
Video Assist/Playback
Thomas Breuler
Caterer
Angela H Brice
Assistant Production Coordinator
Trip Brock
Dialogue Editor
Craig Brown
Grip
James Brown
Song
James Brown
Song Performer
Kathy Brown
Set Production Assistant
Malcolm Brown
Camera Operator
Wheldon Brown
Adr Mixer
Briana Burke-ullman
Assistant Location Manager
Charley Bob Burnham
Transportation Coordinator
Timothy A Burris
Accounting Assistant
Kenny Cabrera
Craft Service
Sammy Cahn
Song
Kyle Carden
Grip
Richard L Carden
Dolly Grip
Sheryl Carnes
Assistant
Chris Carpenter
Rerecording
Kristina Carpenter
Assistant
Ken Carriveau
Swing Gang
Mark Carter
Set Production Assistant
Patrick Caulfield
Set Costumer
James Cavanaugh
Song
Al Cerullo
Helicopter Pilot
Michael Chandler
Sound Editor
Saul Chaplin
Song
Conrad Chitwood
Construction Coordinator
Michael Civisca
Song Performer
Daniel Clancy
Set Decorator
James Coburn
Other
Christopher M Collar
Grip
Bradley Combs
Caterer
Luis Conte
Other
Andrew Cooper
Photography
Ericson Core
Director Of Photography
Mark Cotone
Assistant Director
Gina B Cranham
Set Designer
Chris Culliton
Electrician
William D'ambra
Props Assistant
Vic Damone
Song Performer
John Dardis
Electrician
Rick Darnell
Song
Tobiasz Daszkiewicz
Stunts
Bruce Davey
Producer
Dominique Decaudin
Foley Artist
Kristin C Dehnert
Assistant Location Manager
Cecele Destefano
Art Department Coordinator
Angela Devita
Stunts
Marion Dougherty
Casting
Dean Drabin
Other
Vince Duque
Dga Trainee
Gregg Edler
Production Coordinator
Tom Elkins
Assistant Production Coordinator
Kenny Endoso
Stunts
Brian Scott Ferdman
Set Production Assistant
James Fierro
Stunts
Chris Silver Finigan
Production Assistant
Arlene Fishbach
Music
Stephanie Flack
Dialogue Editor
Blair Foord
Special Effects
Steve Forman
Other
Barry Franenberg
Property Master
Forest L Futrell
Assistant Director
Gretchen Gain
Set Costumer
Joe Gaspar
Stunts
John James Geary
Craft Service
Lance Gilbert
Stunts
Tim Gilbert
Stunts
Norman Gimbel
Song
Franklyn Gottbetter
Assistant Director
John Goux
Music
Joseph A Graham
Key Rigging Grip
Kimberly Guenther
Wardrobe
Mindy Hall
Other
Otto Harbach
Song
Brenner Hugh Harris
Swing Gang
Jim Harrison
Music Editor
Roy Hawkins
Song
Terry Hayes
Screenplay
Shawn Helgedalen
Best Boy
Brian Helgeland
Screenplay
Jimi Hendrix
Song Performer
Jimi Hendrix
Song
Julie Hewett
Other
Deborah Higgins Kelly
Caterer
Cindy Jo Hinkleman
Assistant Sound Editor
James A Hogan
Transportation Captain
Richard Hoover
Production Designer
Moe Jaffe
Song
Ronald O Jaynes
Foreman
Gillian Johnson
Facilities Supervisor
Jay Johnson
Lighting
Jon Johnson
Sound Supervisor
Matt D Johnston
Stunts
Al Jolson
Song
John P Kenny
Construction Coordinator
Jerome Kern
Song
B. B. King
Song Performer
Jennifer D'angelo Kircher
Assistant Director
Rick Kline
Rerecording
Frank Krenmuller
Special Effects
Shauna L Kroen
Accounting Assistant
Ross L Kulma
Medic
Dennis J Leahy
Electrician
Eddie J Lee
Set Production Assistant
Rick Lefevour
Stunts
Jim Lemley
Unit Production Manager
Mark R Lindberg
Electrician
Frank Loesser
Song
Curtis Love
Special Thanks To
Billy Lucas
Stunts
Mary Lamar Mahler
Medic
Daniel Maldonado
Stunts
Brian Mann
Music
Dean Martin
Song Performer
Bradley Matthys
Key Grip
Mark E Matthys
Grip
Quentin Matthys
On-Set Dresser
Caty Maxey
Art Director
Elizabeth Maxwell
Caterer
Robert Bruce Mccleery
Lighting Technician
Steve Mceveety
Executive Producer
Stephen Mcgehee
Electrician
Dennis Mcneill
Color Timer
Peter Mcnulty
Avid Editor
Bill Meadows
Other
John C. Meier
Stunts
Mark Meloccaro
Construction
Jayson Merrill
Assistant Director
Jess Mexia
Best Boy
John Mikels
Other
Danial A Miller
Best Boy
Stacy Minkowsky
Assistant
Molly Mitchell
Costumes
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Negative Cutting
Russ Morgan
Song
Kathryn Mueller
Camera
Matthew W. Mungle
Prosthetics
Betty Newsome
Song
Ha Nguyen
Costume Designer
Laura Nisbet
Assistant Director
Mark O'kane
Camera Operator
Mark O'kane
Steadicam Operator
Ruta Palulonis
Production Assistant
Geoffrey Patterson
Sound Mixer
Linda Perlin
Stunts
Kevin Potter
Assistant Camera Operator
S Quinn
Art Department Coordinator
Lou Rawls
Song Performer
Rusty Reilly
Best Boy Grip
John Richards
Other
Sioux Richards-mclane
Script Supervisor
Miguel Rivera
Sound Editor
Jimmy N. Roberts
Stunts
Kyle Rochlin
Foley Mixer
Mic Rodgers
Unit Director
Mic Rodgers
Stunt Coordinator
Christina Rollo
Production Assistant
Pat Romano
Stunts
Mark Roscoe
Stunts
William Ross
Original Music
James Ryan
Stunts
Michael T Ryan
Music Editor
Paul Santoni
Assistant Camera Operator
Carolyn Sauer
Adr
Adam Scher
Set Designer
Solange Schwalbe
Dialogue Editor
Michael Segal
Special Thanks To
Burton Sharp
Adr
James R Shelton
Key Grip
Dean M Simmon
Assistant Camera Operator
Troy Sizemore
Art Director
David Slodki
Other
Edward Steidele
Foley Artist
Film Details
Also Known As
La revancha, Porter, revancha
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Crime
Film Noir
Thriller
Release Date
1999
Distribution Company
PARAMOUNT PICTURES/WARNER BROS. PICTURES INTERNATIONAL (WBI)
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Chicago, Illinois, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video July 27, 1999
Released in United States Winter February 5, 1999
Donald Westlake's novel was previously filmed as "Point Blank" (USA/1968), directed by John Boorman and starring Lee Marvin as Walker.
Reshoots were done on the film in the Spring of 1998 by a director other than Brian Helgeland.
Feature directorial debut for screenwriter Brian Helgeland.
Began shooting September 17, 1997.
Completed shooting November 20, 1997.
Released in United States Winter February 5, 1999
Released in United States on Video July 27, 1999
