Paycheck
Brief Synopsis
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Brilliant computer engineer Michael Jennings routinely has his short term memory erased, so he can't divulge any information about the top secret projects he works on throughout the year. For his most recent gig, he expects to receive over four billion dollars. Upon completion of the job, however, Jennings is given a filled envelope--not with a check for his billions, but containing random objects. It is communicated to him that he had agreed to forfeit his payment for this specific project. With his memory erased, the meticulous engineer attempts to use the objects in the envelope to figure out what happened to him in his now obscured past. Soon, federal agents are after Jennings and he teams up with his old flame, Rachel, who helps him uncover the mystery of his past--and the question behind why the people whom he once worked for, now want him dead.
Cast & Crew
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John Woo
Director
Ben Affleck
Uma Thurman
Aaron Eckhart
Paul Giamatti
Kathryn Morris
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Thriller
Release Date
2003
Production Company
Andy Bishop; Chris Higgins
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Synopsis
Brilliant computer engineer Michael Jennings routinely has his short term memory erased, so he can't divulge any information about the top secret projects he works on throughout the year. For his most recent gig, he expects to receive over four billion dollars. Upon completion of the job, however, Jennings is given a filled envelope--not with a check for his billions, but containing random objects. It is communicated to him that he had agreed to forfeit his payment for this specific project. With his memory erased, the meticulous engineer attempts to use the objects in the envelope to figure out what happened to him in his now obscured past. Soon, federal agents are after Jennings and he teams up with his old flame, Rachel, who helps him uncover the mystery of his past--and the question behind why the people whom he once worked for, now want him dead.
Director
John Woo
Director
Cast
Ben Affleck
Uma Thurman
Aaron Eckhart
Paul Giamatti
Kathryn Morris
Michael C. Hall
Colm Feore
Brent Connolly
Fulvio Cecere
Jason Calder
Claudette Mink
Darryl Scheelar
Ignacio Mcburney
Lead Person
Roger Haskett
Peter Caton
Craig March
Krista Allen
Peter Shinkoda
Barclay Hope
Steven Wright
Brad Kelly
Chelah Horsdal
Peter Friedman
Benita Ha
Robert Clark
Dee Jay Jackson
Ivana Milicevic
Lori Berlanga
Calvin Finlayson
Andrea Siradze
Craig Hosking
Emily Holmes
Joe Morton
Serge Houde
Isabelle Roland
Ryan Zwick
John Cassini
Mike Godenir
Michelle Harrison
Ron Sowden
Lead Person
Ryan Robbins
Kendall Cross
Callum Keith Rennie
Chris Kennedy
Mark Brandon
Lincoln Mayorga
Performer
Michelle Anderson
David Lewis
Catherine Lough Haggquist
Crew
Victor Abbene
Chief Lighting Technician
Chris Adams
Special Effects
Mark Aisbett
Stunts
Carolle Alain
Assistant Editor
Christine Albers
Cgi Artist
Rick Allen
Grip
Michael Alvarado
Production Assistant
Marnie Ander
Costumer
Arthur Anderson
Assistant Director
Arthur Anderson
Coproducer
Don Anderson
Assistant Property Master
Howard Anderson
Visual Effects
Fabian Andre
Song
Mark Angus
Transportation Coordinator
Mark Antoniuk
Stunts
Brett Armstrong
Stunts
Paul Arnel
Grip
Christopher Assells
Sound Editor
Holly Atchison
Script Supervisor
Scott Ateah
Stunts
J P Bagshaw
On-Set Dresser
Kristian Bailey
Boom Operator
Roger Bailey
Electrician
Don Baker
Director Of Photography
Blake Banbury
Assistant Director
Cindy Barlow
Makeup Artist
Craig Tex Barnett
Special Effects
Bob Baron
Adr Mixer
Brent Barrett
Special Effects
Jasmine Barry
Production Coordinator
Eric Batut
Sound Mixer
Travis Baumann
Cgi Artist
Chris Beach
Production Assistant
Shawn Beaton
Stunts
Kristin Beaudin
Props Buyer
Greg Bellavance
Special Effects
Jean Bereziuk
Script Supervisor
Lori Berlanga
Visual Effects
Melissa Best
Cgi Artist
Guy Bews
Stunts
Andy Bishop
Cable Operator
Mark Black
Property Master
Zoe Black
Chief Lighting Technician
Tom Blacklock
Special Effects
Tom Blacklock
Special Effects
Larry Blanford
Director Of Photography
Isabel Bloor
Costume Supervisor
Brent Boates
Storyboard Artist
Sally Boldt
Music Editor
Chris Bond
Visual Effects Supervisor
Curt Bonn
Stunts
Scott Bonner
Rigging Grip
Jason Booth
Cgi Artist
Jayni Borgaro
Rotoscope Animator
Bruce N Borland
Rigging Electrician
Bob Bornstein
Music
Brian Bouma
Dolly Grip
Susan Boyd
Hair Stylist
Jake Brake
Stunts
John Branagan
Stunts
Heike Brandstatter
Casting
Leon Thomas Braun
Production Assistant
Derek G Brechin
Editor
Simon Bright
Production Assistant
Matthew Broeska
3-D Artist
Brooke Brooks
Assistant
Andrea Brown
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Nancy Brown
Assistant Art Director
Bruce Brownstein
Location Manager
James Bruder
Carpenter
Gordon Brunner
On-Set Dresser
Graham Brunskill
Carpenter
David Bryant
Cgi Artist
Alan Burdett
Foreman
Amanda Burton
Rotoscope Animator
Matthew Buss
Carpenter
Carol Byron
Production Auditor
Melanie Cadham
Assistant
Charlie Campbell
Carpenter
Maureen Carey
Construction
Tom Carlson
Music Editor
Chay Carter
Assistant
John Cassella Jr.
Cgi Artist
Terence Chang
Producer
Dave Channing
Consultant
Doug Chapman
Stunts
Rhiannon Charles
Assistant Production Coordinator
Anil Chauhan
Carpenter
Chad Chilibeck
On-Set Dresser
Tony Chiu
Apprentice Editor
Frederic Chopin
Music
Zarah Chun
Medic
Rita Ciccozzi
Makeup Artist
Errin Clutton
Casting Associate
Sandy Cochrane
Art Director
Reid Cohoon
Dolly Grip
Kris Cole
Assistant Editor
Casey Collins
Assistant
Gil Combs
Stunts
Chris Cooney
Special Effects
Jean-paul Costaz
Painter
Anne Couk
Assistant Sound Editor
Anthony Creery
Grip
Mike Crestejo
Stunts
Vince Crestejo
Stunts
Garvin Cross
Stunts
Yvan Cuerrier
Costumer
Brian Cunningham
Graphic Artist
Joan Cunningham
Assistant Director
Douglas Curran
Photography
Shane Davidson
Cgi Artist
Andy Davis
Cgi Artist
Denise Davis
Visual Effects Producer
John Davis
Producer
Rick Davis
Assistant
Eric Dawson
Grip
Sandy De Crescent
Music Contractor
Jessie Deacon
Electrician
Dan Delgado
Chief Lighting Technician
Mike Desabrais
Stunts
Joe Desarro
Stunts
Philip K Dick
Source Material
Duane Dickinson
Stunts
Adrian Diepold
Assistant Director
John Dietrick
Editorial Assistant
Dino Dimuro
Sound Editor
Norm Dlugatch
Music Engineer
Linda Drake
Visual Effects Editor
Robin Driscoll
Painter
Conrad Dueck
3-D Artist
Phil Duffett
Medic
Jeannine Dupuy
Visual Effects
Sondra Durksen
Costumer
Diana Dutra
Stunts
Don Dykens
Transportation Captain
Nancy Eagles
Script Supervisor
Janet Earl
Video
Janet Earl
Visual Effects
Thom Ehle
Consultant
David Emmonds
Greensman
Ryan Ennis
Stunts
Victor Ennis
Assistant Sound Editor
Brian Epp
Assistant Property Master
Dane Farwell
Stunts
Conny Fauser
Visual Effects Supervisor
Conny Fauser
Digital Effects Artist
Tammy Fearing
Adr Editor
Harvey Fedor
Grip
Mark Felt
Cgi Artist
Will Ferguson
Stunts
Jessie Fernley
Cgi Artist
Trevor Fieldhouse
Production Assistant
Elizabeth Finch
Original Music
Bob Findlay
Photography
James Fisher
Special Effects
Mark Fitzgerald
Assistant Editor
Nicole Florian
Production Coordinator
Jennifer Fong
Visual Effects Producer
Bruce Fontaine
Stunts
Douglas B Foreman
Assistant Property Master
Bill Forster
Foreman
Tim Fortin
Transportation Coordinator
Bruce L. Fowler
Original Music
Walt Fowler
Original Music
James Franchuk
Special Effects
Germaine Franco
Music
Tara Fuhre
Medic
Gwynne Fulton
Camera Trainee
Dave Gagne
Production Assistant
Robert "rock" Galotti
Props
Dennis Galozo
Special Effects
Amy Garback
Cgi Artist
Derrick Garland
Electrician
Julia Gaudette
Visual Effects
Larry Gaynor
Rotoscope Animator
Debbie Geaghan
Costume Supervisor
Lauren Geaghan
Costumer
Milan B. Gelon
Painter
Dean Georgaris
Screenplay
Aris Georgiopolos
Photography
Georgia Giannopoulos
Assistant
Colin Gillett
Painter
Cory Glass
Stunts
Tom Glass
Stunts
Chris Glyn-jones
Boom Operator
Dominic Gonzales
Music
Ann Goobie
Location Manager
Phil Gough
Property Master
Rob Graham
Software Engineer
Robert R Graham
Special Effects
Casey Grant
Production Manager
Ian Gray
Rigging Grip
Alex Green
Stunts
Gavin Greenaway
Music Conductor
Paul Grinnell
Models
Rick Guenther
Rigging Grip
Patrick Guinan
Foreman
Michael Hackett
Producer
Stuart Haggerty
Chief Lighting Technician
Randy Hall
Stunts
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Thriller
Release Date
2003
Production Company
Andy Bishop; Chris Higgins
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 25, 2003
Released in United States on Video May 18, 2004
Brett Ratner was previously attached to direct.
Project was formerly in development with Roger Birnbaum's Caravan(Spyglass) and Touchstone.
Released in United States Winter December 25, 2003
Released in United States on Video May 18, 2004
