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Payback: Straight Up

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Original title

Payback: Straight Up

Year

2006

Running time

90 min.

Country

United States

Director

Brian Helgeland

Screenwriter

Brian Helgeland. Novel: Donald E. Westlake

Cast

Music

Scott Stambler

Producer

Icon Productions

Genre

Thriller. Action | Revenge

Synopsis

Seven years after seeing his original vision butchered under studio interference as well as his star's, director Brian Helgeland finally was given the chance to piece together his director's cut under the name "Payback: Straight Up". Along with reinstating the original third act, this version represents a return to the gritty world of '70s filmmaking that was the groundwork of the production up until Paramount got cold feet and ordered extensive reshoots. The story centers on Porter (Mel Gibson), a thief that is pulled into a heist by his old friend, Val (Brian De Palma regular Gregg Henry), who plans a double cross with Porter's wife, Lynn (Deborah Kara Unger) after showing her a photo of her husband in the arms of another girl (Maria Bello).

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Payback: Straight Up

2006

Brian Helgeland

6.3

(928)