Payback: Straight Up

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2006
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1h 30m

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Mel Gibson in Payback: Straight Up (2006)

Porter is shot by his wife and best friend and is left to die. When he survives he plots revenge.Porter is shot by his wife and best friend and is left to die. When he survives he plots revenge.Porter is shot by his wife and best friend and is left to die. When he survives he plots revenge.

Director
- Brian Helgeland
Writers
- Brian Helgeland
- Donald E. Westlake
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7.4/10

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Director
- Brian Helgeland
Writers
- Brian Helgeland
- Donald E. Westlake
Stars

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Mel Gibson

Porter
(archive footage)

Gregg Henry

Val Resnick
(archive footage)

Maria Bello

Rosie
(archive footage)

David Paymer

Arthur Stegman
(archive footage)

Bill Duke

Detective Hicks
(archive footage)

Deborah Kara Unger

Lynn Porter
(archive footage)

John Glover

Phil
(archive footage)

William Devane

Fred Carter
(archive footage)

Lucy Liu

Pearl
(archive footage)
(as Lucy Alexis Liu)

Jack Conley

Detective Leary
(archive footage)

Sally Kellerman

Bronson
(archive footage)
(voice)

Kwame Amoaku

Radioman
(archive footage)

Justin Ashforth

Michael The Bartender
(archive footage)

Len Bajenski

Fairfax Bodyguard #1
(archive footage)

Kate Buddeke

Counter Girl
(archive footage)

Roddy Chiong

Chow's Thug #2
(archive footage)

James Deuter

Tailor
(archive footage)

Tom Equin

Razor Clean #1
(archive footage)

Director
- Brian Helgeland
Writers
- Brian Helgeland
- Donald E. Westlake
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Trivia
This is Brian Helgeland's version of Payback (1999). Helgeland was replaced by Paul Abascal as director after Helgeland was fired from the original.

Goofs
When Porter sits on the sidewalk to wait for Rosie, the blue backpack is about a foot behind him. Although Porter later says "Backpack, backpack," and Rosie replies, "Got it," when Rosie first comes around the car, the backpack is nowhere to be seen.

Quotes
Rosie: All this time, you don't even pretend to ask how I've been.
Porter: [after groaning] You need any cash or anything?
[Rosie throws an object at Porter, but he catches it in his hand]
Rosie: Get yourself killed, prick. I ought to tell him you're coming.

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Edited from Payback (1999)

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8/10

edges out the original

I have to agree with the previous poster's comments. I do miss Mel's voice over a bit and especially the opening score. Overall this version is better, but just edges out the original. It is really cool to see a movie which was good to begin with, but with a twist and still good. I found Maria Bello's performance towards the end especially powerful. I'm still on the fence about the very end.

A lot of good extras on the DVD, the director's narration in particular. You have to feel for Brian; it never ceases to amaze me some of the BS the directors have to coupe with from the studio executives. For the most part, the successful films have been ones which are new and original, where the studio exec's always seem take the exact opposite stance.