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Payback
Get ready to root for the bad guy.
Genres
ActionDramaCrimeThriller
Overview
With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.
Details
Budget
$90000000
Revenue
$161626121
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
1999-02-05
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1879
Vote Average
6.834
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Mel Gibson
Porter
Gregg Henry
Val Resnick
Maria Bello
Rosie
David Paymer
Arthur Stegman
Bill Duke
Det. Hicks
Deborah Kara Unger
Mrs. Lynn Porter
John Glover
Phil
William Devane
Carter
Lucy Liu
Pearl
Kris Kristofferson
Bronson
Jack Conley
Det. Leary
Mark Alfa
Johnny's Friend #2
Kwame Amoaku
Radioman
Justin Ashforth
Michael, Bartender #1
Len Bajenski
Fairfax Bodyguard #1
James Coburn
Justin Fairfax
Trevor St. John
Johnny Bronson
Freddy Rodríguez
Messenger
Kate Buddeke
Counter Girl
Price Carson
Bronson's Heavy #1
Jeff Imada
Chow's Bodyguard
Elizabeth Berridge
Hooker in Bar (uncredited)
Jovanna Vitiello
Waitress (uncredited)
David Dunard
Doctor (uncredited)
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