Payback (1999 film)

Payback is a 1999 American Neo Noir crime film written and directed by Brian Helgeland in his directorial debut, and starring Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello and David Paymer. It was based on the novel The Hunter by Donald E. Westlake using the pseudonym Richard Stark, which had earlier been adapted into the 1967 film noir classic Point Blank, directed by John Boorman and starring Lee Marvin. Helgeland in 2006 issued a directors cut that differs substantially from the version released by the studio.

Porter begins tracking down Val Resnick Gregg Henry, his violent former partner, and Lynn Deborah Unger, his estranged wife and a heroin addict, both of whom betrayed Porter following a 140,000 heist from the local Chinese triads. After Lynn shot Porter and the two left him for dead, Val rejoined the Outfit, a powerful criminal organization, using 130,000 of the heist money to repay an outstanding debt. Porter is intent on reclaiming his 70,000 cut.Porter first tracks down and confronts his wife Lynn, who has at this point become a prostitute out of shame of shooting him. After seeing how low she has sunk into drugs and prostitution, Porter takes pity on Lynn and confines her to her bedroom, only to discover the next day that she has died from a heroin overdose. Whether Lynns overdose was a suicide or an accident is never made clear. ........

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