---
title: 'Payback (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Brian Helgeland'
released: '1999-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Thriller'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/payback-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120784/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Payback (1999)

1999 · 101 min · Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Payback is a 1999 American neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Brian Helgeland in his directorial debut, and starring Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, Lucy Liu, Deborah Kara Unger, David Paymer, James Coburn and Kris Kristofferson. It is based on the novel The Hunter by Donald E. Westlake using the pseudonym Richard Stark, which had earlier been adapted into the 1967 film Point Blank.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Brian Helgeland](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-helgeland)
- **Screenplay:** [Brian Helgeland](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-helgeland), [Terry Hayes](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-hayes)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Chris Boardman](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-boardman)
- **Producer:** [Bruce Davey](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-davey)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ericson Core](https://cinepixo.com/people/ericson-core)
- **Editor:** [Kevin Stitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-stitt)

## Cast

- [John Glover](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-glover)
- [Jack Conley](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-conley)
- [David Paymer](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-paymer)
- [Bill Duke](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-duke)
- [William Devane](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-devane)
- [Trevor St. John](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-st-john)
- [Elizabeth Berridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-berridge)
- [Lucy Liu](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucy-liu)
- [James Coburn](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-coburn)
- [Maria Bello](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-bello)
- [Freddy Rodriguez](https://cinepixo.com/people/freddy-rodriguez)
- [Gregg Henry](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregg-henry)
- [Mel Gibson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-gibson)
- [Deborah Kara Unger](https://cinepixo.com/people/deborah-kara-unger)
- [Kris Kristofferson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kris-kristofferson)

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Official site: http://www.paybackmovie.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/payback-1999
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