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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.
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)
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)
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- TriviaThis is Brian Helgeland's version of Payback (1999). Helgeland was replaced by Paul Abascal as director after Helgeland was fired from the original.
- GoofsWhen 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.
- ConnectionsEdited from Payback (1999)
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An interesting "What if?"
I was as curious to see Helgeland's cut of "Payback" as the next guy. It was years before I even knew there were on-set complications, and I've been dying to see what he'd had in mind.
It certainly isn't better, but I can appreciate where he was going with this. The hardened noir angle is heightened, and the original's steely blue filter is gone - but so is the '70s revenge movie vibe, and in its place is something a little more generic. The new score certainly doesn't do the movie any favors. Gibson used to have a wry grin underneath the violence, and now it's just brutality. He's no longer someone to root for.
None of these are negatives towards "Straight Up"; just strong differences. These are two completely different movies, each offering its own flavor. As curiosities go, this is on the entertaining side, but I've always been partial to the sheer style of the original movie.
7/10
It certainly isn't better, but I can appreciate where he was going with this. The hardened noir angle is heightened, and the original's steely blue filter is gone - but so is the '70s revenge movie vibe, and in its place is something a little more generic. The new score certainly doesn't do the movie any favors. Gibson used to have a wry grin underneath the violence, and now it's just brutality. He's no longer someone to root for.
None of these are negatives towards "Straight Up"; just strong differences. These are two completely different movies, each offering its own flavor. As curiosities go, this is on the entertaining side, but I've always been partial to the sheer style of the original movie.
7/10
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- Mar 15, 2011
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- Budget
- $90,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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