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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 director's cut that differs substantially from the version released by the studio.
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