After a successful heist, Porter is left for dead. Once he recovers, he seeks vengeance and wants his share of the money.After a successful heist, Porter is left for dead. Once he recovers, he seeks vengeance and wants his share of the money.After a successful heist, Porter is left for dead. Once he recovers, he seeks vengeance and wants his share of the money.
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- 2 wins & 2 nominations
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- TriviaFor release in Australia, the U.S. tagline "Get ready to root for the bad guy" was changed to "Get ready to cheer for the bad guy" because, as Mel Gibson himself pointed out, in Australia "to root" is slang for "to have sexual intercourse".
- GoofsPorter fires about 40 rounds out of a 6-shot revolver without reloading once.
- Crazy creditsIn the international prints, the 75th anniversary wordings in the Warner Bros. logo is removed. Meanwhile, the new fanfare did not appeared until the release of Message in a Bottle (1999) on February 12, 1999.
- Alternate versionsThe UK cinema version and all subsequent video and DVD releases were cut by 5 seconds to remove the use of a butterfly knife. The Blu-ray reinstates the previously cut footage.
- ConnectionsEdited into Payback: Straight Up (2006)
- SoundtracksAnniversary Song
Music by Iosif Ivanovici
Arranged by Saul Chaplin
Lyrics by Al Jolson and Saul Chaplin
Performed by Chris Boardman
Featured review
Easily one of Gibson's best, and one of the best of it's kind you will ever see. Homage to film noir, combined with usual Gibson tongue-in-cheekness, and some fabulous supporting roles from the likes of Coburn, Kristofferson, Liu, and Devane. Henry does a stirling job here opposite Gibson. Liu is simply wonderful in a role that - worryingly perhaps - looks like it was made for her!
Porter's single-minded, no-nonsense determination to get what he sees as justice for himself strikes a chord, and has you rooting for him right to the end. This film rarely lets up on the intensity, and gets better as it goes along. It will make you laugh and cringe at the same time, but you won't want to take your eyes off the screen for a second. It looks good, feels good, and oozes class. Definitely a must-see.
Porter's single-minded, no-nonsense determination to get what he sees as justice for himself strikes a chord, and has you rooting for him right to the end. This film rarely lets up on the intensity, and gets better as it goes along. It will make you laugh and cringe at the same time, but you won't want to take your eyes off the screen for a second. It looks good, feels good, and oozes class. Definitely a must-see.
- Cedric_Catsuits
- May 5, 2006
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Box office
- Budget
- $90,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $81,526,121
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $21,221,526
- Feb 7, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $161,626,121
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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