The complete series narrated by david attenborough the proposition p. For whatever reason, gibson has given helgeland the chance to go back and present to the world what he originally wanted to. In 2006, brian helgeland, the original writerdirector of the film, was allowed to go back and restore his original vision for the film, which subsequently was released on dvd as payback straight up. Seven years after seeing his original vision butchered under studio interference as well as his stars, director brian helgeland finally was given the chance to piece together his directors cut.
The completed film opened in february 99, did decent business and 5,000 airings on tnt later, thats the payback the world has. Straight up video 2006 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The new straight up version presents a different view of the film, a bleaker ending, no kidnapping, no kristopherson and the voice of sally kellerman in the off screen role taken by kristopherson. Walking tall the payback dvd, 2007 for sale online ebay. Mel colmcille gerard gibson is an american actor and filmmaker. No one ever said dvds werent a good thing for film scholarship. He started acting in the 1970s, appearing in the films the last movie 1971, cisco pike 1972, pat garrett and billy the kid 1973, blume in love 1973, alice doesnt live here anymore 1974, and vigilante force 1976 before. Even the director admits that payback was never going to be a. Review date april 6th, 2007 by highdef digest staff. What julie doesnt know is that helga has taken steps to insure that.
Please feel free to add your own birthday wishes for lucy by adding a. Help our ai algorithm improve video recommendations for you. The theatrical release, which is decidedly noir, has a very supportive score, which punctuates the dark humor. Payback bluray release date april 10, 2007 straight up. On the other hand, hardcore fans should be pleased, and for them this. If you saw the theatrical version of payback back in 1998 or on video since, you wont remember that scene, because it never made it into the film. Nice guy every once in a while i get an itch to watch a movie that for lack of a better expression kicks ass. Outlaws 2 best porn movie of 90s with rocco by joe.
Also the films color is less noirsuggestive and more dynamic looking. The hd dvd has good picture and sound, as well as some interesting bonus features. Enter the high definition release of payback straight up. Which version of the mel gibson film do you guys prefer. That cut was full of bassy music that added a welcome sense of momentum. Heres whats coming to and going from hulu in january. Confidential, which features a superb supporting cast including william devane, mario bello and lucy liu. From their inception in 2007 until their hiatus in late 2011, the dreadnoughts were at at the forefront of vancouvers folkpunk scenetheir talent at rallying local audiences second only. However, due to the film s over 4 hour running time, it was split into two parts. With mel gibson, gregg henry, maria bello, david paymer. He is best known for his action hero roles, particularly his breakout role as max rockatansky in the first three films of the postapocalyptic action series mad max and as martin riggs in the buddy cop film series lethal weapon. Maria bello was born on 18 april, 1967 in norristown, pennsylvania, to kathy, a nurse and teacher, and joe bello, a contractor.
When writerdirector brian helgeland delivered his cut, gibson and paramount though theyd approved the script in advance both balked at what they saw. The best is yet to come tv film 1988 nejslavnejsi kaskaderske vykony na svete tv film 1987 biography tv serial. Confidential, which features a superb supporting cast including. When westlake began selling film rights to the stark books. Mel gibson gives an unforgettable performance in this explosive film from.
So what the hell, someone at paramount reasoned, lets get that helgeland guy back in here to fix up the movie how he wants it, so that we can repackage it, repromote it, and hopefully make a few extra bucks on it. Confidential, which features a superb supporting cast including william devane, maria bello and lucy liu. The directors cut for a small theatrical run in 2006 and on dvd in 2007. One of the more brutal movies released by a major studio in recent. The munsters are forced to deal with prejudice mirroring the civil rights movement of the mid 1960s.
Making a followup seems like a very risky proposition, even if the two are only tangentially connected. Apr 23, 2007 the completed film opened in february 99, did decent business and 5,000 airings on tnt later, thats the payback the world has. Season five shanghai surprise special edition sleeping dogs lie april 17 art of passion, the chocolate war, the freedom writers. The score for the directors cut is bland and in my opinion, detracts from the film. Theyre not bad, and weve definitely seen worse streaming months, but hulu seems to be easing into the new year. Traumatized by his friends death and disgusted by internal politics, sean quits the force and moves with his. Helgelands version was released as payback straight up. There are only a few weeks left until january, and we all know what that means. When mel gibson sold the film to paramount and warner bros. The uk bluray edition of payback contains both editions of the film.
If you are a budding film critic or a fulltime film student, youll love the directors cut. The directors cut version features a female bronson, that is never. Seans partner is brutally murdered during a drug bust gone wrong. Coproduced by legendary pictures and directed by gareth edwards, the film finally gave many fans what they had long hoped to see a bigbudget, hollywood take on the king of the monsters with stateoftheart visual effects. Maria went to villanova university, majoring in political science. Staring aurora snow, hannah harper, brittney skye and justine joli. The characters and performances go in one end and straight out the other.
Payback is a 1999 american neonoir action thriller film written and directed by brian helgeland in his directorial debut, and starring mel gibson, gregg henry, maria bello, and david paymer. Payback is based on the novel the hunter by donald e. The directors cut appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 2. Perhaps not a lost masterpiece by any means, payback straight up. After appearing in the mad max and lethal weapon series, gibson went on to direct and star in the academy awardwinning braveheart. The directors cut allows you to see payback like youve never seen it before. Mel gibson plays porter, a hardened thief who makes the bad choice of hanging out with the psychotic val resnick gregg henry. American actor kris kristofferson has been in numerous films, television films, television series and video games. Confidential although helgeland did not complete the picture as released theatrically payback is a 70s noir film released in 1999. Well, mel gibson is no lee marvin and writerdirector brian helgeland a knights tale is no john boorman. Born in peekskill, new york, gibson moved with his parents to sydney, australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the australian national institute of dramatic art. An actor, film director, producer and screenwriter.
The opening credits in which lily munster greets her family is a parody of the opening credits of the donna reed show in which the star sends her family off to work and to school. Young maria bellucci, very sexual ursula moore and very beautiful jade. The tapes turned up missing, so the director and his editor slowly recut the work using film. Thats the question bad guy porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead or so they think. Apr 02, 2014 it wasnt until 2012 though, that the definitive directors cut, which actually ran shorter than the 1980 cut, at 216 minutes, was screened at the venice film festival and new york film. Apr 24, 2007 the tapes turned up missing, so the director and his editor slowly recut the work using film.
This might seem like a somewhat undignified feeling from someone who appreciates good film, but they are not mutually exclusive when it comes right down to it. For instance, i put in the dvd of mel gibsons payback and went to a non specific scene which was the boxing match and the first music to be heard was bb kings. The directors cut, was released on dvd, bluray, and hd dvd on april 10, 2007, after an october 2006 run at the austin film festival. Straight up, the directors cut, mel gibson leans over a grimy kitchen table and, unprovoked, punches deborah kara ungers character full in the face its a startling moment, followed by a short, fierce fight in which ungers character, clearly overmatched, is knocked around the kitchen and thrown roughly to the floor. Once he recovers, he seeks vengeance and wants his share of the money. The directors cut at the best online prices at ebay. Mar 20, 20 after taking a beating at the hands of spinachpowered julie in payback, helga returns to complete her unfinished business. The following weapons were used in the film payback. Straight up the directors cut dvd is the fulfillment of one of those whispered troubled back story tales that frequents the rumor pages of hollywood rags but.
Some new things will be available on streaming platforms. In april, 2009, made a first public appearance together with his girlfriend, oksana grigorieva who was then threemonths pregnant with his child. Mel gibson plays porter, a hardened thief who makes the bad choice of hanging out. The film also looks physically very different, a cold steel blue filter that drained lot of colour was washed over the original 1999 version, here it. Mel gibson goes back to school tv film mel gibsons unauthorized video diary tv film mel gibsons video diary 2. Seven years after seeing his original vision butchered under. A few shots seemed a little illdefined, but those were rare and minor. That pretty much sums up how poor this film turns out.
If you are a budding film critic or a full time film student, youll love the directors cut. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The directors cut version features a female bronson, that is never seen only heard over the phone voiced by sally kellerman, does not include the voiceover by porter and. Thats the same book that inspired one of the all time canonical works of badass cinema, point blank. Mel gibson gives an unforgettable performance in this explosive film from director brian helgeland l. The behindthescenes story of the 1999 mel gibson film payback is by now a familiar one to industry. It also featured gregg henry, maria bello, david paymer, deborah kara unger, kris kristofferson, lucy liu and an uncredited james coburn. Straight up the directors cut mel gibson gives an unforgettable performance in this explosive film from director brian helgeland l. The new straight up version presents a different view of the film, a bleaker ending, no kidnapping, no kristopherson and the voice of sally kellerman in the off screen role taken by.
The whole bloody affair is a complete edit of the twopart martial arts action films kill bill. Well, try to contain your excitement, you maniac, because hulus new offerings in january arent exactly going to blow you away. Just as this new cut of payback is drastically different from the original movie, payback straight up is a drastically different dvd release a release that offers more than just the. She had every intention of becoming a lawyer, but she took an acting class during her senior year, just for fun. Mel columcille gerard gibson was born january 3, 1956 in peekskill, new york, usa, as the sixth of. The directors cut is nonetheless a surprisingly entertaining revival of a movie previously written off as a disappointment in its stars career. The curse of the black pearl correctly framed version pirates of the caribbean. Also, i doubt this is complete, as theres nothing from wb or paramount past may.
I dont know how familiar any of you are with payback, the 1999 mel gibsonstarring adaptation of richard starks the hunter. The hunter written by westlake under the pseudonym richard stark was previously adapted for the screen in 1967 as point blank, directed by john boorman and starring lee marvin. Straight up full movie in hd visit movie 421550 with friends like these, who needs enemies. Confidential and mystic river the movie taken away from him and reshot. A look back on highlights of lucy lius acting career in film to date via movie posters. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, porters partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be. Most of the screencaps for this page are from the directors cut. Payback is a 1999 american neonoir action thriller film written and directed by brian. Myhre reshot 30% of the film, including a quite different and lighter ending. Helgelands directors cut is available in the us on bluray and dvd as straight up. Both the directors cut and the theatrical cut sound about the same, but the getting rid of that blue tint. The film starred mel gibson as porter, the parker character.
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