Payback (1999)
Genres: Crime, Drama, Action, Noir, Thriller
Cast: Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, Lucy Liu
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, and David Paymer. 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 noir classic Point Blank, directed by John Boorman and starring Lee Marvin.