Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Dennis Arndt, Adam Scott, Fredric Lane

Director: Ken Cameron

Summary: Only Kathryn Stillman has the courage to testify against Brian Kaleen, a cop who breaks every law and uses violence and cruelty to get his own way. With the FBI and Internal Affairs unable to help Kathryn knows that only she can bring this nightmare to an end. Based on a true story.

In this made-for-TV movie, based on a true story, a woman (Mary Tyler Moore) promises to testify against a corrupt police officer. However, she must then deal with the scare tactics being used by the officer to keep her quiet.

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If it weren't for the fact that John Boorman's Point Blankwas already a definitive take on Richard Stark's novel The Hunter(reissued under the title Payback), Paybackwould be a well-above-average 90s action movie. The original toughness is diluted: Mel Gibson's Porter, replacing Lee Marvin's Walker and Stark's Parker, comes on like a hardnut but turns into a softie when he hooks up with call-girl Maria Bello (and he even likes dogs). Double-crossed and wounded after shifty Gregg Henry dupes Porter's wife (Deborah Kara Unger) into betraying him, Porter sets out to get back the $70,000 share of a heist that he feels he is owed. Because Henry has used the money to buy his way into "the Outfit", he has to deal not only with the squirming scumbag but a hierarchy of corporate mobsters (William Devane, James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson) for whom it would be bad business practice to hand over even the trivial sum. Director-writer Brian Helgeland gives it a steely-blue look and gets good performances all round (with room for Lucy Liu as an amusing dominatrix) while constructing a story in which everything fits. But it's just a good thriller, since the masterpiece potential has already been staked out. --Kim Newman

Aspect Ratio:	4:3 Full Frame
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Trailers, About The Film, About The Stars, Interactive Menus, Scene Selections
Year:	1996
Release Date:	April 2, 2001
Runtime:	84 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	O D X 20025
Keywords:	General, Payback, Drama
Genre:	Drama