Payback

Visible crew/equipment: In the scene where Porter talks to Rosie in the phone, after talking to Michael (the bartender at the hotel), you can see the microphone in the left upper-corner. This is only visible in the 4:3 (Fullscreen) version. (00:34:10)

Visible crew/equipment: When Porter and Rosie arrive at the hide out apartment and Porter says "He'll live, how are you?", you can briefly see the boom mike shadow move on the door. (00:59:55)

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Visible crew/equipment: When two cars crash, before the hit, but right after the Chinese driver pressing down on the brake you can see a steel rope attached to the bottom of the car. (00:14:30)

Continuity mistake: After the final explosion the camera shows a closeup of the car keys in the ignition, a Ford. Camera shows him driving away in a Cadillac.

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Val Resnick: The problem with kicking a Chow's ass is an hour later you wanna do it again.

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Trivia: The tagline for this film, "Get ready to root for the bad guy," was changed for the Australian release to "Get ready to cheer for the bad guy" after Mel Gibson pointed out the other meaning of the word "root" in Australian slang (to have sex) to the producers.

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Question: Why doesn't Porter demand more money? Sure, his cut was $70,000, but since he's a crook, why not demand more?

Rob245

Answer: Quote, "A work man is worthy of his hire." In the original version, the Mob Boss asked, "why are you doing all this?" He replied, "I want my money." It's as simple as that. He did a job and wants his payment.

Answer: Porter only wanted what he was owed and had been cheated out of, and nothing more. He is a former Marine, so probably still adheres to a certain code of honor.

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