Jennings is the best reverse-engineer in the business. He is hired by his friend Rethrick to do a special job, with the promise of a multi-million dollar paycheck when successfully completed. When he is finished, all memory of what he had been working on is erased from his mind. That's when his problem really start to begin. He is hunted by the FBI for something he has no recollection of doing and has little time to work it out. Before his memory wipe, he sent himself 19 seemingly unconnected objects, to allow him to put the puzzle together and discover just what has gone on and what he has done.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense action violence and brief language.|||general
Paramount Pictures and Dreamworks Pictures presents a Davis Entertainment Company/Lion Rock production in association with Solomon/Hackett Productions, a John Woo film ; producers, John Davis, Michael Hackett, John Woo, Terence Chang ; screenplay by Dean Georgaris ; directed by John Woo.
Widescreen presentation.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
Based upon the short story by Philip K. Dick.
Special features: commentary by director John Woo; commentary by screenwriter Dean Georgaris; featurettes: "Paycheck: designing the future" and "Tempting fate: the stunts of Paycheck"; 7 extended/deleted scenes.
Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman, Paul Giamatti, Colm Feore, Joe Morton, Michael C. Hall, Peter Friedman.
Director of photography, Jeffrey L. Kimball ; editors, Kevin Stitt, Christopher Rouse ; music, John Powell ; costume designer, Erica Edell, Phillips ; production designer, William Sandell ; visual effects supervisor, Gregory L. McMurry.
DVD; Dolby Digital.
English (5.1 surround and Dolby surround) or dubbed French dialogue (5.1 surround); closed-captioned.
