Paycheck [dvd] / 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.
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.
Summary:
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 sucessfully completed. When he is finished, all memory of what he had been working on is ereased 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.
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