Payback (1997)
One woman's stand against a maniac cop.
Kathryn runs a restaurant but one night she calls the police after she sees a suspicious man waiting in his car. However Kathryn sees one of the three police officers, Kaleen, assault the man with their sticks and kicking them. Under advice from Jack, the police internal investigator, she tells a court and Kaleen is put on suspension and kept to his rank for the rest of the career. However Kathryn gets weird phone calls, her son is arrested for murder and her teaching husband's career is threatened by checks on his record. All of this is because Kaleen is out for revenge and he plans to use the law and his friends in the police to do it. Only Kathryn, her family and Jack stands in his way.
Director: Ken Cameron
Genre: Drama, Crime, TV Movie
Runtime: 94 min
Release Date: February 10, 1997
Cast
- Mary Tyler Moore - Kathryn Stanfill
- Ed Asner - Jack Patkanis
- Denis Arndt - Neil Stanfill
- Fredric Lehne - Sgt. Brian Kaleen
- Adam Scott - Adam Stanfill
- Kate Asner - Lisa
- Tamara Clatterbuck - Janet
- John C. Moskoff - Paul Deacon
- Beverly Sanders - Barbara
- Patrick DeSantis - Agnone
Screenplay
Music: Mark Snow
Cinematography: James L. Carter
Editing: Susan B. Browdy
Production: Patchett Kaufman Entertainment, Quince Productions
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Ken Cameron
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Payback about?
- Kathryn runs a restaurant but one night she calls the police after she sees a suspicious man waiting in his car. However Kathryn sees one of the three police officers, Kaleen, assault the man with their sticks and kicking them. Under advice from Jack, the police internal investigator, she tells a court and Kaleen is put on suspension and kept to his rank for the rest of the career. However Kathryn gets weird phone calls, her son is arrested for murder and her teaching husband's career is threatened by checks on his record. All of this is because Kaleen is out for revenge and he plans to use the law and his friends in the police to do it. Only Kathryn, her family and Jack stands in his way.
- Who directed Payback?
- Payback was directed by Ken Cameron.
- Who stars in Payback?
- Payback stars Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner, Denis Arndt, Fredric Lehne, Adam Scott, Kate Asner.
- How long is Payback?
- Payback has a runtime of 1h 34m (94 minutes).
- What genre is Payback?
- Payback is a Drama, Crime, TV Movie film.
- Where was Payback produced?
- Payback was produced in United States of America.