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Released
1997 · FILM

Payback

One woman's stand against a maniac cop.

Directed by
Written by
Runtime
94 min
DramaCrimeTV Movie
Streaming on
  • Peacock

Synopsis

Kathryn runs a restaurant, but one night she calls the police after noticing a suspicious man waiting in his car. She witnesses one of the three responding officers, Kaleen, assault the man with batons and kick him. Following advice from Jack, a police internal investigator, she testifies in court, leading to Kaleen being suspended and denied any promotion for the remainder of his career. In retaliation, Kaleen begins targeting Kathryn, resulting in her receiving strange phone calls, her son being arrested for murder, and her husband, a teacher, facing threats to his career through investigations into his record. Only Kathryn, her family, and Jack stand in the way of Kaleen's vengeful plans, which he carries out using the law and his connections within the police force.

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Principal cast & crew: 18

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Shot by James L CarterScored by Mark SnowDesigned by Vaughan Edwards

Also known as

  • Von Polizisten terrorisiertde

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