Plot: What's the story about?
Based on the short story by Philip K. Dick, "Paycheck" is about world famous genius Michael Jennings (Ben Affleck), who does specialized projects for high-tech corporations. Once a job is complete, his memory is erased so as not to divulge any company secrets. Highly paid for his work, Jennings expects to earn $4.4 billion for his latest 5-year project, but upon completion of the job, instead of a big paycheck, he is given an envelope full of random objects and told that he has agreed to forfeit all payment. With his memory erased per usual, Jennings has no defense, until he discovers that the objects are clues to his past. Now, with the help of Rachel (Uma Thurman), the woman he has worked with and loved for the last three years, Jennings is in a race against time to put the pieces of his past together before the people he once worked for have him killed.
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Who stars in Paycheck: Cast List
The Accountant 2, The Account 2
The King of Kings, The Old Guard 2
The Bricklayer, Classified
The Prodigy, The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Turbo, Rock of Ages
Game Night, Love, Scotch and Death
Who's making Paycheck: Crew List
A look at the Paycheck behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director John Woo last directed The Killer and Silent Night. The film's writer Dean Georgaris last wrote The Meg and Tristan + Isolde.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Terence ChangJohn Davis
Michael Hackett
John Woo
Company
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Production: What we know about Paycheck?
Filming Timeline
- 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed status.
Paycheck Release Date: When was the film released?
Paycheck was a release in 2003 on Thursday, December 25, 2003. There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including The Company, Peter Pan and Cheaper by the Dozen.
Paycheck DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Paycheck was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 .
