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A boy, a bomb, and 20 years of ice-cold revenge. Harry Dean Stanton at his sleaziest.
TMDB
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IMDb
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Payoff (1991)

90s cable TV gritslow-burn revengecharacter actor buffet

Overview

ActionDramaTV Movie

A kid unknowingly carries a bomb to his parents. When they get killed he is traumatized. Many hellish years later he vows revenge against the criminals who gave him the bomb.

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Content warning
cycles of violencetrauma and identitycorruption of innocencejustice vs vengeance

Standout Aspects

Acting

Harry Dean Stanton's greasy, lived-in villainy.

Direction

Stuart Cooper's controlled, methodical tension building.

Writing

The cruel irony of the bomb's innocent delivery system.

Best for:Solo: Late-night spiral into forgotten 90s cinema.·Rewatch: Catching all the character actor micro-expressions.
Heads up:Violence: Sudden domestic explosion; later methodical revenge killings.·Emotional: Child witnesses parents' death; prolonged trauma aftermath.
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Director

Stuart Cooper

ReleasedJan 10, 1991
Runtime1h 50m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Aurora
Viacom Productions

Top Cast

Keith Carradine

Keith Carradine

Peter "Mac" McAllister

Kim Greist

Kim Greist

Justine Bates

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

Hook

John Saxon

John Saxon

Rafael Concion

Robert Harper

Robert Harper

Benny Cowan

Lawrence Monoson

Lawrence Monoson

Victor Concion

Alan Blumenfeld

Alan Blumenfeld

Mother Goose

William S. Taylor

William S. Taylor

Stuart

Suki Kaiser

Suki Kaiser

Catherine Concion

Jeff Corey

Jeff Corey

Don Anzia

Stephen E. Miller

Stephen E. Miller

Binski

Tom Heaton

Tom Heaton

Davenport

A.C. Peterson

A.C. Peterson

Oscar

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Keith Carradine and director Stuart Cooper previously collaborated on the 1974 POW film 'Overlord.'

Cultural

This aired on the USA Network during their early-90s push into original TV movies, competing with HBO's prestige dominance.

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Payoff (1991) Trailer

Payoff (1991) Trailer

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