Payback
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Val Resnick: The problem with kicking a Chow's ass is an hour later you wanna do it again.

Stegman: You know what, Val, this one's on me. OK?
Val Resnick: Do you see me reaching for my fucking wallet?

Carter: The Outfit is not unreasonable, Porter... but no corporation in the world would agree to what you're asking.

Carter: There's an old expression that's served me well: "Do not shit where you eat."

Carter: Stitch this mutt up, Phil.
Phil: Any Polaroids or trophies?
Carter: No, not this time.

Porter: Who makes the decisions?
Carter: Well, a committee would make the decision in this case.
Porter: One man... you go high enough you always come to one man... who?

Porter: You said it: they're not going to stop until they bury us.
Rosie: So?
Porter: So we bury them first.

Rosie: I think all those stories about you being dead are true. You're just too thick-headed to admit it.

Bronson: Tell me where John is and I'll finish you quick. I promise you won't have to find out what your left ball tastes like.

Carter: There's something you want from me.
Porter: Val Resnick gave you a hundred and thirty thousand dollars.
Carter: He paid us. It was a debt.
Porter: Seventy thousand dollars of it is mine, and I want it back.
Carter: I'm sorry. Resnick told me, but I seem to have misplaced your name.
Porter: Porter.
Carter: Porter, right. I won't forget it again.

Continuity mistake: After the final explosion the camera shows a closeup of the car keys in the ignition, a Ford. Camera shows him driving away in a Cadillac.

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Trivia: The tagline for this film, "Get ready to root for the bad guy," was changed for the Australian release to "Get ready to cheer for the bad guy" after Mel Gibson pointed out the other meaning of the word "root" in Australian slang (to have sex) to the producers.

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Question: Why doesn't Porter demand more money? Sure, his cut was $70,000, but since he's a crook, why not demand more?

Rob245

Answer: Quote, "A work man is worthy of his hire." In the original version, the Mob Boss asked, "why are you doing all this?" He replied, "I want my money." It's as simple as that. He did a job and wants his payment.

Answer: Porter only wanted what he was owed and had been cheated out of, and nothing more. He is a former Marine, so probably still adheres to a certain code of honor.

raywest

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