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Release Date:
January 1, 1996
Original Title:
The Real Thing
Alternate Titles:
Livers Ain't Cheap
Payback - Ein gnadenloser Plan
Genres:
Action | Crime
Production Companies:
LAC, LP
LACCP
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 89
Their plan was simple...Get the Cash. As Rupert, an ex-con, tries to go straight, his younger brother James pursues a life of delinquency. Days after being released from jail, James is gunned down and lies waiting in a hospital for a liver transplant. In a desperate attempt to save his brother's life, Rupert decides to execute a heist at a downtown club on New Year's Eve that will give him the money he needs. Rupert assembles an eclectic crew of ex-cons, including his best friend and his ex-girlfriend. Rupert and his gang converge on the nightclub for a climax that spins out of control. New Year's Eve has never been so explosive!
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Art Direction:
Sandra Grass
Jacqui Knapp
Casting:
Roe Baker
Geno Havens
Costume Design:
Megan Heath
Director:
James Merendino
Director of Photography:
Greg Littlewood
Bernard Salzmann
Editor:
Esther P. Russell
Original Music Composer:
Peter Leinheiser
Production Design:
Charlotte Malmlöf
Screenplay:
James Merendino
Set Decoration:
Segolen Koschu
Story:
Rustam Branaman
Stunts:
Donna Evans
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