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View company contact information for Paycheck on IMDbPro. [1]
Paycheck is a 2003 film adaptation of the short story of the same name by science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. [...] Michael Jennings is a reverse engineer; for lucrative sums of money, he analyzes his client’s competitor’s products and designs new versions that excel above and beyond the original’s features. [2]
Adapted from a mind-bending sci-fi thriller by Philip K. Dick, the slick and riveting PAYCHECK is directed by John Woo (THE KILLER, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II)–the king of artful gunfighting flicks–who shows off his agility here with flat-out, white-knuckle cinematic entertainment. [3]
Ben Affleck stars as Michael Jennings, a reverse engineer who’s hired by major corporations to build products superior to all rival companies. [1]
Michael Jennings (Ben Affleck) is a high-paid engineer who works on hush-hush computer inventions and technology for shady companies. [3]
Jennings, finding himself three years later (in the year 2007 according to a form in an envelope shown later in the movie) and congratulated by Rethrick for a successful job, attempts to cash on his reward to find that he signed away his shares of Allcom. [...] The film was directed by John Woo and stars Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman and Aaron Eckhart. [2]
Michael C. Hall ’s feature film debut. [1]
Jennings manages to escape their captivity, quickly realizing that each item in the envelope can be used at the right time to keep himself out of the FBI’s hands. [...] He is offered a job from James Rethrick, an old college roommate and CEO of Allcom, which may take up to three years but will be rewarded handsomely with company stock. [2]
He also has a stunning girlfriend named Dr. Rachel Porter (Uma Thurman) who is likewise ensnared in the conspiracy. [3]
Uma Thurman also stars in the movie as Jennings’ girlfriend during that three-year span, but she factors so lazily into the picture, she’s obviously only in the film so that a) Jennings can have a love interest and b) he can also have someone to talk to about every little discovery he makes. [...] Now he finds himself on the run from both the FBI and the company that hired him, and must set out to discover what he built during those three years he’s missing. [...] I wonder what it says about the state of cinematic science fiction that most of author Philip K. Dick’s adaptations generally mix high-octane action with its interesting sci-fi concepts. [1]
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[1] Paycheck (2003)
[2] Paycheck (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] Paycheck Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes