Paycheck (film)

Paycheck
Paycheck
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Woo
Written by	Dean Georgaris
Based on	Paycheck; by Philip K. Dick
Produced by	John Woo; John Davis; Terence Chang; Michael Hackett;
Starring	Ben Affleck; Aaron Eckhart; Uma Thurman; Paul Giamatti; Colm Feore; Joe Morton; Michael C. Hall;
Cinematography	Jeffrey L. Kimball
Edited by	Christopher Rouse; Kevin Stitt;
Music by	John Powell
Production; companies	Paramount Pictures; DreamWorks Pictures; Davis Entertainment; Lion Rock Entertainment;
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures (North America); DreamWorks Pictures (through United International Pictures; International);
Release date	December 25, 2003;
Running time	119 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$60 million
Box office	$117.2 million

Paycheck is a 2003 American science fiction action film directed by John Woo. Written by Dean Georgaris, it is based on the 1953 short story "Paycheck" by Philip K. Dick. The film stars Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman, Aaron Eckhart, Paul Giamatti, Michael C. Hall, Joe Morton, and Colm Feore. The film was released on December 25, 2003, by Paramount Pictures in North America and DreamWorks Pictures internationally, to negative reviews but was a commercial success, grossing $117.2 million on a $60 million budget.^[1]

Following Paycheck, Woo would not direct another American feature film for 20 years until Silent Night (2023).^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Paycheck". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
^ Lutz, John (March 9, 2022). "John Woo's New Action Movie, 'Silent Night,' Has Begun Filming". Collider. Retrieved May 29, 2023.