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2021-12-12 08:01
The filming budget of "Paycheck" is more than 100 million U.S. dollars. The director of the film was originally targeted at Brett Reiner, who is famous for "Red Dragon", but he changed his mind temporarily and took over the directorship of the new version of "Superman". He changed his position and finally signed John Woo , a Hong Kong director who is good at directing action movies . This became Wu's first sci-fi work after he entered Hollywood. 
One of the most classic styles in John Woo’s violent aesthetics is the shot of two people pointing their pistols at each other’s heads. Shooting this shot is the most challenging moment for weapon instruction—the risk taken when shooting this shot. It is huge, and no difference is allowed.
Director John Woo and producer Terence Chang and some of their most trusted collaborators made "Paycheck", including ASC photographer Jeffrey Kimball, weapon director Locke Gallotti, and stuntman Greg Smoz With Brian Smoz, the film was all shot in Vancouver, Canada (originally planned to be shot in Seattle), and the film crew took four months to complete the filming in the Vancouver studio. The film crew invited the art director William Sandell who had worked with many outstanding directors.
In order to enhance the action shots and give the audience a sense of being on the scene, Brian Smoz adopted a trimming technique and used remote mechanical equipment to shoot. For example, the camera can be mounted on a descender. Let the camera fall quickly and steadily from a high place; there is also a mobile shooting arm, which allows the camera to overlook the entire street scene at a relative height parallel to the city street, creating a real sense of urgency. All the chase scenes in "Paycheck" were shot in real life, and a car chase on the streets of Vancouver was the most dramatic scene for the stunt department.
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  • Alexandria 2022-04-23 07:02:14

    The first time I watched it a long time ago.... I must have seen this too, it should be considered a guilty...

  • Rickey 2022-04-23 07:02:14

    "Some of the best things in life are total mistakes." "If you show someone their future, they have no future. You take away the mystery, you take away hope."

Paycheck quotes

  • Shorty: You never once asked me what I see when I erase your memory. Basically, the last two months just never happened for you.

    Michael Jennings: So, what's to know? Twenty hours a day in a clean room, ripping off one guy's idea for a computer, selling it to somebody. You know. What'd you do, the last two months? You know what the last thing I remember is? Driving in Spain in the Aston Martin, learning to dive in Belize with, uh, what's her name. The Seven Stadiums in Seven Days trip; it's great! I mean, uh, my memories are basically highlights. It's good. It's a good life. The stuff you erase? I, uh, it doesn't matter.

  • [Jennings sees Rachel at the party and is fascinated by her beauty; he leaves Shorty, who has no one else to hang out with]

    Michael Jennings: Hello. I'm Michael.

    Rachel Porter: I'm Rachel. Rachel Porter.

    Michael Jennings: Is that Miss or Mrs?

    Rachel Porter: Mm. That would be Doctor Porter.

    Michael Jennings: Doctor! Well. Excuse me, Doctor.

    Rachel Porter: [laughs] It's all right.

    Michael Jennings: What kind of, uh, doctor are you?

    Rachel Porter: I'm a biologist.

    Michael Jennings: Really.

    [Across the room, Shorty sees a waiter passing with a tray of hors d'oeuvres and gestures that he would like one, but is ignored. He grimaces]

    Michael Jennings: Do you work for Jimmy?

    Rachel Porter: [nodding] Mm-hm.

    Michael Jennings: So it must be very top-secret biology that you practice.

    Rachel Porter: [with a sly, sexy look] Oh, yes. Isn't everything?

    Michael Jennings: Let's go.

    Rachel Porter: Excuse me?

    Michael Jennings: I mean, I'm happy to continue blathering on and trying helplessly to charm you, but I thought maybe, you know, cut to the chase and just, you know, go somewhere.

    Rachel Porter: [laughing] I'll tell you what, Michael. I'm gonna walk over there and talk to a friend of mine. If you get the urge to have a real conversation, you'll know where to find me.

    Michael Jennings: Okay. Fair enough. It was nice to meet you.

    Rachel Porter: Giving up so easily? You don't believe in second chances, now, do you?

    Michael Jennings: In my experience, no, I don't.

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