Yapım :1999 Ülke : Amerika Tür : Crime Süre : 100 dakika IMDB Puan : 6.8/10 IMDB ID: tt0120784
A.K.A a.k.a. Porter (1997) (USA)(working title)
Oyuncular Mel Gibson - Porter Gregg Henry - Val Resnick Maria Bello - Rosie David Paymer - Arthur Stegman Bill Duke - Detective Hicks Deborah Unger - Mrs. Lynn Porter (as Deborah Kara Unger) John Glover - Phil William Devane - Carter Lucy Liu - Pearl (as Lucy Alexis Liu) Jack Conley - Detective Leary
Bilgi :Val Resnick and Porter, two small time bandits, hit a Chinese gang together and manage to get $140,000. But Val Resnick needs 130 grand alone to buy himself back into his syndication. So, Val turns on Porter together with Porters wife Lynn, who kills him with two shots in the back. But Porter survives and half a year later, he is back, seeking his share of $70,000. When he finally finds Val, Porter quickly learns that he has to go much further up the ladder in order to get his money from the guys who have it: The syndication. Working alone cant be realized any more, so Porter teams up with his flame and previous boss Rosie, a very exclusive prostitute. Together, they now start playing the teams against each other.Mel Gibson plays super-bad guy, Porter, who is so despicable that he would steal a pan-handlers money and take a waitress tip. He is quickly shown to keep even worst company though as his friend (Gregg Henry) and junkie wife join together to kill him after a robbery from an Oriental gang. Nonetheless, he recovers after being gunned in the back by his wife. He then sets out for revenge against his "friend", who used the money to buy his way into the "Syndicate". This means he also has to to take on the Syndicate bosses which include, in line, William DeVane, James Coburn, and Kris Kristofferson. Meanwhile, crooked cops also come after him trying to get their share of what they believe is a big load of money related to drugs, the Oriental gang seeks revenge against the robbers, and a crooked little middle man tries to get his own piece.Porter is a small time but tough criminal, whos primary gig, is robbery. Now his friend Val Resnick needs $130,000 to pay back a criminal group known as "The Outfit". He tells Porter about some Asian couriers who carry $300,000, Porter agrees to it on the condition that they split the take. When they hit them, they discover that they only have $140,000, and Resnick says that, thats what they always carry. He pulls out a gun and shoots Porter in the back and leaves him to die. However, Porter manages to make it to a doctor, and get treated, when he recovers, he sets out to get Resnick and his share $70,000. He begins by approaching an associate of Resnicks. Porter then seeks out a prostitute named Rosie, whom he knew, she tells him where he can find Resnick, when he does he tells Resnick that he should go to his employers and ask them to give him back $70,000 of the money he gave them, Resnick says thats impossible but Porter "convinces" him to do it. Resnick then goes to his boss, Mr. Carter, who tells him that its in their best interest to help Resnick deal with Porter. Carter orders one of his men to take Porter out but Porters just too good for them. Resnick then asks his girlfriend who knows the people whom he and Porter stole the money from, and tells her to tell them where they can find him. When they do they are interrupted by two policemen, but they are crooked who are under the impression that Porters going after $200,000-300,000 and are going to get it. Can Porter deal with all these people and still get his money.What was supposed to be a routine robbery turns into a double cross when Porters wife and his best friend shoot him and leave him for dead. But things take a turn for the bizarre when Porter recuperates seeking revenge for the money he was swiped out of. Only to learn that the money is now in the hands of a crime organization. Hes determined to get the money back and his many encounters include his less than likeable ex-partner, a sniveling crook, two corrupt cops, a brutal dominatrix, and one very lethal crime boss.
