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Payday

Play trailer Poster for Payday R,  1973,  1h 43m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 63% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 78% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
63% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 78% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Country singer Maury Dann (Rip Torn) lives life in the fast lane, counting on his rakish charm and raw talent to excuse his reckless behavior. Touring on the road in the rural South with his dedicated manager, McGinty; his loyal driver, Chicago; and his long-suffering girlfriend, Mayleen (Ahna Capri), Maury seduces groupies, brawls and breaks the law, brashly relying on his team to cover for him. Heedlessly alienating all those who care for him, Maury blindly keeps the pedal to the metal.

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Pauline Kael The New Yorker Sep 12, 2023
Payday doesn't have an expressive style that says there's something more than Maury Dann's corruption. There's no rage in the film, and no sensibility that goes beyond awareness, except in a few flashes. Go to Full Review
Tony Rayns Sight & Sound Mar 27, 2020
Such consistent recourse to convention is especially sad to see in a first feature. Go to Full Review
Roger Greenspun New York Times May 21, 2003
It all seems unrealized, unrelated-like illustrative material for a movie not yet made. Go to Full Review
Russell Davies Observer (UK) Sep 27, 2023
Mr. Torn has got the cruel grin of moral nullity off to a fine art, and there is an equally excellent performance from Cliff Emmich. Go to Full Review
Michael Billington Birmingham Post Sep 27, 2023
It's the least sentimental account I've seen on film of a modern troubadou's existence: and it has a lot more individual style than the week's epic blockbusters. Go to Full Review
John J. Puccio Movie Metropolis Jan 13, 2008
6/10
...the kind of film that's easy to admire but really hard to like. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Daryl Duke

Director

Rip Torn

Maury Dann

Ahna Capri

Mayleen Travis

Elayne Heilveil

Rosamond McClintock

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Movie Info

Synopsis Country singer Maury Dann (Rip Torn) lives life in the fast lane, counting on his rakish charm and raw talent to excuse his reckless behavior. Touring on the road in the rural South with his dedicated manager, McGinty; his loyal driver, Chicago; and his long-suffering girlfriend, Mayleen (Ahna Capri), Maury seduces groupies, brawls and breaks the law, brashly relying on his team to cover for him. Heedlessly alienating all those who care for him, Maury blindly keeps the pedal to the metal.
Director
Daryl Duke
Production Co
Fantasy Films
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 8, 2008
Runtime
1h 43m
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