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Paycheck

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61 feature instances
38 referencing feature instances

Paycheck	type	TVTItem
Paycheck	label	Paycheck
Paycheck	page	Paycheck
Paycheck	comment	A 2003 American sci-fi action film adapted from the Philip K. Dick short story of the same name, directed by John Woo and starring Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, and Uma Thurman. The supporting cast includes Paul Giamatti, Colm Feore, Joe Morton, Michael C. Hall, Peter Friedman, Kathryn Morris, and Ivana Miličević.Michael Jennings (Affleck) has a great job. He's a reverse engineer, paid large sums of money to figure out how rival technology works and improve on it. In exchange for his massive paychecks, Jennings must have his recent memory wiped after each job to prevent any information leaks. Since those memories are mostly of him doing long arduous work that he does not mind losing, he is left with "highlights" of time spent with friends and on vacations. Life is good.Jennings' latest project at Allcom was supposed to be his biggest yet, lasting three years (which were wiped upon completion) but earning him enough money to finally retire.... but something has gone wrong. His 8-figure payment has been forfeited in favour of a manila envelope full of random odds and ends. The FBI wants to talk to him about his apparent involvement in the death of another engineer. A lot of people are trying to kill him. Now Jennings finds himself in the strange position of having to reverse-engineer his own future... before time runs out.
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Paycheck	isPartOf	DBTropes
Paycheck / int_16dad7a7	type	It May Help You on Your Quest
Paycheck / int_16dad7a7	comment	It May Help You on Your Quest: Justified here; the character knew exactly what was going to happen in the future and when (see Note to Self, below).
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Paycheck / int_20f689e9	type	Adaptational Villainy
Paycheck / int_20f689e9	comment	Adaptational Villainy: In the original short story, the only real threat for Jennings comes from the security police, not from Rethrick (who after the end of Jennings' contract actually offers him to work for the company again at any time). In the adaptation it's almost inverted - to such an extent that Rethrick seems to be motivated primarily by For the Evulz.
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Paycheck / int_22cf536c	type	Chekhov's Gun
Paycheck / int_22cf536c	comment	a watch - two uses. At the start, it confirms the items are his, as the watch matches the tan lines on his wrist. At the end, it alerts him when to duck a bullet. Not related to the envelope is the remote-controlled grabbing device in Rachel's lab, along with her thunder, lightning, and wind effects.
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Paycheck / int_2d6f00e4	type	Psycho for Hire
Paycheck / int_2d6f00e4	comment	Psycho for Hire: Wolfe, The Dragon, is a brutally efficient thug who takes pleasure in mocking Jennings about his approaching death. Of course, his boss isn't much better.
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Paycheck / int_30d2ae29	type	Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Paycheck / int_30d2ae29	comment	Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: The stamps on Jennings' envelope demonstrate this. Images of newspaper articles show that the predictions the machine makes come true but it's because the people they are given to are too quick to jump to conclusions, thereby creating the very catastrophe they were trying to avert. Jennings, an engineer, had both the time and intelligence to logically deconstruct his prophecies and give himself specific tools to avert them.
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Paycheck / int_343d729e	type	Note to Self
Paycheck / int_343d729e	comment	Note to Self: Made difficult as the only things Jennings could sneak out were innocuous items.
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Paycheck / int_3502f0ce	type	Someday This Will Come in Handy
Paycheck / int_3502f0ce	comment	Someday This Will Come in Handy: Inverted. Jennings was working from (temporary) foreknowledge of his own future, and after his memory wipe he has to figure out what is needed where.
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Paycheck / int_381855db	type	Five-Second Foreshadowing
Paycheck / int_381855db	comment	Five-Second Foreshadowing: The bad guy stands in front of the machine that shows the future, but only sees himself throwing down the controls and trying to escape just as the machine explodes in his face. Horrified, he throws down the controls and tries to escape just as the machine explodes in his face.
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Paycheck / int_3892655c	type	Magical Security Cam
Paycheck / int_3892655c	comment	Magical Security Cam: The memory reader, which somehow works in third-person.
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Paycheck / int_38d02d44	type	Batman Gambit
Paycheck / int_38d02d44	comment	Batman Gambit: Allcom deciding to let Michael in, betting he'd want to use the machine before destroying it. Another example would be Michael using the gambit on his future self to use the twenty items to solve the mystery.
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Paycheck / int_3cb1d38d	type	Bad Boss
Paycheck / int_3cb1d38d	comment	Bad Boss: Wolfe guns down one of his thugs for being overpowered by Jennings.
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Paycheck / int_3ec7c277	type	Every Car Is a Pinto
Paycheck / int_3ec7c277	comment	Every Car Is a Pinto: Car vs. pipe. Point goes to the pipe.
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Paycheck / int_48c99e19	type	Death by Adaptation
Paycheck / int_48c99e19	comment	Death by Adaptation: Rethrick. In the short story Jennings simply blackmails Rethrick into letting him become a partner in running the company, while in the movie Jennings leaves himself a watch timed to tell him to move just in time to get out of the way of a bullet and allowing it to hit Rethrick.
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Paycheck / int_53f5119f	type	The Dragon
Paycheck / int_53f5119f	comment	The Dragon: John Wolfe.
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Paycheck / int_559b4bb3	type	Call to Agriculture
Paycheck / int_559b4bb3	comment	Call to Agriculture: At the end, the main good guys are working in a greenhouse.
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Paycheck / int_57b74bd4	type	Achievements in Ignorance
Paycheck / int_57b74bd4	comment	Achievements in Ignorance: Shortly after Jennings reunites with Rachel, they try to use BMW key/car alarm to find an escape vehicle, but when Rachel notices an orange and black R1150R Rockster motorcycle with its lights flashing in a nearby display room, she reminds him he learned to ride a motorcycle. Once they're blasting along at 70+ and ducking between cars trying to ram them, she points out that he learned how to ride as in "drive from place to place without crashing" - not become a Badass Driver. Jennings ignores her - he's been doing just fine so far.
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Paycheck / int_5aa9fe2a	type	Raster Vision
Paycheck / int_5aa9fe2a	comment	Raster Vision: Used for the holographic interface.
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Paycheck / int_5b5623ab	type	Condensation Clue
Paycheck / int_5b5623ab	comment	Condensation Clue: Jennings wrote a note to Rachel on her bathroom mirror so she would know that he hadn't abandoned her.
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Paycheck / int_5c9af195	type	Framed Clue
Paycheck / int_5c9af195	comment	Framed Clue: The extra stamp on the envelope.
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Paycheck / int_603f1a80	type	Pragmatic Adaptation
Paycheck / int_603f1a80	comment	Pragmatic Adaptation: Though the basic idea is more or less the same (Jennings completes a job and has his memory wiped, finds himself in trouble with the law with the only clues being a series of seemingly useless items he left for himself as the result of seeing his own future), the movie is a lot more elaborate than the short story. Some of the key plot elements are seen earlier in the movie, but the ending is completely different in both versions.
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Paycheck / int_6e2163a3	type	Crossword Puzzle
Paycheck / int_6e2163a3	comment	a Crossword Puzzle - locates hardware bug on the machine, allowing him to repair it.
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Paycheck / int_71748a39	type	Named by the Adaptation
Paycheck / int_71748a39	comment	Named by the Adaptation: In the original short story, we're never told Jennings' first name; the movie gives him the first name Michael.
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Paycheck / int_737a65f4	type	The Watson
Paycheck / int_737a65f4	comment	The Watson: Shorty serves as someone for Jennings to tell his theories about what's going on during one pivotal scene.
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Paycheck / int_7881f335	type	Chekhov's Armoury
Paycheck / int_7881f335	comment	Chekhov's Armoury: A deliberate, in-story invocation of this trope - The envelope that Jennings substituted for his paycheck contains 20 items, one for each time his life is threatened or he doesn't know how to advance the plot;a pack of cigarettes labelled "Smokeless" - actually regular cigarettes used to escape from the FBI by setting off the fire suppressants in an interrogation room, creating a smoke screen – without it he would have died during interrogation.a pair of tinted sunglasses - allows Jennings to see through the smoke, enabling a quick escape.a bus pass - an item common to both the film and original short story; allows Jennings to escape quickly through a bus terminal – the FBI must jump the turnstiles.a diamond ring - allows a street kid to steal it; had it not happened, Jennings would not have returned to the bank where he received the envelope so he could ask more questions about its origins; also used in the alternate ending in which Jennings proposes to Rachel.a fortune from a fortune cookie with lucky numbers printed on the back - initially it only seems to be proof of the envelope's prophetic nature, lucky numbers matching the lottery winning ones, but in the end it's also a clue to the location of the winning lottery ticket which totally reimburses all Jennings' financial losses.a janitor's key - allows friend to access circuit breakers, creating a distraction.a can of hair spray - used with lighter as a makeshift flamethrower.a cigarette lighter - used with hair spray as a makeshift flamethrower.a paper clip - used to short-circuit electronics to avoid being hit by subway train.a matchbook - specifies a restaurant where he has a reservation, disguised with water-soluble paint as "new liberty saving" bank.a BMW key with alarm - allows him to identify and utilize a means of escape: a motorcycle.a loupe - allows him to notice discrepancy on stamp.an unnecessary postage stamp on the envelope - contains a microdot with snapshots from the future – the fact that it's Albert Einstein on the stamp is a clue.a small container of ball bearings - used to set off metal detectors, creating a distraction at security.a keycard - shared with the original short story; allows him to re-enter his lab in the film and escape from the plant in the short story.a hex key - used to open lab door security panel.an Eisenhower Dollar - used to jam lab door security panel.a Crossword Puzzle - locates hardware bug on the machine, allowing him to repair it.a .45 Caliber cartridge, but no gun - used to destroy the machine – fired into hydrogen tank by a cycling piston.a watch - two uses. At the start, it confirms the items are his, as the watch matches the tan lines on his wrist. At the end, it alerts him when to duck a bullet. Not related to the envelope is the remote-controlled grabbing device in Rachel's lab, along with her thunder, lightning, and wind effects. Just FYI, the short story featured:a length of fine wire - used to break the lock in the security police cruiser.a bus token - same context as in the film.a ticket stub - from his journey to the plant - allowed Jennings to learn the whereabouts of the facility.a green strip of cloth - typically worn as a sign of a temporary worker at the Rethrick's plant; allows Jennings to mingle with the workers.a code key - in a small twist, it turned out to be needed not to enter, but to exit the facility.half a poker chip - used as proof that Jennings is a casino customer, which allows him to stay in the casino at night and thus evade the security police during the curfew.a parcel receipt - an item from the future, retrieved by the time scoop. Allows Jennings to get access to the storage vault in the bank where the blackmail materials are deposited by Kelly McVane, Jennings' accomplice who turns out to be Rethrick's daughter and promptly betrays Jennings. Also an initial clue to the nature of his work at Rethrick's, as the date on a receipt shows that it is issued a few days after Jennings regains memory.
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Paycheck / int_801c7e4a	type	Quest for Identity
Paycheck / int_801c7e4a	comment	Quest for Identity: Jennings is trying to find out what happened on his last job.
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Paycheck / int_806786d6	type	"Good Luck" Gesture
Paycheck / int_806786d6	comment	"Good Luck" Gesture: You can see that Jennings has his fingers crossed when he raises his head after almost being run over by a subway train.
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Paycheck / int_83f0971b	type	Mexican Standoff
Paycheck / int_83f0971b	comment	Mexican Standoff: Happens three different times in the film!
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Paycheck / int_8702168c	type	Chronoscope
Paycheck / int_8702168c	comment	Chronoscope: The Time Scope, of course.
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Paycheck / int_87465977	type	Memory Wipe Exploitation
Paycheck / int_87465977	comment	Memory Wipe Exploitation: At the beginning of the film, the protagonist has a brief affair with an executive while working on a project. They both know that his memories will be wiped once the project is complete, so it can be treated as an inherently short-term thing.
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Paycheck / int_87646020	type	Memory Gambit
Paycheck / int_87646020	comment	Memory Gambit: Knowing his memory would be wiped, Jennings left clues to lead himself to the info or escape route he needed.
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Paycheck / int_987be393	type	Gambit Roulette
Paycheck / int_987be393	comment	Gambit Roulette: Jennings uses a Memory Gambit, prophecies, and a time portal in his plan to outsmart his opponents.
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Paycheck / int_9c6da41b	type	Spot the Imposter
Paycheck / int_9c6da41b	comment	Spot the Imposter / Trust Password: Maya fails at this by not knowing Michael's favorite baseball team.
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Paycheck / int_a4c37cbe	type	Mood Whiplash
Paycheck / int_a4c37cbe	comment	Mood Whiplash: An assassin attempts to take a shot at Jennings from behind his newspaper disguise while in a subway station. Then, suddenly, a small kid with a toy revolver approaches the assassin in disguise, and "shoots" him (saying something along the lines of "Bang! Bang! You're dead!"). The assassin ignores him and takes out his long badass silenced pistol (BFG) to take aim at Jennings. The kid only seems annoyed.
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Paycheck / int_a6049c20	type	Disturbed Doves
Paycheck / int_a6049c20	comment	Disturbed Doves: Well, it is a John Woo film...
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Paycheck / int_acecb17d	type	Chekhov's Skill
Paycheck / int_acecb17d	comment	Chekhov's Skill: In the beginning of the film there is a short scene of Jennings training at the gym, hitting targets with a staff. Guess how he beats up mooks near the ending?
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Paycheck / int_acf33d00	type	Nice Job Fixing It, Villain
Paycheck / int_acf33d00	comment	Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: See For the Evulz. Honestly, Rethrick's pathetic attempt at The Reason You Suck speech in the end should have been directed towards himself.
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Paycheck / int_ad1db87c	type	Oh, Crap!
Paycheck / int_ad1db87c	comment	Oh, Crap!: Wolfe has a justifiably panicked reaction when the device that shows the future projects an image of himself being killed by an explosion as he tries to run away from that very control panel. Seconds later, that image comes to pass due to Jennings' sabotage.
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Paycheck / int_adfd3165	type	For the Evulz
Paycheck / int_adfd3165	comment	For the Evulz: Is there any other reason for Rethrick to kill the former employees who weren't able to remember anything substantial anyway? Who knows whether Jennings would have turned on Allcom at all if it hadn't been for Rethrick's willingness to murder him... Notably averted in the original short story (see Adaptational Villainy).
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Paycheck / int_bc848be9	type	Intangible Time Travel
Paycheck / int_bc848be9	comment	Intangible Time Travel: The time scope. In the original short story, played straight with the time mirror and downplayed with the time scoop (no time travel for humans, but an object from the future could be mechanically retrieved).
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Paycheck / int_c3478f1d	type	Badass Bookworm
Paycheck / int_c3478f1d	comment	Badass Bookworm: Jennings and Rachel are both physically fit scientists who are good at fighting against multitudes of assasins and security guards.
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Paycheck / int_c41668cd	type	Needle in a Stack of Needles
Paycheck / int_c41668cd	comment	Needle in a Stack of Needles: Jennings sabotages the time scope by adding a simple circuit to the vast array of circuit boards that control it. The techs in Rethrick's employ can't simply do a quick one-over of the boards and find one out-of-place object, so it buys time for Jennings to figure out what's happening to him without Rethrick using the time scope to get ahead of him. On top of that, he's given himself instructions on how to correct the sabotage when he needs to use the time scope.
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Paycheck / int_c6c86cd	type	Collapsing Lair
Paycheck / int_c6c86cd	comment	Collapsing Lair: During the climax, the lab with the machine in it goes down in an explosion.
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Paycheck / int_c7270d1c	type	With This Herring
Paycheck / int_c7270d1c	comment	With This Herring: Jennings begins his quest with odds and ends. They come in handy but the trope is still valid.
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Paycheck / int_c8f98eb5	type	Ontological Mystery
Paycheck / int_c8f98eb5	comment	Ontological Mystery: Jennings' last job and what happened on it kicks off the bulk of the plot, especially since due to the memory-erasure procedure he doesn't know why anyone would kill him over it or why he's been accused of killing someone.
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Paycheck / int_cbe687ab	type	Corrupt Corporate Executive
Paycheck / int_cbe687ab	comment	Corrupt Corporate Executive: Rethrick.
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Paycheck / int_cd682fe1	type	Dodge the Bullet
Paycheck / int_cd682fe1	comment	Dodge the Bullet: Jennings ducks in time to avoid the FBI Agent's bullet that then kills Rethrick.
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Paycheck / int_ce75a983	type	Screw Destiny
Paycheck / int_ce75a983	comment	Screw Destiny: What the machine would hopefully do, though Jennings's initial use of it indicates it's closer to a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy. The eventual conclusion seems to be that you can do it, but it's really hard.
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Paycheck / int_cf35af47	type	Gunpoint Banter
Paycheck / int_cf35af47	comment	Gunpoint Banter: Happens twice.
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Paycheck / int_d99a228f	type	Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Paycheck / int_d99a228f	comment	Unusually Uninteresting Sight: Michael and Rachel sneak into a chemistry lab at a high school to use the microscope to examine a clue. When they're leaving, there are kids all over the hallways. No one seems to notice or care that there are two adults wandering the hall, while school is in session, that no one there knows...
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Paycheck / int_da06866e	type	Old Cop, Young Cop
Paycheck / int_da06866e	comment	Old Cop, Young Cop: There is a twenty-year age difference between the two FBI agents. Dodge, the older one, has some good gut feelings and reasonable insights. His partner Klein is less imaginative, but is practical and efficient.
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Paycheck / int_dca70c44	type	Reasonable Authority Figure
Paycheck / int_dca70c44	comment	Reasonable Authority Figure: The two FBI agents are quick to decide that Jennings doesn't show signs of guilt. They are equally quick to accept that Jennings' actions indicate he has knowledge of the future, and they are Properly Paranoid about how their own government might abuse that technology.
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Paycheck / int_e24e15a6	type	Has a Type
Paycheck / int_e24e15a6	comment	Has a Type: Both Rachel and the executive Jennings has a brief fling with in the first scene have short blonde hair.
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Paycheck / int_e71ad328	comment	Plot Tailored to the Party: Justified! As a reverse engineer with an access to the time scope, Jennings is uniquely suited to analyze the numerous potential bad futures and give himself innocuous-looking doodads to allow himself to survive.
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Paycheck / int_ea8ba51d	comment	No Full Name Given: In the original short story, we're never told Jennings' first name.
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Paycheck / int_ea8c9e21	comment	You Will Know What to Do: Pulled off artfully in the movie (he gets twenty of these), but with a bit more flair in the short story.
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Paycheck / int_eb252637	comment	Wealthy Ever After: At the end Jennings recalls a fortune cookie note from the envelope and discovers that he has foreseen the results of a $90 million lottery. Bingo!
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