Brad Pitt filmography film "Fight Club" (1999) in a role that required him learn boxing, taekwondo, and grappling. A critical and commercial success, the film has since developed a cult status. Pitt portrayed Rusty Ryan in the commercially successful heist film series "Ocean's Trilogy" (2001–07). In 2002, he earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his guest appearance in the sitcom "Friends". Also that year, Pitt started a production company, Plan B Entertainment, whose first release was the epic war film "Troy" (2004), starring Pitt. He played an assassin opposite Angelina Jolie in the commercially successful action comedy "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (2005).
Payback (1999 film) Payback (1999 film) Payback is a 1999 American neo-noir crime film written and directed by Brian Helgeland in his directorial debut, and starring Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, and David Paymer. It was based on the novel "The Hunter" by Donald E. Westlake using the pseudonym Richard Stark, which had earlier been adapted into the 1967 film noir classic "Point Blank", directed by John Boorman and starring Lee Marvin. In 2006, Helgeland issued a director's cut that differs substantially from the version released by the studio. In a kitchen of an underground abortionist, a former medical doctor puts on