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posted 11 years ago by Cunningx2
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At first I thought it was a dumb title for a sci-fi flick. Then I watched it and realized it was very apt, indeed. Affleck, Eckhart, and Thurman made this stinker for the pay alone. Ho Lee *beep* we laughed throughout the entire fiasco.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Brilliant!

This movie is about paycheck in the most literal way - the actors, director, etc. made this ONLY to get a paycheck.

The title refers, not to anything in the movie itself, but to the MOTIVATION everyone involved had for making this movie.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Har har.
The original short story was called "Paycheck," and it's common for a movie adaptation to use the same title as the source material.