Advertised as the future of movies, MR. PAYBACK's crudely interactive narrative can be manipulated at various predetermined points by viewers armed with a primitive pistol-grip joystick with three buttons, one for each story option (virtual ballot-box loading is an easy option via multiple
clicking). The process poses no threat to the traditional moviegoing experience.
Mr. Payback (Billy Warlock), a low-rent cyborg, runs a detective agency quartered in a huge, cool loft and dedicates himself to righting wrongs that range from the trivial to the heinous. He's assisted by spunky Gwen (Holly Fields), a computer whiz with a not-so-secret crush on her boss. At the
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Released:
1995
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
n/a