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1999 Vintage: The Payback Grittiness

Why Mel Gibson? For a movie that proved that in 1999, audiences were perfectly happy to cheer for a guy who just wanted his $70,000 back, no matter how many people he had to shoot.

Part of the 42 Hollywood & Acting Jokes: The 1999 “Glitch in the Matrix, Y2K Panic & The Sixth Sense” Edition archive. Historically Verified

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@Tamagotchi_Dad04/13/1998 17:52Forgot to feed my pet while reading this. RIP.
@Sid_Meier_Fan08/21/2000 09:53Just one more joke... then I’ll go to sleep.
@Full_House_Michelle08/16/2014 01:27You got it, dude! Very funny.
@Sixth_Sense_Cole02/27/2004 13:03I see funny people... everywhere!
@Voodoo_3dfx08/02/2006 16:28The graphics of this text are amazing! LOL.
@Marla_Singer_Fan04/07/2004 16:02A joke for the end of the world.
@Wayne_World_Ex08/02/2015 06:30Schwing! This joke is babe-worthy!
@Goldmember_I_L01/25/2010 14:22I love gold! And I love this joke!
@Jackie_Chan_Wut03/22/2010 11:54My mind is blown by how funny this is.
@Retro_End_User07/08/2011 13:02The archive is complete! 10/10 would laugh again.

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