Death Wish with Charles Bronson: DVD Cover

    Death Wish Director: Michael Winner Cast: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats

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    • DVD Release Date: 01/16/2001
    • Original Release: 1974
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 3,522

    Viewer Rating: (3 ratings)

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    Widescreen version enhanced for 16x9 TVs; Dolby Digital: English mono; French mono; English subtitles; Interactive menus; Scene selection; Theatrical trailer

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    Scene Index

    Scene Selection
    0. Scene Selection
    1. Back In The War Zone [6:09]
    2. Trouble [10:41]
    3. Picking Up The Pieces [9:06]
    4. Tucson [5:16]
    5. The Gun Club [5:11]
    6. Self Defense [8:32]
    7. Revenge [8:05]
    8. The Vigilante [6:24]
    9. Near Miss [7:35]
    10. The Search Narrows [6:04]
    11. Scare Him Off [4:52]
    12. Eluding The Police [5:42]
    13. A Proposition [7:51]
    14. Still Out There [1:48]

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    This drama about a man who takes the law into his own hands was wildly controversial upon first release, sparking much debate about the perceived pro-vigilante stance of the story, and established Charles Bronson as a major box office draw in the United States. Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) is a liberal architect living in New York City. One day, a group of drug-crazed thugs break into his apartment while he's gone, killing his wife Joanna (Hope Lange) and brutally raping his married daughter, leaving her comatose. When the police are unable to find the culprits, Kersey arms himself and begins patrolling the streets, killing muggers and thieves as he encounters them. While his obsessive search for street justice sickens him at first, in time Kersey begins to enjoy it and becomes a hunted man himself, as Police Detective Frank Ochoa (Vincent Gardenia) tries to find the man who is doing the police's job for them, and a bit too well. Jeff Goldblum made his screen debut as one of the lunatics who attacks Joanna. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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    Death Wishby Anonymous

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    June 01, 2003: Bronson lives up to his reputation as a legend of the silver screen and delivers a masterful performance as Paul Kersey, an architect turned vigilante when his wife is viciously murdered and daughter brutally raped by street thugs in his own home. Bronson defies his 53 years in fast paced action, intense drama and 'what will happen next?' suspense. A must see for any action buff.

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    June 11, 2002: I don't remember too many films that earned an OP/ED piece in the New York Times, but this one did. Not only did this film make Charles Bronson a superstar it fully unsettled a nation's urban fears and more than a few people imitated what they saw on screen. The tag line was very memorable: ''Paul Kersey is going to kill 3 muggers tonight. One for his murdered wife, one for his raped daughter and one for you!'' The film worked and perhaps a bit too well because it spawned countless imitators and 4 sequels that were idiotic. The tragedy is DEATH WISH became a parody of itself. Skip the wannabes and cheer Bronson each time he wacks a bad guy here.