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The Death Wish franchise is an American vigilante action-thriller film series based on the 1972 novel by Brian Garfield. The films follow the character Paul Kersey, portrayed by Charles Bronson in the original series, and Bruce Willis in the 2018 remake.
- Herbie Hancock
- Dino De LaurentiisHal LandersBobby Roberts
- Michael Winner
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Death Wish: Directed by Michael Winner. With Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats. A New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks. In self-defense, the vengeful man kills muggers on the mean streets after dark.
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Death Wish is a 1974 American vigilante action film directed by Michael Winner. The film, loosely based on the 1972 novel of the same title by Brian Garfield and the first film in the Death Wish film series, stars Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, alongside Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, William Redfield, Kathleen Tolan and Christopher Guest.
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Paul Kersey, a Trauma surgeon, lives with his wife Lucy and daughter Jordan in Chicago. When the family visits a restaurant with Paul's brother Frank, Miguel, the valet secretly, copies their address after hearing that they plan to stay out. Paul is suddenly called to the hospital, where Jordan and Lucy return home just as three armed criminals bre...
Development
Development on the film began already back in 2006, when Sylvester Stallone announced that he would be directing and starring in a remake of Death Wish (1974). Stallone told Ain't It Cool News, "Instead of the Charles Bronsoncharacter being an architect, my version would have him as a very good cop who had incredible success without ever using his gun. So when the attack on his family happens, he's really thrown into a moral dilemma in proceeding to carry out his revenge." He later told the p...
Casting
After the completed script lay dormant for 3 years, it was brought back up in March 2016, when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM) announced that Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado would direct the film. Willis was chosen for the role of Paul Kersey. Others that were considered for the role were Russell Crowe, Matt Damon, Will Smith, Brad Pitt, Liam Neeson, Kurt Russell, Michael Keaton, Christopher Lambert, Dennis Quaid, Richard Gere, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, Don Johnson, Peter Weller, Ron...
Filming
Principal photography began in September 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Later in October 2016, it began filming in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. During filming, Roth had spent a lot of time with multiple detectives in Chicago to get some important details about police stations correct.[citation needed]
In June 2017, it was announced Annapurna Pictures would distribute the film on behalf of MGM and release it on November 22, 2017. In October 2017, it was announced it was being delayed until March 2, 2018, and that MGM would handle the film's distribution in the United States, with Annapurna handling its international distribution.[a] It was specul...
Box office
Death Wishgrossed $34 million in the United States and Canada, and $15.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $49.6 million, against a production budget of $30 million. In the United States and Canada, Death Wish was released alongside Red Sparrow, and was projected to gross $10–20 million from 2,847 theaters in its opening weekend. It made $4.2 million on its first day (including $650,000 from Thursday night previews) and $13 million in its opening weekend, finishing third...
Critical response
Death Wish received largely negative reviews from critics. On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 18% based on 163 reviews and an average rating of 4.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Death Wish is little more than a rote retelling that lacks the grit and conviction of the original—and also suffers from spectacularly bad timing." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 31 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating "gen...
Accolades
39th Golden Raspberry Awards(February 23, 2019) 1. Worst Actor (Bruce Willis) (nominated) 2. Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel(nominated)
Death Wish: Directed by Eli Roth. With Bruce Willis, Vincent D'Onofrio, Elisabeth Shue, Camila Morrone. Dr. Paul Kersey is an experienced trauma surgeon, a man who has spent his life saving lives. After an attack on his family, Paul embarks on his own mission for justice.
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- Eli Roth
- 2018-03-02
Death Wish - What Else You Got?: A pair of muggers follow Paul (Charles Bronson) from a diner into the subway.
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Once a mild-mannered liberal, New York City architect Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) snaps when intruders break into his home, murdering his wife (Hope Lange) and...
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