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Jul 24, 1974 · Open-minded architect Paul Kersey returns to New York City from vacationing with his wife, feeling on top of the world. At the office, his cynical coworker gives him a welcome-back with a warning on the rising crime rate, but Paul, a bleeding-heart liberal, thinks of crime as being caused by poverty.
- Michael Winner
- 266
- 2 min
- History
- Personality
- Skill
- Family and Relationships
Early Life
Paul was born in East Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1921 to a Mormon mother from Provo, Utah and an English father. His Norman English ancestor, Pierre Whítmoré Keèrsye, anglicized the name some time in the past. Paul was raised around guns and became a very good shot as a child. However, after Paul's father was killed in a hunting accident, his mother prevented him from being around guns anymore. Paul served in World War Two in the Medical Corps on a hospital ship in the Pacific theater from...
The Attack
In the winter of 1974 after returning home from vacation in Hawaii, Paul's wife and daughter went shopping at a local grocery store and put their address in the crate of groceries that they wanted to be delivered. Some Freaksstumbled upon the crate of groceries and used the address to find their apartment. Posing as grocery deliverymen, they busted into the apartment and vandalized it. They also beat up Paul's wife and raped his daughter. Paul finds out that they are in the hospital after he...
New York
After returning from the business trip, Paul visits his daughter and learns that she is not getting any better. He questions weather or not the police can handle crime in the city and if he should take action into his own hands. One night, he encounters the Street Mugger and beats him across the face with a sock full of rolls of quarters as the Street Mugger tried to mug him. One night, he opens Ames's present and it is revealed to be a .32 Colt Police Positive. Later he uses it to kill Thoma...
Paul's personality before the attack and after the attack while in some aspects remained the same, others changed forever. Before the attack he was a liberal and he cared about the underprivileged and poor. He also didn't approve of guns, a trait he had gained from his mother during his youth. After the attack, his personality struggled and conflic...
Paul is noted for being an extremely skilled vigilante who is capable of taking down entire criminal organizations by himself. Despite being old, beginning his vigilantism after the age of 50, he proves to be a dangerous and skilled adversary to anyone. He is in overall good physical condition and exercises frequently. He can run fast and is very s...
Mr. Kersey (father, deceased)Mrs. Kersey (mother,deceased)Pierre Whítmoré Keèrsye (ancestor, deceased)Total (6 films): $87.2 million. 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.
CharacterOriginal Series(death Wish)Original Series(death Wish Ii)Original Series(death Wish 3)Paul KerseyThe VigilanteLt. Frank OchoaMentionedCarol Kersey-Toby / Jordan KerseyKathleen TolanMentionedJoanna / Lucy KerseyMentionedMentioned- Total (6 films):, $87.2 million
- United States
- Total (6 films):, $61 million
- Herbie Hancock
Mar 2, 2018 · 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.
- (75K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Eli Roth
- 2018-03-02
Directed by Michael Winner, the film stars Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, an architect who becomes a vigilante after his wife is murdered and daughter molested during a home invasion. It was the first film in the Death Wish film series. It was followed eight years later with Death Wish II and other similar films.
- $3.7 million
- Herbie Hancock
- July 24, 1974
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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. Open-minded architect Paul Kersey returns to New York City from vacationing with his wife, feeling on top of the world.
Death Wish is a 2018 American vigilante action thriller film that is a remake of the 1974 film of the same name and starring Bruce Willis as Paul Kersey, a Chicago doctor who sets out to get revenge on the men who attacked his family. The film is directed by Eli Roth and written by Joe Carnahan.
