
Death Wish 3(1985)
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.


“This time it's war!”
After the death of his girlfriend's daughter from a drug overdose, Paul Kersey takes on the local drug cartel.

Charles Bronson
Paul Kersey

Kay Lenz
Karen Sheldon

John P. Ryan
Nathan White

Perry Lopez
Ed Zacharias

George Dickerson
Detective Reiner

Soon-Tek Oh
Det. Phil Nozaki

Dana Barron
Erica Sheldon

Jesse Dabson
Randy Viscovich

Peter Sherayko
Nick Franco

James Purcell
Vince Montono
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown is a crime, action, drama, thriller film released in 1987 exploring themes of police, gangster, anti hero, revenge, vigilante, hospital. Directed by J. Lee Thompson, it stars Charles Bronson, Kay Lenz, John P. Ryan. After the death of his girlfriend's daughter from a drug overdose, Paul Kersey takes on the local drug cartel.
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