
Death Wish(1974)
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.


“In war, you have to kill to stay alive... On the streets of New York, it's often the same.”
When a man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York, he transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a war zone.

Robert Ginty
John Eastland

Christopher George
Detective James Dalton

Samantha Eggar
Dr. Megan Stewart

Steve James
Michael Jefferson

Tony DiBenedetto
Chicken Pimp
Dick Boccelli
Gino Pontivini
Patrick Farrelly
CIA Agent Shaw
Michele Harrell
Maria Jefferson

David Lipman
The State Senator from New Jersey

Tom Everett
Hotel Clerk
The Exterminator is a action film released in 1980 exploring themes of new york city, vietnam, rape, gangster, gore, revenge. Directed by James Glickenhaus, it stars Robert Ginty, Christopher George, Samantha Eggar. When a man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York, he transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a war zone.
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