DEATH WISH 3

'''Death Wish 3''' is the second sequel to ''Death Wish''. ''Death Wish 3'' is considered the best entry by many fans of the series, despite most professional critics favoring the original.

Contents

Plot

Production

Trivia

Plot

Paul Kersey (again played by Bronson) returns to New York City to visit a war buddy from the Korean war, only to find his friend brutally murdered by a gang led by a reverse mohawk-wearing Manny Fraker (Gavan O'Herlihy). Soon afterwards, the police coerce Kersey into attacking a criminal riot in a dangerous neighborhood as a way of exploiting his freedom from legal restraints. In the film's climax, Kersey mows down many of the criminals with a Browning M1919A4 machine gun, then obliterates the criminal leader with a mail-ordered rocket launcher.

Production

''Death Wish 3'' has the largest body-count of all the ''Death Wish'' films. Because of its over-the-top action, quotable dialogue and complete embrace of the absurd, ''Death Wish 3'' has developed a cult following. This is also the sequel that made the .475 Wildey Magnum that is manufactured in Connecticut by Wildey Inc. world famous. Wildey founder Wildey Moore says that every time ''Death Wish 3'' plays on cable the firm receives orders specifically requesting the magnum featured in the film. The release of ''Death Wish 3'' in 1985 increased sales significantly and bringing the company (Wildey Inc.) economic stability after a bankruptcy declaration.

Trivia

★ ''Death Wish 3'' was made into a video game [1].

★ In the pop song "Anaheim" by They Might Be Giants the line "I don't want to stay in tonight and watch Death Wish 3" is heard.