Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

Year:

1987

Duration:

99 min | Finland:91 min (cut version) | Norway:94 min

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

5.2

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1987-11-06

Filming Locations: The Longford Condominiums - 10790 Wilshire Boulevard - Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $5,000,000

Opening Weekend: $2,466,557 (USA) (8 November 1987)

Gross: $6,767,690 (USA) (20 December 1987)

Cast

Actor

Character

Danny Trejo

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 (as Soon-Teck Oh)

Dana Barron

Erica Sheldon

Jesse Dabson

Randy Viscovich

Peter Sherayko

Nick Franco

James Purcell

Vince Montono

Michael Russo

Danny Moreno

Daniel Sabia

Al Arroyo

Mike Moroff

Jack Romero

Dan Ferro

Tony Romero

Tom Everett

Max Green

David Fonteno

Frank Bauggs

Michael Wise

Romero's Hood

Irwin Keyes

Bauggs's Chauffeur

Tim Russ

Jesse

Héctor Mercado

JoJo Ross (as Hector Mercado)

Derek Rydall

Kid with Long Hair

Mark Pellegrino

Punk

Connie Hair

Angie

Craig Curtis

White's Chauffeur

Margaret Howell

Rape Victim

Gary Rooney

Masked Man #1

J.P. Romano

Masked Man #2

Tony Borgia

Masked Man #3

Michelle Michaels

Marilyn - Kersey's Secretary

Charles Robinson

Editor (as Charles Knox Robinson)

Gerald Castillo

Lieutenant Higuera

Timothy Dale Agee

Young Cop (as Timothy Agee)

Jason Scura

Cop

Linda Bukowski

Police Officer

David J. Partington

Morgue Attendant

Bruce Hensel

Dr. Rosenblatt

Michael MacDuff

Doctor

Sheila Gale Kandlbinder

Nurse (as Sheila Gale)

Joan Carangi

Nurse

Katrina Holden Bronson

Nurse (as Katrina Holden)

Noa Scott

Nurse

Gretchen Bryn

Intern

Gene Bori

Restaurant Owner

Robert Axelrod

Italian Restaurant Bartender

Don Shapiro

Bus Boy

Mitch Pileggi

Cannery Lab Foreman

Alan Berger

Watchman

Gene LeBell

Cannery Guard

Roydon Clark

Cannery Worker

Dale Robinette

Sham Cop

Russell Solberg

Police Car Driver

Richard Aherne

The Real Nathan White (as Richard Nugent-Aherne)

Terry Ward

White's Butler

Art Frankel

Pool Party Bartender

Tyaes Connolly

Party Guest

Elizabeth Scherrer

Party Guest

Debbie Solomon

Party Guest

Patrick Thomas

Roller Rink Punk (uncredited)

Danny Webb

Zacharias' Man (uncredited)

Shawn Wilson

Arcade Player (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The studio, Cannon, wanted a more muscular sounding score for the action scenes and decided to re-use much of the music from their past action efforts Missing in Action (1984) and Invasion U.S.A. (1985).

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Charles Bronson was about sixty-five years of age when he appeared in this movie.

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This movie was Charles Bronson's fifth picture to feature the word 'Death' in the title. Death Hunt (1981) and Messenger of Death (1988) were others. Bronson made seven movies with this word in the title, five of them being in the 'Death Wish' series. The final time would be in Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994), where the word appeared twice.

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Goofs

In the restaurant explosion, it's obvious two dummies are blown up.

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During the climax of the film (the underground parking lot scene), the car driven by one of White's henchmen comes to a complete stop briefly before it explodes.

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During the mugging scene when the three guys are trying to pull the victim out of the car, she was on her stomach with her legs out of the door but in the next shot, she was on her back with her legs in the car.

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Quotes

Rapist: Who the fuck are you? Paul Kersey: Death!

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Paul Kersey: I was just using the... toilet?

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Ed Zacharias: [as Kersey walks to him] Who are you?

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Faq

Q

Is 'Death Wish 4' based on a book by Brian Garfield?

A

No. Although Garfield created the character of Paul Kersey in his 1972 novel Death Wish, the plot for Death Wish 4 was based on a screenplay by American screenwriter Gail Morgan Hickman.

Q

A Note Regarding Spoilers

A

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

Q

How does the movie end?

A

White kidnaps Karen as a means of baiting Kersey to meet him in the underground parking lot of the Sunset Roller Rink. As Kersey sits waiting, White's van flashes his headlights, and Kersey's car begins advancing toward them. Suddenly, White's van pulls out in front of Kersey's car, and several thugs jump out and start spraying Kersey's car with bullets before realizing that Kersey is not in the car. Kersey jumps out of hiding and blows up White's van along with another car. White and his accomplice escape by going upstairs and cutting through the roller rink. Kersey follows, killing more thugs on his way through the rink. He follows White, who is pulling Karen with him, through the back door. Karen wrests her way out of White's grasp, but he shoots her in the back when she tries to run. Kersey retaliates by firing a grenade that blows White to bits. In the final scene, Detective Reiner (George Dickerson) shows up and orders Kersey to surrender, threatening to shoot him if he doesn't, but Kersey begins to walk away. 'Do whatever you have to,' he says. Reiner watches as Kersey continues to walk.

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