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Five-disc set includes Death Wish (1974)Director Michael Winner's original vigilante thriller, based on the novel by Brian Garfield, that spawned a slew of sequels and copycat killers still packs a potent punch. New York City architect Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) takes the law into his own hands after his wife is killed and daughter raped by thugs, patrolling the streets and blasting away any hood unlucky enough to cross his path. With Vincent Gardenia, Hope Lange; look for Jeff Goldblum in his screen debut. 93 min. C/Rtg R Death Wish II (1982)Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) is back... and meaner than ever! After moving his family from the crime-plagued streets of NYC to the crime-plagued streets of L.A., Kersey's daughter becomes a victim at the hands of a violent street gang and dies in a bloody escape attempt. So Paul (characteristically) once again goes on a one-man vigilante killing spree in an effort to exact compensatory street justice. With Jill Ireland, Vincent Gardenia, J.D. Cannon, Anthony Franciosa, Robin Sherwood co-star. 89 min. C/Rtg R Death Wish 3 (1985)Crime-busting vigilante Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) returns in the third action thriller, defending the terrorized residents of a New York apartment building from a horde of marauding gang members and blowing the punks away as only pistol-packing Paul can. With Ed Lauter, Martin Balsam, Deborah Raffin, Gavan O'Herlihy, Marina Sirtis, Alex Winter; Michael Winner directs. 91 min. C/Rtg R Death Wish 4 The Crackdown (1987)Talk about a war on drugs! In the fourth entry in the popular series, architect-turned-no-nonsense vigilante Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) sets his sights on stopping a drug cartel after their illegal actions result in the overdose of his girlfriend's daughter. The seventh collab between Bronson and director J. Lee Thompson co-stars Kay Lenz, John P. Ryan, and Danny Trejo. 100 min.
