Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 Death Wish Chest Rockwell / Brock Landers Award for Best Character Name Inspector Frank Ochoa In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 00:47:19Read transcript Ames Jainchill is nominated as a strong character name. Inspector Frank Ochoa is preferred as a classic 1970s police name.
Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 Death Wish I Used to Fuck Guys Like You in Prison Award for Craziest Quote Jeff Goldblum's shouted threat and demand for money In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 00:47:36Read transcript A censored threat shouted by Goldblum's attacker is the first quote candidate. The attacker's shouted demand for money is the alternate quote candidate.
Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 Death Wish The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film Jack, the son-in-law In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 00:48:22Read transcript Jack is selected because he seems detached from his wife's condition and his father-in-law's collapse. His repeated use of 'Dad' for his father-in-law is criticized as a dated and confusing detail.
Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 Death Wish Steven Seagal Hard to Kill Award: Did This Movie Need a Better Intimacy Coordinator? Yes In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 00:49:40Read transcript The panel gives an unqualified yes when asked whether the film needed a better intimacy coordinator.
Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 Death Wish What’s Aged the Worst? The assault, warrantless policing, implausible privacy, emotional detachment, and 2018 remake In the discussion (6) Approx. transcript time · 00:51:26Read transcript The graphic assault and the warrantless apartment search are explicit Aged Worst selections. The panel says modern cameras would identify Kersey quickly. The generic Vigilante nickname is criticized as unimaginative. Kersey's abrupt return to work and failure to repaint the apartment are treated as signs of emotional collapse. The discussion reports that Bronson rejected casting his wife Jill Ireland in the victimized role. The 2018 remake is selected as another element that aged badly.
Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 Death Wish Is There a Better Title for This Movie? Death Wish In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 00:54:40Read transcript The original proposal The Sidewalk Vigilante is discussed, but the panel prefers Death Wish.
Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 Death Wish The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award The three apartment attackers, especially Goldblum In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 00:55:12Read transcript The three apartment attackers, especially Goldblum, are selected for overacting.
Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 Death Wish The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award Kersey’s vigilantism is thrill-seeking rather than revenge In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 00:55:56Read transcript A proposal that vigilantism may reduce crime draws audible skepticism. Kersey is characterized as a thrill-seeker because he hunts random assailants instead of his family's attackers.
Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 Death Wish Casting What-Ifs Jack Lemmon and Henry Fonda headline a large set of alternate casting possibilities. In the discussion (3) Approx. transcript time · 00:56:54Read transcript A Sidney Lumet version pairing Jack Lemmon as Kersey and Henry Fonda as Ochoa is the favored alternate production. Steve McQueen, Clint Eastwood, Burt Lancaster, George C. Scott, Frank Sinatra, Lee Marvin, and Elvis Presley are reported as other possibilities. Elvis Presley and George C. Scott prompt the strongest discussion among the additional lead possibilities.
Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 Death Wish The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award Jack Wallace In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 00:59:17Read transcript Jack Wallace wins for his familiar supporting presence as Detective Hank. Stephen Keats is discussed as another recognizable supporting actor with several film credits.
Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 Death Wish The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance Stuart Margolin as Ames Jainchill In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:00:05Read transcript The newscast woman who fights off attackers with a hat pin is nominated. Stuart Margolin as Ames Jainchill is selected as the Heat Check winner.
Death Wish · The Rewatchables ·May 14, 2025 Death Wish Half-Assed Internet Research Bronson’s location demand, difficult reputation, Garfield’s objections, and a false Denzel rumor In the discussion (6) Approx. transcript time · 01:01:10Read transcript Bronson reportedly asked for a California shoot so he could remain near his family, while the production stayed in New York. The discussion describes Bronson as quiet and difficult rather than socially warm on sets. His physical condition and ability to handle action are offered as reasons for his long employment and eventual stardom. Author Brian Garfield is reported to have called the film incendiary because his book was more critical of vigilantism. Bronson defended the film as an attack on violence, prompting debate over whether the first film romanticizes it. A long-running rumor that Denzel Washington appeared as an alley thug is reported and then rejected using Washington's denial.
