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Death Wish

year 1974decade 70sdirector Michael Winnergenre Actiongenre Thriller
host Bill Simmonshost Chris Ryan theme Big-Ass '70s Month
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The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award · 55:56

Kersey’s vigilantism is thrill-seeking rather than revenge

Chris Ryan: A proposal that vigilantism may reduce crime draws audible skepticism.

Chris Ryan: Kersey is characterized as a thrill-seeker because he hunts random assailants instead of his family's attackers.

The film

Death Wish (1974)

Directed by Michael Winner · Action

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Cast

Selected cast credits · Film reference

Charles Bronson Paul Kersey
Hope Lange Joanna Kersey
Vincent Gardenia Inspector Frank Ochoa
William Redfield Sam Kreutzer
Chris Gampel Henry Ives
Steven Keats Jack Toby
Stuart Margolin Ames Jainchill
Stephen Elliott Police Commissioner Dryer
Fred J. Scollay District Attorney Peters
Kathleen Tolan Carol Kersey-Toby
Jack Wallace Detective Hank
Robert Kya-Hill Officer Joe Charles
Jeff Goldblum Freak #1
Gregory Rozakis Freak #3 (with spraypaint-can)
Christopher Guest Officer Jackson Reilly
Hank Garrett Andrew McCabe
Helen Martin Alma Lee Brown
Olympia Dukakis Officer Gemetti
Marcia Jean Kurtz Receptionist

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47:36

I Used to Fuck Guys Like You in Prison Award for Craziest Quote

Jeff Goldblum's shouted threat and demand for money

Jeff Goldblum's shouted threat and demand for money

Flex pick · Chris Ryan

In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 00:47:36Read transcript
  • A censored threat shouted by Goldblum's attacker is the first quote candidate. — Chris Ryan
  • The attacker's shouted demand for money is the alternate quote candidate. — Bill Simmons
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1:07:58

The Dan Campbell Scale for “Holy Shit, Are They Really Going for It Right Now?”

The apartment attack: an unexpectedly escalating trick play

The apartment attack: an unexpectedly escalating trick play

Flex pick · Craig Horlbeck

In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:07:58Read transcript
  • The apartment invasion is compared to a trick play that escalates unexpectedly from vandalism into extreme violence. — Chris Ryan
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