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[[Image:NoirDeathWish.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Death Wish'' (1974)]] | [[Image:NoirDeathWish.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Death Wish'' (1974)]] | ||
'''''Death Wish''''' is the 1974 cult classic thriller based on the novel by Brian Garfield and stars [[Charles Bronson]] as Paul Kersey, a quiet architect who becomes a vigilante, when his wife is killed and his daughter is raped by three muggers (including one played by [[Jeff Goldblum]] in his film debut). Bronson would go on to star in four more "Death Wish" films. It's also of interest that author Brian Garfield wrote a sequel novel to ''Death Wish'', which served as the basis for the 2007 Kevin Bacon film ''[[Death Sentence]]''. | '''''Death Wish''''' is the 1974 cult classic thriller based on the novel by Brian Garfield and stars [[Charles Bronson]] as Paul Kersey, a quiet architect who becomes a vigilante, when his wife is killed and his daughter is raped by three muggers (including one played by [[Jeff Goldblum]] in his film debut). Bronson would go on to star in four more "Death Wish" films. It's also of interest that author Brian Garfield wrote a sequel novel to ''Death Wish'', which served as the basis for the 2007 Kevin Bacon film ''[[Death Sentence]]''. | ||
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==Colt Police Positive== | ==Colt Police Positive== | ||
Paul Kersey ([[Charles Bronson]]) uses a .32 caliber nickel plated [[Colt Police Positive]] revolver with a 4-inch barrel, given to him as a present by Ames Jainchill ( | Paul Kersey ([[Charles Bronson]]) uses a .32 caliber nickel plated [[Colt Police Positive]] revolver with a 4-inch barrel, given to him as a present by Ames Jainchill (Stuart Margolin), during his vigilante missions. He kills ten street muggers with it. | ||
[[Image:Colt Police Positive Nickel.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Colt Police Positive Nickel.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Police Positive Nickel - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:Kersey revolver.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Paul Kersey's revolver in special case.]] | [[Image:Kersey revolver.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Paul Kersey's revolver in special case.]] | ||
[[Image:Kersey revolver2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Paul Kersey holding his revolver. You can note trigger shape in this shot.]] | [[Image:Kersey revolver2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Paul Kersey ([[Charles Bronson]]) holding his Colt revolver. You can note trigger shape in this shot.]] | ||
[[Image:Kersey revolver3.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | [[Image:Kersey revolver3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A nice shot of the [[Colt Police Positive]].]] | ||
[[Image:Kersey revolver4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Paul Kersey aims (on the wall) his new revolver at the first time, just before his first vigilante mission.]] | [[Image:Kersey revolver4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Paul Kersey aims (on the wall) his new revolver at the first time, just before his first vigilante mission.]] | ||
[[Image:Kersey revolver5.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Paul Kersey shoots his revolver at mugger Thomas Leroy Martin. Note the hot gases escaping the barrel-cylinder gap.]] | [[Image:Kersey revolver5.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Paul Kersey shoots his revolver at mugger Thomas Leroy Martin. Note the hot gases escaping the barrel-cylinder gap.]] | ||
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[[Image:Kersey revolver8.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Kersey shooting an African-American mugger in the subway station. Note very little (compared to other in this film) muzzle shots in this scene.]] | [[Image:Kersey revolver8.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Kersey shooting an African-American mugger in the subway station. Note very little (compared to other in this film) muzzle shots in this scene.]] | ||
[[Image:Kersey revolver9.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Inspector Frank Ochoa ([[Vincent Gardenia]]) holds Kersey's empty revolver on him.]] | [[Image:Kersey revolver9.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Inspector Frank Ochoa ([[Vincent Gardenia]]) holds Kersey's empty revolver on him.]] | ||
[[Image:32_calibre_bullets.jpg|thumb|600px|none|.32 | [[Image:32_calibre_bullets.jpg|thumb|600px|none|.32 caliber bullets in surgeons hands removed from mugger's liver.]] | ||
==1842 Percussion Revolver== | ==1842 Percussion Revolver== | ||
During his business trip in Tucson, Paul is seen target shooting with a percussion revolver, to which is briefly described by Ames Jainchill ( | During his business trip in Tucson, Paul is seen target shooting with a percussion revolver, to which is briefly described by Ames Jainchill (Stuart Margolin) as a 'Percussion pistol, 1842.' | ||
[[Image:1842_revolver.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Kersey aims 1842 revolver on the target. Note the iconic stance, used by Bronson in all Death Wish movies.]] | [[Image:1842_revolver.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Kersey aims 1842 revolver on the target. Note the iconic stance, used by Bronson in all Death Wish movies.]] | ||
[[Image:1842_revolver2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Kersey aims 1842 revolver on the target.]] | [[Image:1842_revolver2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Kersey aims 1842 revolver on the target.]] | ||
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==Colt Single Action Army Revolver== | ==Colt Single Action Army Revolver== | ||
Paul opts to try the Colt [[Single Action Army]] revolver, after impressing Jainchill by shooting the Percussion pistol dead center at the range. It's described by Jainchill as revolver used by bandit Candy Dan in 1890. They're also used by stuntmen performing in a Wild West live action show. | Paul opts to try the Colt [[Single Action Army]] revolver, after impressing Jainchill by shooting the Percussion pistol dead center at the range. It's described by Jainchill as revolver used by bandit Candy Dan in 1890. They're also used by stuntmen performing in a Wild West live action show. | ||
[[Image:ColtSingleActionArmy.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:ColtSingleActionArmy.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Single Action Army w/ 5.5" barrel - .45 Long Colt]] | ||
[[Image:1890_revolver.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Kersey aims | [[Image:1890_revolver.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Kersey aims the [[Single Action Army]] on the target.]] | ||
[[Image:1890_revolver2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Close-up.]] | [[Image:1890_revolver2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Close-up of the revolver as Kersey cocks it.]] | ||
[[Image:1890_revolver3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Another close-up | [[Image:1890_revolver3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Another close-up of the cocked SAA.]] | ||
[[Image:1890_revolver4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Kersey shoots | [[Image:1890_revolver4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Kersey shoots the revolver on the target.]] | ||
[[Image:death_wish_unknown_revolvers1.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | [[Image:death_wish_unknown_revolvers1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|SAA revolvers seen in actors hands and holsters.]] | ||
[[Image:death_wish_unknown_revolvers2.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | [[Image:death_wish_unknown_revolvers2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|An actor playing a deputy sheriff points his revolver at bandits.]] | ||
[[Image:death_wish_unknown_revolvers3.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | [[Image:death_wish_unknown_revolvers3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|An actor playing a deputy sheriff shoots his revolver at bandits. There was no muzzle flash in the first shot.]] | ||
[[Image:death_wish_unknown_revolvers4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|But there was muzzle flash when he fires another one.]] | [[Image:death_wish_unknown_revolvers4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|But there was muzzle flash when he fires another one.]] | ||
[[Image:death_wish_unknown_revolvers5.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | [[Image:death_wish_unknown_revolvers5.jpg|thumb|600px|none|An actor playing a bandit fires his revolver.]] | ||
[[Image:death_wish_unknown_revolvers6.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | [[Image:death_wish_unknown_revolvers6.jpg|thumb|600px|none|SAA revolvers on Jainchill's Gun Club's Shooting range wall.]] | ||
==Colt M1911== | ==Colt M1911== | ||
A mugger is seen wielding a standard [[ | A mugger is seen wielding a standard [[M1911]] pistol upon Paul's vigilante mission. Unfortunately for Paul, the mugger wounds him in the leg before he can take him out. | ||
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt M1911 - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:1911_gun.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Mugger with his Colt | [[Image:1911_gun.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Mugger with his Colt M1911.]] | ||
[[Image:1911_gun2.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | [[Image:1911_gun2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|The mugger shoots his Colt 1911. He misses this shot, but wounded Kersey's leg by another shot.]] | ||
==Smith & Wesson Model 36== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 36== | ||
During his first night of vigilantism, Paul encounters | During his first night of vigilantism, Paul encounters drug addict and mugger Thomas Leroy Martin who points a nickel-plated [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] behind him with a warning to give him the money or 'I'll bust you up'. | ||
[[Image:StainlessS%26WModel36.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:StainlessS%26WModel36.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Nickel Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:snub_nose_revolver.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | [[Image:snub_nose_revolver.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Thomas Leroy Martin points his [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]] on Kersey.]] | ||
[[Image:snub_nose_revolver3.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | [[Image:snub_nose_revolver3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Martin with his Model 36 on Kersey. Another angle of the same situation.]] | ||
[[Image:snub_nose_revolver2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Martin with his S&W Model 36 on Kersey.]] | |||
[[Image:snub_nose_revolver2.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | [[Image:snub_nose_revolver4.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Martin is shot by Kersey while holding his Model 36.]] | ||
[[Image:snub_nose_revolver4.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | |||
==Smith & Wesson Model 10== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 10== | ||
A [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] is seen wielded by a police officer. | |||
[[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 10 - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:death_wish_unknown_revolvers7.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Cop with his revolver. Kersey is seen in the first window, sitting.]] | [[Image:death_wish_unknown_revolvers7.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Cop with his revolver. Kersey is seen in the first window, sitting.]] | ||
==12 Gauge | ==12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun== | ||
A short-barreled [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] is used by an actor playing a deputy in the wild west show. | |||
[[Image:IGA-Coach-Gun.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:IGA-Coach-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Short-barrel Double Barreled 'Coach' Shotgun - 12 Gauge]] | ||
[[Image:Death_wish_unknown_sawed-off_double_barreled_shotgun.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | [[Image:Death_wish_unknown_sawed-off_double_barreled_shotgun.jpg|thumb|600px|none|An actor playing a deputy sheriff with his double-barreled shotgun.]] | ||
[[Image:Death_wish_unknown_sawed-off_double_barreled_shotgun2.jpg|thumb|600px|none| | [[Image:Death_wish_unknown_sawed-off_double_barreled_shotgun2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|An actor playing a deputy sheriff shooting his double-barreled shotgun. Note again yellow muzzle flash.]] | ||
==Unknown shotgun== | ==Unknown shotgun== | ||
Another unknown shotgun used by one of the actors, who plays bandit. | Another unknown shotgun used by one of the actors, who plays a bandit. | ||
[[Image:death_wish_unknown_shotgun.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Actor playing bandit shooting his shotgun.]] | [[Image:death_wish_unknown_shotgun.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Actor playing bandit shooting his shotgun.]] | ||
==Depicted revolvers== | ==Depicted revolvers== | ||
We can also see | We can also see generic pictures of revolvers, first on a Newsweek cover in the street commercial and again, a drawn image on a TV news broadcast. | ||
[[Image:newsweek_revolver.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Revolver seen on the cover of Newsweek.]] | [[Image:newsweek_revolver.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Revolver seen on the cover of Newsweek.]] | ||
[[Image:tv_depicted_revolver.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Drawn revolver seen in the | [[Image:tv_depicted_revolver.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Drawn revolver seen in the TV news.]] | ||
==See Also:== | ==See Also:== | ||
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[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Crime]] | [[Category:Crime]] | ||
[[Category:Thriller]] | |||
[[Category:Michael Winner]] | [[Category:Michael Winner]] | ||
Revision as of 01:43, 12 December 2014
Death Wish is the 1974 cult classic thriller based on the novel by Brian Garfield and stars Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, a quiet architect who becomes a vigilante, when his wife is killed and his daughter is raped by three muggers (including one played by Jeff Goldblum in his film debut). Bronson would go on to star in four more "Death Wish" films. It's also of interest that author Brian Garfield wrote a sequel novel to Death Wish, which served as the basis for the 2007 Kevin Bacon film Death Sentence.
The following weapons were used in the film Death Wish (1974):
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Colt Police Positive
Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) uses a .32 caliber nickel plated Colt Police Positive revolver with a 4-inch barrel, given to him as a present by Ames Jainchill (Stuart Margolin), during his vigilante missions. He kills ten street muggers with it.
1842 Percussion Revolver
During his business trip in Tucson, Paul is seen target shooting with a percussion revolver, to which is briefly described by Ames Jainchill (Stuart Margolin) as a 'Percussion pistol, 1842.'
Colt Single Action Army Revolver
Paul opts to try the Colt Single Action Army revolver, after impressing Jainchill by shooting the Percussion pistol dead center at the range. It's described by Jainchill as revolver used by bandit Candy Dan in 1890. They're also used by stuntmen performing in a Wild West live action show.
Colt M1911
A mugger is seen wielding a standard M1911 pistol upon Paul's vigilante mission. Unfortunately for Paul, the mugger wounds him in the leg before he can take him out.
Smith & Wesson Model 36
During his first night of vigilantism, Paul encounters drug addict and mugger Thomas Leroy Martin who points a nickel-plated Smith & Wesson Model 36 behind him with a warning to give him the money or 'I'll bust you up'.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
A Smith & Wesson Model 10 is seen wielded by a police officer.
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
A short-barreled 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun is used by an actor playing a deputy in the wild west show.
Unknown shotgun
Another unknown shotgun used by one of the actors, who plays a bandit.
Depicted revolvers
We can also see generic pictures of revolvers, first on a Newsweek cover in the street commercial and again, a drawn image on a TV news broadcast.
See Also:
Death Wish