Death Wish 3 - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Fan of Death Wish 3 or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Death Wish 3

[sara]

Some parts of the soundtrack from Death Wish II (1982) (composed by Jimmy Page) are re-used in this film.

[ray]

Final 'Death Wish' movie to not have a subtitle as part of its film title. Both the next two sequels included title subtitles: Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987) and Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994). An intended but unfilmed sixth movie was also to have a subtitle: 'Death Wish 6: The New Vigilante'.

[terry]

According to Alex Winter, he and the other actors playing the gangmembers would do their own stunts and improvise their own lines. Winter volunteered to do the stunt where he falls off a moving car. After numerous takes, Michael Winner said, "I thought you wanted to do your own stunts?"

[gabriel]

The screenplay included a male-on-male prison rape in its early scenes. It was rejected and never filmed, but a similar scene was later included in another Charles Bronson film, Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989). There were several other cut scenes.

[jamie]

According to Marina Sirtis, her rape scene was shot in a very cold garage and Michael Winner wouldn't let her sit up. The director of photography put a coat over her and Winner yelled at him to remove it, as he was trying to light the scene.

[ella]

Michael Winner had previously cast Marina Sirtis in The Wicked Lady (1983).

[bryan]

After [Death Wish II](/category/5598/death-wish-ii) (1982)'s setting was transposed from New York City in the original Death Wish (1974) movie to Los Angeles, this next sequel returns the setting to New York City. Though, ironically, most of this picture was filmed in England.

[alyssa]

The concept of Paul Kersey facing a street gang which terrorizes elderly citizens was developed by screenwriter Don Jakoby. He specialized in science fiction films, having developed scripts for other upcoming Cannon films such as Lifeforce (1985) and Invaders from Mars (1986). His screenplay reportedly turned Kersey into an urban version of John Rambo, displeasing Charles Bronson in the process. The producers then tasked Gail Morgan Hickman to write other potential versions of the script. Hickman came up with three different script samples and submitted them for approval. He learned weeks later that they were all rejected in favor of keeping Jakoby's version. He considered the whole process a waste of time.

[violet]

Oddly enough, two ideas from the original novel Death Wish actually made it into this sequel; the vigilante rents a car to use as bait for street thugs, and a giggling Puerto Rican male appears. According to the book 'Bronson's Loose' by Paul Talbot, a movie novelization of Death Wish 3 (1985) was announced, but was never published when it was pointed out that 'Brian Garfield' retains the literary rights to the series, and he refused to allow a movie novelization.

[carla]

Screenwriter Don Jakoby objected to changes to his script and had his name removed from the movie in favor of pseudonym "Michael Edmonds". However, Jakoby's name and writer credit remained on the trailer, which is included on the MGM Region 1 DVD.

[lena]

Apart from some establishing shots of New York at the beginning, the film was mostly shot in London, England with the old Lambeth Hospital being used as the police station and jail.

[chris]

Stuntman Rocky Taylor was very badly injured when a stunt went wrong.

[liam]

Even though it was slammed by critics, Death Wish 3 (1985) has the biggest cult following of any in the series. There are multiple Facebook pages and online groups devoted to it.

[dustin]

Marina Sirtis, who plays Maria, would later go on to a starring role on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). Ed Lauter, who plays the police chief, had a guest role on the show as Lt. Cmdr. Albert.

[victoria]

[4:39]The number to the payphone that Paul Kersey uses to call Charlie from the bus station is 212-244-9466.

[clayton]

The only film in the franchise that does not make reference to Paul Kersey being an architect.

[nicholas]

Originally filming was to begin fall 1984, with Don Jakoby listed as the screenwriter, although it was reported that principal photography would begin 18 Mar 1985, in New York City, and put rumors to rest that Chuck Norris would take on the starring role. Charles Bronson was reportedly unhappy with scripts that Cannon presented to him, and threatened to drop out of the production. Both parties finally agreed on a script by Jakoby. However, Jakoby's name does not appear in the film credits. Final screenwriting credits went to Michael Edmonds.

[liam]

Michael Winner's most recent films, The Wicked Lady (1983) and Scream for Help (1984), were box office flops and he was in need of a "surefire hit". He decided against retaining the grim tone of the previous two films, in favor of going gung-ho for the third film.

[ray]

Body Count: 83.