Death Wish II

Death Wish II (also known as Death Wish 2 in more recent years) was a 1982 sequel to the 1974 film Death Wish. The movie starred Charles Bronson, was written by David Engelbach, and was directed by Michael Winner. The soundtrack, also titled Death Wish II, was composed by Jimmy Page. The film was made on a $2 million budget; it profited $16 million domestically and $45 million worldwide, though critics panned it. Death Wish II was released in the... more

Death Wish II (also known as Death Wish 2 in more recent years) was a 1982 sequel to the 1974 film Death Wish. The movie starred Charles Bronson, was written by David Engelbach, and was directed by Michael Winner. The soundtrack, also titled Death Wish II, was composed by Jimmy Page. The film was made on a $2 million budget; it profited $16 million domestically and $45 million worldwide, though critics panned it. Death Wish II was released in the United States in February 1982. It was produced by exploitation giant Cannon Films, which had purchased rights to the Death Wish concept from Dino De Laurentiis. First planned for Cannon executive Menahem Golan to direct, Michael Winner eventually returned on Bronson's insistence. The first Death Wish sequel makes a complete break from Death Wish and Death Sentence, Brian Garfield's novel series, and redefines the Paul Kersey character. Unlike in the original film, in which he hunts down every criminal he encounters, Kersey only pursues his... less