Movie connections for
Death Wish (1974) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Death Wish II (1982)
Death Wish 3 (1985)
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994)

Remade as

Death Wish (2011)

References

The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Straw Dogs (1971)
Superdad (1973)
 -  poster seen

Referenced in

"Action: The Last Ride of the Elephant Princess (#1.12)" (????)
 -  Mentioned by Peter
Two Senoritas (1975)
 -  The title is advertised on a marquee.
"Play for Today: Rumpole of the Bailey (#6.10)" (1975)
 -  Advertising posters for the film featured on the front of Rumpole's bus to the courts.
"Saturday Night Live: Ruth Gordon/Chuck Berry (#2.12)" (1977)
 -  Mentioned by 'Dino de Lorentiis'
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Psychos in Love (1987)
 -  characters rent this.
Falling Down (1993)
Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
 -  somebody mentions enjoying the Death Wish films
Beautiful Girls (1996)
"Men Behaving Badly: Cowardice (#5.3)" (1996)
 -  The movie is mentioned in this episode.
"Married with Children: The Desperate Half-Hour (#11.22)" (1997)
 -  The Death Wish movie series is referenced, when Al announces he is about to watch Death Wish 6 (a non-existent sequel).
"The Crow: Stairway to Heaven: Death Wish (#1.10)" (1998)
 -  Numerous references throughout (including title of episode).
Smoke Signals (1998)
The Boondock Saints (1999)
 -  One of the brothers mentions how Charles Bronson's "always got rope"
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (2000) (TV)
 -  mentionned once
Brother (2000)
Enter the Matrix (2003) (VG)
Mystic River (2003)
 -  In the final scene Kevin Bacon makes a gun with his hand, smiles and points at Sean Penn. In the final scene of "Death Wish", Charles Bronson makes a gun with his hands and points it at some hoodlums and smiles. Clint Eastwood has neither denied or acknowledged this as a reference but many film lovers take it to be just that.
"I Love the '70s" (2003)
Manhunt (2003) (VG)
 -  One of the hoods makes reference to Charles Bronson. Also, the line "Bleeding heart liberal" is used, which is a reference to Death Wish.
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) (TV)
 -  mentioned once
"The King of Queens: Mild Bunch (#9.9)" (2007)
 -  Arthur and Carrie mention it in conversation as the last movie they watched together
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (2008) (V)
 -  Compared to Dirty Harry
Silence, ça tue! (2008)
 -  Mentioned in dialogue
Bronson (2008)
 -  Mentioned by characters
"Life on Mars: Everyone Knows It's Windy (#1.16)" (2009)
 -  Ray mentions it when explaining why he knew Sam didn't kill McManus
Spike's Guys Choice (2009) (TV)
 -  Mentioned in the Fight Club acceptance speech
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#8.24)" (2009)
 -  Included in a $12,500 question

Featured in

Precious Images (1986)
New York at the Movies (2002) (TV)
"King of the Hill: Cops and Robert (#12.20)" (2008)
 -  The wallet victim rents this movie, while searching for inspiration to toughen himself up

Spoofed in

Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno (1975)
Dead End (1985)
 -  Charles Bronson-like character killing zombies, thinking they're muggers
"The Simpsons: A Star Is Burns (#6.18)" (1995)
 -  Jay Sherman reviews an aging Charles Bronson in "Death Wish 9".
Charlie's Death Wish (2005) (V)
 -  Entire film is a spoof on the "Death Wish" movie series.

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