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1. The movie "Death Wish" (1974) starred Charles Bronson and Hope Lange. Where were Paul Kersey and his wife Joanna vacationing, which was in the very beginning of the movie?

Answer: Hawaii

During the opening segment of the movie, Paul and Joanna are shown on the beach, at a luau complete with hula dancers, and as they are leaving their vacation, arrivals are receiving leis in the airport. When Paul goes back to work, a co-worker comments about Paul's Hawaiian vacation while New York is experiencing winter.

2. Three thugs gain entry into the Kersey home. They kill Joanna, and molest and beat up her daughter, Carol. One of the thugs is portrayed by a 22 year old actor who has become one of Hollywood's finest often playing quirky roles. Who is this actor?

Answer: Jeff Goldblum

According to IMDB's list, this is the first movie role for Jeff Goldblum. In "Death Wish" Paul Kersey never catches him or the other two who broke into his home, and neither do the police.

Jeff has had over 100 movie and television roles. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for producing a short film in 1996 named "Little Surprises" but did not win. He portrayed Ernie Kovacs in "Ernie Kovacs: Between The Laughter (1984),Seth Brundle in "The Fly" (1986), and David Levinson in "Independence Day" (1996).

3. Inspector Frank Ochoa is played by a great Italian-American character actor. He was born in Italy, but grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Who is this actor?

Answer: Vincent Gardenia

Inspector Ochoa is in a quandary. He really wants to catch the vigilante, but the Police Commissioner and the District Attorney know that they will not be able to prosecute the vigilante since the public view him as a hero. This is why he tells Paul to get out of town, instead of arresting him. Inspector Ochoa is also in "Death Wish II".

Vincent Gardenia was nominated for the Academy Award for the movie "Moonstruck", but did not win. Nicholas Cage and Danny Aiello were also in "Moonstruck", and Murray Melman is the name of a character Mr. Gardenia portrayed in the 1990 television series "L.A. Law".

4. This actress is seen in two scenes portraying a policewoman. The first time she is one of the many police officers in the squad room, and in the second scene she is reading statistics about the vigilant. She won an Academy Award for her portrayal as Rose Castorini in "Moonstruck". Who is she?

Answer: Olympia Dukakis

In "Death Wish" Ms. Dukakis has an uncredited role as "cop at the precinct".

In "Moonstruck" she played Vincent Gardenia's character Cosmos' wife, Rose. Olympia Dukakis won a total of seven awards for "Moonstruck" including the Oscar and the Golden Globe.

5. This young actor portrayed a policeman in "Death Wish" and had the glory of finding the weapon and vigilante. He keeps the weapon and covertly hands it over to Inspector Ochoa. Inspector Ochoa asks his name, and he replies "Jackson Reilly." In real life, he is an English Baron. Who is he?

Answer: Christopher Guest

Inspector Ochoa asks Patrolman Reilly why he hid the gun, and Reilly tells him that he didn't know what to do, and decided he would wait and ask the Inspector. Ochoa tells him he has done the right thing, and also tells him that he (Ochoa) will remember Reilly's name.

Christopher Guest is an actor, producer, and writer. He married Jamie Lee Curtis in 1984. One of his most memorable roles was in the parody, 'This Is Spinal Tap', (1984) which he co-wrote with Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, and Rob Reiner. Christopher Guest's father was Peter Haden-Guest, an English Baron.

6. How many thugs did Paul Kersey kill?

Answer: 9

I counted three in an alley, two shot in subway station; (one dies instantly and one dies at the hospital), two on the subway train, and two in the park.

7. Paul Kersey was a C.O. in a medical unit during the war. Which war was he in, and what does C.O. stand for?

Answer: Korean War, Conscientious Objector

Paul explains this to Ames Jainchill, the developer in Arizona, who takes him to a firing range, and later gifts Paul the vintage .32 revolver, which he uses on the thugs around New York City. Ames Jainchill is played by Stuart Margolin.

8. The Inspector has a one sided conversation with Paul Kersey in the hospital, and basically tells him that if he will leave town he will not be charged for any of the murders. What is Paul's response?

Answer: "Inspector, by sundown?"

Inspector Ochoa tells Paul to get out of New York, permanently, and starts to walk away. Paul then says, with a sarcastic smile, "Inspector, by sundown?"

9. To which city does Paul relocate at the end of the movie?

Answer: Chicago

'Death Wish II' is set in L.A. but Paul first moves to Chicago. This move is shown at the end of the movie. While Paul is in the airport terminal, some thugs knock packages out of a young woman's hands and harass her. Paul goes to her aid, and while he is bent down to pick up her belongings, he looks toward the retreating thugs and holds his hand out like a gun and 'aims' it at them! A great last shot!

10. 'Death Wish' was a novel released in 1972. What is the author's name?

Answer: Brian Garfield

Brian Garfield is an American novelist and screenwriter. He has won a Pulitzer Prize for another of his works. He also co-wrote the screenplay for the movie, as well as the 4 sequels (as of 2008).

The other three men listed are also great authors, with many of their works turned into movie and television projects.

Research for this quiz verified on www.imdb.com, and www.wikipedia.com.

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