by shooting apart the glass ceiling above O'Shea's head causing the glass to cut up O'Shea's face. Kersey would then finish O'Shea by shooting him in the chest. Cast Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey / Mr vigilante Lesley-Anne Down as Olivia Regent Michael Parks as Tommy O'Shea Robert Joy as Freddie "Flakes" Garrity Saul Rubinek as District Attorney Brian Hoyle Kenneth Welsh as Lieutenant Mickey King Lisa Inouye as Detective Janice Omori Miguel Sandoval as Lieutenant Hector Vasquez Erica Lancaster as Chelsea O'Shea Chuck Shamata as Sal Paconi Kevin Lund as Chicki Paconi Scott Spidell as Frankie Tim MacMenamin as Mickey Sandro Limotta as Angel Melissa Illes as Runway Model Jefferson Mappin as Albert "Big Al" Michael Dunston as Reggie Claire Rankin as Maxine, O'Shea's Girlfriend Sharolyn Sparrow as Dawn, Garrity's Girlfriend Andrea Mann as Hoyle's Wife Marcello Meleca as Hoyle's Son Elena Kudaba as Paul's Housekeeper Production Development The three previous films in the Death Wish series were produced by Cannon Films. In 1989, Cannon faced Chapter 11 bankruptcy and its financial records came under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Co-owners Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus also had a personal falling out during the collapse of their company. Golan soon launched his own company, 21st Century Film Corporation. The films of the new company tended to have small budgets and performed poorly at the box office. Meanwhile, the Death Wish films continued to enjoy popularity in the video and television market. Golan came up with the idea of a fifth Death Wish film to serve as a much-needed hit for the company. Financing to start the film production was secured through a loan from the Lewis Horwitz Organization. Golan still owned an unused screenplay for a Death Wish film, submitted in the late 1980s by J. Lee Thompson and Gail Morgan Hickman, which had Paul Kersey battling against terrorists in Alcatraz Island, San Francisco. He decided against using it, since it would be too costly to produce. Instead, he hired Michael Colleary to write a new script. Casting After Charles Bronson was asked to reprise his role as Paul Kersey for a new installment in the Death Wish franchise, he ultimately backed down, saying that he felt that he was done with the franchise after Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987). His words backfired after his salary was between 5-6 million dollars, which was also more