Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
Director
J. Lee Thompson
Main cast
Charles Bronson; Kay Lenz; John P. Ryan; Perry Lopez; George Dickerson
Genres
Action, Adventure, Crime
Description
After the death of his girlfriend's daughter from a drug overdose, Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) takes on the local drug cartel.
J. Lee Thompson
Main cast
Charles Bronson; Kay Lenz; John P. Ryan; Perry Lopez; George Dickerson
Genres
Action, Adventure, Crime
Description
After the death of his girlfriend's daughter from a drug overdose, Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) takes on the local drug cartel.
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