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'''Paul Kersey:''' Death.}}
* [[Rape as Drama]]: Kersey's daughter was raped and his wife was killed, all for drama and motivation. Also the rape/murder is played for [[Gratuitous Rape|exploitation turn-on]], which makes all of the subsequent action seem more than a bit hypocritical. Paul's daughter is raped again during the second film (along with Kersey's housekeeper), and in the third film, Maria, one of Kersey's friends, is raped and killed despite Kersey's best efforts to protect her.
* [[Reality Ensues]]: One thing this movie series has, that rarely happens in action flicks is it shows how real the consequences of vigilantism is. At least once per movie, Paul suffers one or two wounds that require him to patch himself up. Averting the Invincible Hero cliche many action characters before and after this series. It also shows how quick the police respond when word of mysterious increasing deaths of criminals has gone around. Such as in the first movie, where they almost immediately figure out Paul's motive before finding out he was the vigilante.
* [[Recycled Soundtrack]]: Some music in ''The Crackdown'' was taken from ''[[Missing in Action]]'' and ''Invasion USA''.
* [[Retirony]]: In ''Death Wish 3''. [[Token Romance|As if her hooking up with Paul isn't bad enough]], by the time Kathryn Davis declares her intent to quit her job as a public defender and move to a new city for a fresh start, it's obvious she's doomed.
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