Writing

Brian Garfield

Born April 24, 1939 · New York City, New York, USA

Died December 29, 2018 · aged 79

Brian Francis Wynne Garfield (January 26, 1939 – December 29, 2018) was an American novelist and screenwriter. He wrote his first published book at the age of eighteen and wrote several novels under such pen names as "Frank Wynne" and "'Brian Wynne" before gaining prominence when his book Hopscotch (1975) won the 1976 Edgar Award for Best Novel. He is best known for his 1972 novel Death Wish, whic…

Known For

Death Wish

Death Wish · 2018

MovieActionCrime

A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.

The Stepfather

The Stepfather · 2009

MovieHorrorThriller

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

Death Wish

Death Wish · 1974

MovieCrimeDrama

After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.

Death Sentence

Death Sentence · 2007

MovieActionCrime

Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family.

Death Wish 3

Death Wish 3 · 1985

MovieActionCrime

Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.

Death Wish II

Death Wish II · 1982

MovieActionCrime

Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter in Los Angeles.

The Stepfather

The Stepfather · 1987

MovieHorrorThriller

Seemingly mild-mannered Henry Morrison has just murdered his entire family. After adopting a new identity and skipping town, he begins building a new relationship with a widow and her teenage daughter. However, he soon begins struggling to hide his true identity and maintain a grip on reality.

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown · 1987

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

MovieCrimeAction

After the death of his girlfriend's daughter from a drug overdose, Paul Kersey takes on the local drug cartel.

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Death Wish

Death Wish · 2018

MovieActionCrime

A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.

Novel

The Stepfather

The Stepfather · 2009

MovieHorrorThriller

Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?

Story

Death Wish

Death Wish · 1974

MovieCrimeDrama

After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.

Novel

Death Sentence

Death Sentence · 2007

MovieActionCrime

Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family.

Novel

Death Wish 3

Death Wish 3 · 1985

MovieActionCrime

Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.

Characters

Death Wish II

Death Wish II · 1982

MovieActionCrime

Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter in Los Angeles.

Characters

The Stepfather

The Stepfather · 1987

MovieHorrorThriller

Seemingly mild-mannered Henry Morrison has just murdered his entire family. After adopting a new identity and skipping town, he begins building a new relationship with a widow and her teenage daughter. However, he soon begins struggling to hide his true identity and maintain a grip on reality.

Story

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown · 1987

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

MovieCrimeAction

After the death of his girlfriend's daughter from a drug overdose, Paul Kersey takes on the local drug cartel.

Characters

Stepfather 2

Stepfather 2 · 1989

MovieHorrorThriller

"Stepfather" Jerry Blake escapes an insane asylum and winds up in another town, this time impersonating a marriage counselor. With a future wife and new stepson who love him, Blake eliminates anyone who stands in his way to building the perfect family.

Characters

Death Wish V: The Face of Death

Death Wish V: The Face of Death · 1994

Death Wish V: The Face of Death

MovieActionCrime

Paul Kersey is back at working vigilante justice when his fiancée, Olivia, has her business threatened by mobsters.

Characters

Hopscotch

Hopscotch · 1980

MovieComedyAdventure

When CIA operative Miles Kendig deliberately lets KGB agent Yaskov get away, his boss threatens to retire him. Kendig beats him to it, however, destroying his own records and traveling to Austria where he begins work on a memoir that will expose all his former agency's covert practices. The CIA catches wind of the book and sends other agents after him, initiating a frenetic game of cat and mouse that spans the globe.

Screenplay

Stepfather 3

Stepfather 3 · 1992

MovieHorrorThriller

After escaping a Puget Sound institution, "Stepfather" Gene Clifford alters his appearance with plastic surgery and takes on another new identity: Keith Grant. Moving to Deer View, California, Keith falls for a divorced school principal, arousing the suspicions of her wheelchair-bound, computer-savvy son.

Characters

The Last Hard Men

The Last Hard Men · 1976

The Last Hard Men

In 1909 Arizona, retired lawman Sam Burgade's life is thrown upside-down when his old enemy Provo and six other convicts escape a chain-gang in the Yuma Territorial Prison and come gunning for Burgade.

Novel

Blown Away

Blown Away · 1990

MovieCrimeAction

A mother must wage war against her gangster husband who took their child away from her.

Novel

Legs

MovieDramaRomance

Three ambitious young women risk it all when they compete for a chance to dance with the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes.

Story

Relentless

Relentless · 1977

MovieAdventureCrime

An Arizona state trooper, who is also an Indian, pursues a gang of paramilitary-type robbers into the mountains. The gang has killed the trooper's uncle and taken a woman hostage, and the trooper must use his tracking and hunting skills to find the gang and rescue the hostage.

Novel

Necessity

Necessity · 1988

MovieDramaCrime

A model discovers her wealthy husband is a dangerous drug dealer. She leaves him, taking along two million dollars of his money, but what she really wants is custody of their daughter. She hatches a plan to abduct her daughter and take her to safety. Meanwhile, her husband dispatches someone to find and eliminate her.

Novel

Fleshburn

Fleshburn · 1984

MovieHorrorCrime

A soldier who deserted because of spiritual beliefs was tried and evaluated by four psychiatrists, and they all concluded that he was unable to distinguish right from wrong, so he was sentenced to a mental hospital. One day, he escapes and kidnaps them and leaves them all in the middle of the desert.

Novel

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected · 1979

Tales of the Unexpected

A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.

Story