Muva nje, sifunde ukuthi uBruce Willis uzoba ophambili ekuphindeni kwenziwe kabusha kwe "The Justice of the City." Okusha kuleli sonto ukuthi u-Eli Roth uzoba ngumqondisi wale nguqulo entsha ngaleso sikhathi eyenziwa nguCharles Bronson.
Le phrojekthi isivele idlule kuJoe Carnahan, uGerardo Naranjo nabashadikazi abakhiwe ngu-Aharon Keshales & Navot Papushado. Umbono walaba bobabili bokugcina ngokusobala awuqondananga kakhulu nalowo womkhiqizi. Icala elifanayo kube elikaJoe Carnahan, oseshiyile ngenxa yokungafani kobuciko, amahlebezi athi ngenxa yokufakwa kukaBruce Willis njenge-protagonist (angiboni idrama engaka endabeni iqiniso).
Le filimu kuhloswe ngayo ukuthi ibe yinguqulo ethembekile ngokwengeziwe yenoveli kaBrian Gardfiel. Ifilimu yango-1974, eyalingisa uCharles Bronson, yaba nengxabano lapho ubaba ebona khona ukuthi ngokuphuma ebusuku ayozingela izigebengu angathola abadlwenguli nababulali benkosikazi yakhe nendodakazi yakhe. Le filimu yenze umlingisi wavela kokujwayelekile kumabhayisikobho esenzo. Yize uJames Wan naye enza inguqulo noKevin Bacon njengoba umlingisi ophambili abiza iSentencia de muete, kubonakala sengathi uphrojusa onamalungelo uzimisele ukuqhubeka nokuxhaphaza le ndaba.
UScott Alexander noLarry Karaszewski ('Amehlo amakhulu', 'Amaphupho amabi') izosayina inguqulo yokugcina yalo mbhalo. Kule mpikiswano entsha, uPaul Kersey uzama ukuthatha ubulungiswa ukuze abambe iqhaza ekubhekaneni nokungasebenzi kwamaphoyisa lapho izigebengu ezintathu zihlasela indlu yakhe, zibulala umkakhe futhi zishiya indodakazi yakhe ihlukumezekile.