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Creators:
Richard Lindheim
Michael Sloan
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Seasons:
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Release Date:
18 September 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama more
Plot:
Robert McCall is "The Equalizer", a private detective with a lot of contacts who is available for hire... more
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Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 11 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(36 articles)
Edward Woodward dies at 79
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Edward Woodward
 (From Alternative Film Guide. 17 November 2009, 10:18 AM, PST)
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Edward Woodward Was The Best Solo Action Hero Ever! more (41 total)

Cast

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Edward Woodward ... Robert McCall (87 episodes, 1985-1989)

Keith Szarabajka ... Mickey Kostmayer (42 episodes, 1985-1989)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA
Company:
Universal TV more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
During the height of the show's popularity, actor Edward Woodward was often approached on the street by people in need, with situations similar to those depicted in the show. He began carrying flyers with the phone numbers of social services organizations and legal clinics for them to contact. more
Quotes:
Robert McCall: [the Equalizer is spooking out a bad cop in an alley... grabs by the shirt & keeps slamming against the wall as he says... ] I DO NOT... FORGIVE...
[slam!]
Robert McCall: I DO NOT... FORGIVE...
[slam!]
Robert McCall: I DO NOT... FORGIVE...
[slam!]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: The Equalizer (#2.17)" (1998) more

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Edward Woodward Was The Best Solo Action Hero Ever!, 13 May 2002
Author: Big Movie Fan from England

The Equalizer-like so many shows from the 80's-is pure class.

It had a very dark premise. Robert McCall was a guy who helped people whose lives were in danger and had no one to turn to. Woodward was very serious and menacing as Robert McCall. McCall may not have been a young man and may not have been capable of jumping onto the top of a van or chasing after the bad guys on foot but he was dangerous. His voice was menacing and he put the fear into every bad guy he ever met. Once he took on an assignment (sometimes for no pay)he would not stop until he finished the job. Many of the bad guys were killed by McCall.

The best thing about this show was the premise. In the 1980's we had a lot of altruistic heroes (such as The A-Team and Michael Knight)who always helped the needy and always put the bad guy away-no matter how much above the law the bad guys thought they were. McCall was always there for people who needed him. That was the great thing about this show. Nowadays on TV, characters are out for themselves and will betray people on a whim, even the good guys. The likes of McCall were not like that-they were caring. No-body could kill them, scare them off or pay them off. They were true heroes.

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