| “ | A righteous man before me stands. A hero in these filthy lands. A brother in arms in heart are you. I was really hoping you get it too. | „ |
| ~ One of David Fisk's poems, left at the scene of a murder. |
David "Rooster" Fisk is the main antagonist of the 2008 film Righteous Kill.
He was portrayed by Al Pacino, who also portrayed Michael Corleone in the Godfather trilogy, Tony Montana in Scarface, Big Boy in Dick Tracy, Richard III in Looking for Richard, Walter Burke in The Recruit, Willy Bank in Ocean's Thirteen, Shylock in Merchant of Venice, Carlito Brigante in Carlito's Way, Jimmy Hoffa in The Irishman, Roy Cohn in Angels in America, and Wilhelm Zuchs in Hunters.
Biography[]
A homicide detective with the New York Police Department, David Fisk is partnered with his best friend, Tom "Turk" Cowan. The two of them investigate a series of murders committed by a vigilante known as Poetry Boy. The killer had left a poem by the bpdy of his latest victim, a drug dealer called Spider.
It is revealed that Rooster is the killer, and he had plotted to frame Turk for the murders. He did this because he lost his faith in justice when he learned that his partner planted a gun at the house of acquitted child molester and murderer Charles Randall, which led to his conviction. This turn of events caused Rooster to become a vigilante serial killer, targeting criminals who get away with murder (as well as Father Connell, the priest who molested him as a child).
During his murder spree, Rooster decides to "go for the unforgivable", and rapes Turk's girlfriend, Karen Corelli.
David Fisk's death.
When Turk finishes reading Rooster's journal, he chases him through a construction site where Rooster is trying to commit suicide-by-cop by firing at his partner aimlessly to get him to shoot him in return. After relenting, Turk does shoot Rooster in the chest. Turk tries to call an ambulance, but Rooster begs him to call it off and let him die. Turk reluctantly agrees, and his partner dies.
Victims[]
- Rambo the Skate-Boarding Pimp (Shot while on his modus operandi)
- Jon Van Luytens (Broke into his apartment and shot him)
- Father Connell (Shot in his church over suspicions of being a pedophile)
- Spider (Shot while making a phone call failing to notice Rooster)