The original caught a lot of grief as well. The author of the book was really ticked at the ending because in the book he starts killing people for very little. It was supposed to be about vigilantism being a very bad thing in the end.
But the movie painted a different picture entirely.
Never heard that about the film makers changing
the way the author wrote it.Good for them.
Bernie Goetz was a folk hero back then too.Seems like it was
even worse back then the wailing of the libs.People
love watching bad guys get drilled.