The Warriors

1979
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1h 33m

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7.5/10

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Action Crime Thriller

A street gang known as the Warriors must fight its way from the Bronx to its home turf on Coney Island when its members are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader.A street gang known as the Warriors must fight its way from the Bronx to its home turf on Coney Island when its members are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader.A street gang known as the Warriors must fight its way from the Bronx to its home turf on Coney Island when its members are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader.

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Trivia
Sol Yurick wrote the original book as a rebuttal to the romanticized view of street gangs presented in West Side Story (1961) based on his experience as a New York City welfare department worker.

Goofs
When the Warriors first leave the gunfight in the Bronx, we see them walking in the rain, completely soaked. A short while later, they're back on the train with dry hair and clothes.

Quotes
Cyrus: Can you dig it?

Crazy credits
In the original version, the end credits are followed by 3 minutes of black screen as the Joe Walsh song "In the City" plays.

Alternate versions
The Ultimate Director's Cut runs around one minute longer, adding a voiceover introduction from director Walter Hill describing a legendary Greek army's attempt to fight its way home, and comic-book freeze frame shots bridging various scenes in the film.

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: The Brink's Job/Hardcore/The Warriors/Quintet/The Great Train Robbery (1979)

Soundtracks
In The City
Composed by Joe Walsh and Barry De Vorzon
Performed by Joe Walsh

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Walter Hill's stylish 'Warriors' packs a punch

During a gang summit in the Bronx, a rival gang leader (Roger Hill) is shot and killed. A Coney Island gang is wrongfully accused of the crime and find themselves on the run from other gangs and cops as they race back to their turf. Will they make it back in one piece?

Walter Hill's ("48 Hrs.") stylish tale about gang warfare packs a punch (even by today's standards). Upon release, the film sparked controversy and was accused of encouraging gang violence. After one look, it's not brutal, graphic or unpleasant. It's an exciting, fast-paced, action-packed, non-bloody tale that sends a message with conviction. Most of the gangs portrayed are too cartoonish to be menacing, but yet they are unique in more ways than one. Credit should also be given to Andrew Laszlo's photography. A cult classic. "Can you dig it?"

My evaluation: *** out of ****.