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The Warriors is a 1979 American cult action/thriller film directed by Walter Hill and based on Sol Yurick's 1965 novel of the same name. Like the novel, the film borrows elements from the Anabasis by Xenophon.
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Cast:
David Patrick Kelly,
Thomas G. Waites,
Steve Chambers,
Vic Magnotta,
Jaime Perry,
Michael Beck,
Frank Ferrara,
Harold Miller,
Harry Madsen,
James Remar,
Sonny Landham,
John Snyder,
Gregory Cleghorne,
Mercedes Ruehl,
Steve James,
Irwin Keyes,
Rob Ryder,
Dorsey Wright,
Donna Ritchie,
Johnny Barnes,
Billy Anagnos,
Lynne Thigpen,
David Harris,
Joel Weiss,
Deborah Van Valkenburgh,
Paul Greco,
Larry Silvestri,
Victoria Vanderkloot,
Jeff Scott,
Jerry Hewitt,
Brian Tyler,
Tom McKitterick,
Marcelino Sanchez,
Terry Michos,
Roger Hill,
J.W. Smith,
Craig R. Baxley,
Gary Baxley,
Leon Delaney,
John Gibson,
George Lee Miles,
Lisa Maurer,
Doran Clark,
Laura Delano,
Hubert J. Edwards,
André Engel,
Marvin Foster,
Michael Garfield,
Eddie Earl Hatch,
Michael Jeffrey,
Brian Taylor,
Carrotte,
Tommy Huff,
Mike James,
Don Ritchie,
Craig Baxley, Jr.,
Konrad Sheehan,
William Williams
Genre: Action, Drama, Adventure
Release Date: February 9, 1979
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 1hr 34min
Genre: Action, Drama, Adventure
Release Date: February 9, 1979
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 1hr 34min
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*** out of **** "The Warriors" begins with a particularly stylish opening montage that depicts several gangs - each supposedly handling no weapons, and each limited to about nine members or less - boarding and leaving trains, riding buses and driving cars; all too one similar location. We could just as easily follow any single gang, but the one we follow throughout the narrative gives the film its title. The Warriors make it to the scene and an almighty figure named Cyrus … more
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Cyrus (Roger Hill), the leader of the largest street gang the Gramercy Riffs, holds a meeting in the Bronx. He invites 9 delegates of the local gangs in an attempt to call a truce. His plan is to unite the gangs into one, with intentions on conquering New York City one borough at a time. During the ovation, he's gunned down by a gang leader, who places the blame on another gang from Coney Island called the Warriors. Chaos ensues and the Warriors realize that the truce may have been called off, … more
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This is one cult classic that I easily consider one of my favorites ever. The Warriors is an action movie that follows a Brooklyn gang trying to make it out of the Bronx alive. The pacing is excellent and it's not just another action movie here. The film does a great job utilizing its themes of isolation and existentialism. Stylish, very atmospheric, with a nice consistent tone. The Warriors is definitely one of the better action movies to ever be made, … more
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review by Captain_Couth.
May 12, 2009
The Warriors is Walter Hill's street gang masterpiece. It's so cheesy and highly entertaining. The Warriors, along with all of the street gangs in the New York City area are invited to a "street gang "convention" headed by the leader of the city's biggest gang Cyrus. Cyrus has a vision, to unite all the gangs and take over the city. Each gang brings their leader and eight "representatives" to the meeting. The film follows the gang with it's main emphasis on the Warriors. These … more
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