The Warriors

19791979
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1h 32m

The Warriors (1979)

In the near future, a charismatic leader summons the street gangs of New York City in a bid to take it over. When he is killed, The Warriors are falsely blamed and now must fight their way home while every other gang is hunting them down.

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In the near future, a charismatic leader summons the street gangs of New York City in a bid to take it over. When he is killed, The Warriors are falsely blamed and now must fight their way h... Read allIn the near future, a charismatic leader summons the street gangs of New York City in a bid to take it over. When he is killed, The Warriors are falsely blamed and now must fight their way home while every other gang is hunting them down.In the near future, a charismatic leader summons the street gangs of New York City in a bid to take it over. When he is killed, The Warriors are falsely blamed and now must fight their way home while every other gang is hunting them down.

Director
- Walter Hill
Writers
- Sol Yurick(based on the novel by)
- David Shaber(screenplay by)
- Walter Hill(screenplay by)
Stars

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Michael Beck, David Harris, Tom McKitterick, Terry Michos, Marcelino Sánchez, Brian Tyler, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in The Warriors (1979)

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Cyrus, the leader of the most powerful gang in New York City, the Gramercy Riffs, calls a midnight summit for all the area gangs, with all asked to send nine unarmed representatives for the conclave. A gang called The Warriors are blamed for killing Cyrus as he gives his speech. They now have to cross the territory of rivals in order to get to their own 'hood. The Warriors slowly cross the dangerous Bronx and Manhattan territories, narrowly escaping police and other gangs every step of the way. —Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}

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Taglines
- These are the Armies of the Night. They are 100,000 strong. They outnumber the cops five to one. They could run New York City. Tonight they're all out to get the Warriors.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for violence and language
Parents guide

Trivia
In the subway where Mercy is running with Fox's double, she fell and broke her wrist because the actor didn't let go of her hand. This is why she later appears in a jacket as it is covering up the cast. The filmmakers had Mercy disappear from the film for a while, meeting up with the Warriors at the subway platform and saying that she stole the jacket she was wearing before arriving there.

Goofs
When walking, the girl is wearing high-heel sandals. However when she is running with the Warriors as they are chased by the cops in the subway station, she is wearing "practical" shoes.

Quotes
Luther: Warriors, come out to play-i-ay.

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 1 minute longer, adding a voiceover introduction from director 'Walter Hill (I)' 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

Top review

8/10

"The Lizzies Are Packing"

"Listen boppers", this is a great gang flick that has a small crew chased down by every gang in NYC after they are wrongly accused of killing Cyrus (the local crime boss) at the Bronx Zoo. The Warriors have to make it from the Upper Bronx to Coney Island with every gang in town trying their own unique ways of knocking them off. Baseball mimes, Roller Skating posses, chick gangs, and of course, the "Riffs" do their darnedest to knock off the resilient Coney Island gang before they can make it back to their stomping ground. A local radio announcer (the woman from "Where in the World is Carmen San Deigo?") narrates their progress downtown, tipping off rivals and setting up further confrontation. A great movies for all ages.

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Release date
- February 9, 1979 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official sites
- Official Twitter
- Paramount Pictures (United States)
Language
- English
Also known as
- Ratnici podzemlja
Filming locations
- 96th Street IRT Subway Station, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Production company
- Paramount Pictures
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Budget
- $4,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $22,490,039
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,529,675
- Feb 11, 1979
Gross worldwide
- $22,490,471

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Runtime
1 hour 32 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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