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Die Warriors

Original title: The Warriors
  • 1979
  • 12
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
111K
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POPULARITY
906
44
Die 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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A street gang known as The Warriors must fight their way from the Bronx to their home turf on Coney Island when they are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader.A street gang known as The Warriors must fight their way from the Bronx to their home turf on Coney Island when they are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader.A street gang known as The Warriors must fight their way from the Bronx to their home turf on Coney Island when they are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader.

  • Director
    • Walter Hill
  • Writers
    • Sol Yurick
    • David Shaber
    • Walter Hill
  • Stars
    • Michael Beck
    • James Remar
    • Dorsey Wright
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    111K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    906
    44
    • Director
      • Walter Hill
    • Writers
      • Sol Yurick
      • David Shaber
      • Walter Hill
    • Stars
      • Michael Beck
      • James Remar
      • Dorsey Wright
    • 530User reviews
    • 174Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    James Remar and Jery Hewitt in Die Warriors (1979)
    James Remar, Michael Beck, David Harris, Tom McKitterick, Terry Michos, Marcelino Sánchez, Brian Tyler, Thomas G. Waites, and Dorsey Wright in Die Warriors (1979)
    Michael Beck, David Harris, Tom McKitterick, Terry Michos, Marcelino Sánchez, Brian Tyler, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Die Warriors (1979)
    Michael Beck, David Harris, Tom McKitterick, Terry Michos, Marcelino Sánchez, Brian Tyler, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Die Warriors (1979)
    Michael Beck, David Harris, Tom McKitterick, Terry Michos, Marcelino Sánchez, Brian Tyler, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Die Warriors (1979)
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    Die Warriors (1979)
    Michael Beck, David Harris, Tom McKitterick, Terry Michos, Marcelino Sánchez, Brian Tyler, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Die Warriors (1979)
    Michael Beck, David Harris, Tom McKitterick, Terry Michos, Marcelino Sánchez, Brian Tyler, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Die Warriors (1979)
    Michael Beck, David Harris, Tom McKitterick, Terry Michos, Marcelino Sánchez, Brian Tyler, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Die Warriors (1979)
    Michael Beck, David Harris, Tom McKitterick, Terry Michos, Marcelino Sánchez, Brian Tyler, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Die Warriors (1979)
    Die Warriors (1979)

    Top cast

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    Michael Beck
    Michael Beck
    • Swan
    James Remar
    James Remar
    • Ajax
    Dorsey Wright
    Dorsey Wright
    • Cleon
    Brian Tyler
    Brian Tyler
    • Snow
    David Harris
    David Harris
    • Cochise
    Tom McKitterick
    Tom McKitterick
    • Cowboy
    Marcelino Sánchez
    Marcelino Sánchez
    • Rembrandt
    • (as Marcelino Sanchez)
    Terry Michos
    Terry Michos
    • Vermin
    Deborah Van Valkenburgh
    Deborah Van Valkenburgh
    • Mercy
    Roger Hill
    Roger Hill
    • Cyrus
    David Patrick Kelly
    David Patrick Kelly
    • Luther
    Lynne Thigpen
    Lynne Thigpen
    • D.J.
    Ginny Ortiz
    Ginny Ortiz
    • Candy Store Girl
    Mercedes Ruehl
    Mercedes Ruehl
    • Policewoman
    John Snyder
    John Snyder
    • Gas Station Man
    Dennis Gregory
    • Masai
    Gwynn Press
    • Prom Couple
    Jodi Price
    • Prom Couple
    • Director
      • Walter Hill
    • Writers
      • Sol Yurick
      • David Shaber
      • Walter Hill
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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 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

      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

    User reviews530

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    Featured review
    9/10
    I DIG IT
    Wow, I haven't been this amazed in a very long time. Where was I living all this time that not once did I hear anything about this movie. "The Warriors" is one of the best moves of the 70's and it definitely deserves more recognition than it apparently has. There isn't a single thing in this movie that disappoints, on the contrary, everything in it is brilliant. The acting, the very cool costumes, the amazing photography, the great adrenaline music, the fight sequences, the minimalistic plot, and of course the memorable one liners. From the moment it starts "The Warriors" just never loses its fast pace and we're not able to rest until the end. There are very few movies I wish would have last longer, there are even fewer that ended perfectly and "The Warriors" is one of them. If people though "Taxi Driver" was controversial they probably didn't see this movie. Cop bashing, interracial skinhead gangs, pretty girls that put out on every other corner; man, I'm not the least bit surprised that people wanted to imitate the Warriors. I felt like it today and I thought I was past that faze. All the praise to Walter Hill for helping make one of the best movies I've ever seen. The photography, that can only be surpassed by individuals the kinds of Kubrick and the shere minimalism of just about everything, even the deserted streets of New York, have never been more powerful. This is cult at its best. 9/10
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    • Dec 20, 2002

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 13, 1979 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Warriors
    • Filming locations
      • 96th Street IRT Subway Station, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Box office

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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
      • $22,495,288
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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