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The Warriors

The Warriors

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.

19797.71h 34m

Overview

Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' death. Before you know it, the cops and every gangbanger in town is hot on the Warriors' trail.

Directed by Walter Hill
Written by David Shaber, Sol Yurick, Walter Hill
Produced by Lawrence Gordon
Box OfficeBudget: $4.0MRevenue: $22.5M

Top Cast

Michael Beck

Michael Beck

Swan

James Remar

James Remar

Ajax

David Patrick Kelly

David Patrick Kelly

Luther

Dorsey Wright

Dorsey Wright

Cleon

David Harris

David Harris

Cochise

Deborah Van Valkenburgh

Deborah Van Valkenburgh

Mercy

B

Brian Tyler

Snow

T

Tom McKitterick

Cowboy

Marcelino Sánchez

Marcelino Sánchez

Rembrandt

Roger Hill

Roger Hill

Cyrus

Themes & Keywords

new york citystreet ganggangsterdisc jockeygang warconey islandsurvivalpursuitgang membernew york subwaygirl gangframed for murderwarriorviolenceexcited

About The Warriors

The Warriors is a action, thriller film released in 1979 exploring themes of new york city, street gang, gangster, disc jockey, gang war, coney island. Directed by Walter Hill, it stars Michael Beck, James Remar, David Patrick Kelly. Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' death. Before you know it, the cops and every gangbanger in town is hot on the Warriors' trail.

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