The Warriors (1979)
Average Rating: 7.4/10
Reviews Counted: 32
Fresh: 30 | Rotten: 2
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Release Date: Feb 9, 1979 Wide
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Walter Hill's hip, super-stylized action film unfurls in a dystopian near-future, when various gangs control New York City. Each gang sports a unique moniker ('The Warriors,' 'The Baseball Furies,' 'The Rogues'), with a costume underscoring its "theme"; each, in turn, is also responsible for one geographic area. Hill sets up the landscape as a massive, violent playground - replete with bridges, vacant subway tunnels, parks, abandoned buildings and the like, all ripe for exploration and
Feb 9, 1979 Wide
Jan 16, 2001
Paramount Pictures
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Cast
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Michael Beck
Swan -
James Remar
Ajax -
David Patrick Kelly
Luther -
Thomas G. Waites
Fox -
Dorsey Wright
Cleon -
Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Mercy -
Mercedes Ruehl
Policewoman -
Brian Tyler
Snow -
David Harris
Cochise -
Tom McKitterick
Cowboy -
Marcelino Sánchez
Rembrandt -
Terry Michos
Vermin -
Roger Hill
Cyrus -
Johnny Barnes
Turnbull A.C.'s -
Steve Chambers
Baseball Fury -
Doran Clark
Lizzies -
Laura Delano
Lizzie -
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Marvin Foster
Turnbull A.C.'s -
Michael Garfield
Rogue -
Gregory Cleghorne
Gramercy Riffs -
Paul Greco
Orphan -
Eddie Earl Hatch
Punk -
Irwin Keyes
Police -
Sonny Landham
Police -
Lisa Maurer
Lizzie -
George Lee Miles
Gramercy Riff -
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Rob Ryder
Baseball Fury -
Jeff Scott
Prom Date -
Larry Silvestri
Police -
J.W. Smith
Turnbull A.C.'s -
John Snyder
Gas Station Man -
Lynne Thigpen
D.J. -
Joel Weiss
Rogue -
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Leon Delaney
Punk -
Frank Ferrara
Police -
Harry Madsen
Baseball Fury -
Vic Magnotta
Police -
Brian Taylor
Snow -
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Mike James
Gramercy Riff -
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Jerry Hewitt
Baseball Fury -
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Victoria Vanderkloot
Lizzy -
Steve James
Baseball Fury -
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Harold Miller
Rogue -
John Gibson
Baseball Fury -
Jeffrey Michael
Turnbull ACs
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All Critics (40) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (35) | Rotten (4) | DVD (30)
Walter Hill's vibrant 1979 adaptation of Sol Yurick's 1965 novel - based loosely on an ancient Greek story called "Anabasis" - is a classic cinematic record of New York City circa 1979.
Cartoonishly violent, insanely moody and pointless.
A cult film that deserves its reputation.
The Warriors Rule! One of the best action-thrillers of the 70s!
Yeah, it's really good.
...not a great film, but it is an entertaining one. (HD DVD Edition)
The only trouble is that I half expected them to break out into song and dance any minute a la West Side Story.
OK, it's not Greek tragedy, but it is based (loosely) on Xenophon, so there.
Visually stunning and emotionally gripping, THE WARRIORS is a classic that, after a quarter-century, has finally recieved the loving finishing touches that it so rightly deserves
See it once, and you'll want to see it again.
Tight, terse and tough. The great Walter Hill once again proves he has few equals when staging intense confrontations.
Just what is the fanboys' beef with the new DVD "Director's Cut" of The Warriors, anyway?
Audience Reviews for The Warriors
Super Reviewer
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- Ajax: Well, good! I'm sick of running from these wimps!
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- Ajax: Since when are you a fucking diplomat?
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- Cyrus: Can you dig it?
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- Cyrus: Can You Dig It!
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- Luther: Warriors come out to play!
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- Gramercy Riff: You Warriors are good. Real good.
- Swan: The best.
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