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The Warriors (1979)

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Reviews Counted: 30

Fresh: 28

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 7.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Urban lawlessness of New York City street gangs is the theme of Walter Hill's violent and influential drama. When a powerful gang leader is shot during a meeting between all of the city's gangs,... Urban lawlessness of New York City street gangs is the theme of Walter Hill's violent and influential drama. When a powerful gang leader is shot during a meeting between all of the city's gangs, the blame is pinned on a Brooklyn clan known as the Warriors. Now members of this small bunch face a night of terror, as they try to return to Coney Island with an army of thugs hot on their trail. It's a long subway ride from the Bronx to Brooklyn, and anything can happen! [More]

Starring: Michael Beck, James Remar, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Thomas Waites

Starring: Michael Beck, James Remar, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Thomas Waites, David Harris, David Patrick Kelly, Lynne Thigpen, Mercedes Ruehl

Director: Walter Hill

Director: Walter Hill
Screenwriter: David Shaber, Walter Hill
Producer: Lawrence Gordon
Composer: Barry Devorzon

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Jan 16, 2001

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
07/02/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

The Warriors Rule! One of the best action-thrillers of the 70s!

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02/03/09
Clint Morris
Brag Magazine
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10/18/08
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10/24/07
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Yeah, it's really good.

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09/06/07
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

The only trouble is that I half expected them to break out into song and dance any minute a la West Side Story.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment 1 Comment
07/05/07
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

OK, it's not Greek tragedy, but it is based (loosely) on Xenophon, so there.

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01/09/07
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

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

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05/31/06
Brian Mckay
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01/26/06
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See it once, and you'll want to see it again.

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11/21/05
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Tight, terse and tough. The great Walter Hill once again proves he has few equals when staging intense confrontations.

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10/21/05
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com

Just what is the fanboys' beef with the new DVD "Director's Cut" of The Warriors, anyway?

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10/18/05
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine

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07/29/05
Jake Euker
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07/23/05
Emanuel Levy
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05/09/05
Janet Maslin
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06/08/04
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

The movie can also be enjoyed, and enjoyed thoroughly, as a mean, dirty piece of pulp mythology.

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06/04/04
M.E. Russell
Oregonian

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01/24/04
Spence D.
IGN Movies

Once-notorious gang movie, now a delightfully retro experience

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01/23/04
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

A campy treat for anyone who wants to "come out and play-ay!"

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01/22/04
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
 
 
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