The Warriors
1979 · Movie · 1h 34m · R
ActionThriller
"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."
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
Metacritic
65/100
Key crew
- Walter HillDirector
- David ShaberScreenplay
- Walter HillScreenplay
- Barry De VorzonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Michael BeckSwan
- James RemarAjax
- David Patrick KellyLuther
- Dorsey WrightCleon
- David HarrisCochise
- Deborah Van ValkenburghMercy
- Brian TylerSnow
- Tom McKitterickCowboy
- Marcelino SánchezRembrandt
- Roger HillCyrus
- Steve JamesBaseball Fury
- Terry MichosVermin
Stills
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Themes
new york citystreet ganggangsterdisc jockeygang warconey islandsurvivalpursuitgang membernew york subwaygirl gangframed for murder