The Warriors
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The Warriors (1979)

18
09/02/1979 (GB)
Action, Thriller
1h 34m

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.

  • Walter HillDirector, Screenplay
  • David ShaberScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $4,000,000

  • Revenue

    $22,490,039

Keywords

  • new york city
  • street gang
  • gangster
  • disc jockey
  • gang war
  • coney island
  • survival
  • pursuit
  • gang member
  • new york subway
  • girl gang
  • framed for murder
  • warrior
  • violence
  • excited

Top Billed 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

Brian Tyler

Snow

Tom McKitterick

Tom McKitterick

Cowboy

Marcelino Sánchez

Rembrandt

Roger Hill

Roger Hill

Cyrus

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