Cyrus, the leader of the most powerful gang in New York City, the Gramercy Riffs, calls a midnight summit for all the area gangs, with all asked to send nine unarmed representatives for the conclave. A gang called The Warriors are blamed for causing gang violence at theaters, but now it looks as highly stylized and pulpy as Hill intended. The plot finds a New York gang having to cross the territory of rivals in order to get to their own ‘hood. And so The Warriors begin their long journey from the Bronx back to Coney Island. The second-in-command, Swan, takes charge, though the hot-headed Ajax openly voices his desire to be acting gang warlord. The Warriors slowly cross the dangerous Bronx and Manhattan territories, narrowly escaping police and other gangs every step of the way.

The Warriors (1979)
  • Rating: (35,453 votes)
  • Taglines:They outnumber the cops three to one. » They are 60,000 strong. »
  • Runtime:92 minutes
  • Director: Walter Hill
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    Swan
    Michael Beck
    Ajax
    James Remar
    Cleon
    Dorsey Wright
    Snow
    Brian Tyler
    Cochise
    David Harris
    Cowboy
    Tom McKitterick
    Rembrandt (as Marcelino Sanchez)
    Marcelino Sánchez
    Vermin
    Terry Michos
    Mercy
    Deborah Van Valkenburgh
    Cyrus
    Roger Hill
  • Genres:Action, Crime, Thriller
  • Producers:
    Laurent Bouzereau
    producer (Ultimate Director's Cut)  
    Freeman A. Davies
    producer (Ultimate Director's Cut)  
    Lawrence Gordon
    producer  
    Walter Hill
    producer (Ultimate Director's Cut)  
    Frank Marshall
    executive producer  
    Joel Silver
    associate producer  
  • Plots: Cyrus, the leader of the most powerful gang in New York City, the Gramercy Riffs, calls a midnight summit for all the area gangs, with all asked to send nine unarmed representatives for the conclave. A gang called The Warriors are blamed for causing gang violence at theaters, but now it looks as highly stylized and pulpy as Hill intended. The plot finds a New York gang having to cross the territory of rivals in order to get to their own 'hood. And so The Warriors begin their long journey from the Bronx back to Coney Island. The second-in-command, Swan, takes charge, though the hot-headed Ajax openly voices his desire to be acting gang warlord. The Warriors slowly cross the dangerous Bronx and Manhattan territories, narrowly escaping police and other gangs every step of the way. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}
The Warriors
  • User's comment:The best of the Best.. by Tantive7 (Tantive7@hotmail.com)

    Walter Hill shows his directing flair again for action, drama and style in this crackling 1979 movie about a Coney Island gang falsely accused of murder and fleeing from everyone....including the other NYC gangs and the New York City Police Department. Set amongst a hostile, nocturnal world of neon lit train stations, baseball bat wielding gang members and lethal women "The Warriors" moves along at a frantic pace with a fine selection of young actors taking the lead. Michael Beck plays the cool headed, "war chief" Swan, seeking to get the other members back home to Coney Island alive and in one piece. James Remar is unforgettable as the woman chasing, hot headed Ajax...always out to prove his manhood with his fists. And David Patrick Kelly is perfect as the murderous, but ultimately cowardly leader of the Rogues. Attending a combined gangs meeting deep in the South Bronx to hear the Gramercy Riffs plans to control the streets of New York, the Warriors are wrongly accused of the shooting death of their charismatic leader, Cyrus. The finger of blame pointed their way, they flee via any means they can and upon their way back to home base encounter violent opposition from the Orphans, the Turnbull AC's, the Baseball Furies and even rifts within their own ranks lead to trouble. A colorful, exciting and fast paced film...at the time of it's original release it drew criticism for allegedly encouraging gang activity, but now seems almost cartoon like in it's displays of violence.Hands down a great film,stands the test of time. 1 million stars


  • Quotes: Cyrus: Can you dig it? Cyrus: [yelling] Can you count, suckers? I say, the future is ours... if you can count! Cyrus: Now, look what we have here before us. We got the Saracens sitting next to the Jones Street Boys. We've got the Moonrunners right by the Van Cortlandt Rangers. Nobody is wasting nobody. That... is a miracle. And miracles is the way things ought to be.
  • Also known as: Les guerriers de la nuit (Belgium - French title), Les guerriers de la nuit (Canada - French title), Les guerriers de la nuit (France), Krigarna (Finland - informal title, Swedish title), Krigarna (Sweden - imdb display title), Los guerreros (Argentina - imdb display title), Los guerreros (Mexico), Ratnici podzemlja (Serbia - TV title), Ratnici podzemlja (Yugoslavia - imdb display title, Croatian title), A harcosok (Hungary - imdb display title), Bojevniki podzemlja (Slovenia - imdb display title), De strijders van de nacht (Belgium - Flemish title), Die Warriors (West Germany), I guerrieri della notte (Italy), Krigerne (Denmark), Los amos de la noche (Spain), Oi mahites (Greece - transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title), Os Selvagens da Noite (Portugal - imdb display title), Ratnici (Serbia - imdb display title), Soturit (Finland), Warriors - Os Selvagens da Noite (Brazil), Warriors, les guerriers de la nuit (France - alternative spelling), Wojownicy (Poland - imdb display title),

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