This cult classic late-70s film basically features a fictional New York City overrun by cartoonish gangs who stand on the cusp of being united under a charismatic leader named Cyrus. At a crucial rally, in which representatives from all the gangs gather to hear their leader speak, a rogue gang member (from a gang aptly named the Rogues) shoots Cyrus just as the police show up to raid the place.
Clip from the 1979 film The Warriors in which Swan (Michael Beck), Cleon (Dorsey Wright), Snow (Brian Tyler), Ajax (James Remar), Cowboy (Tom McKitterick), Rembrandt (Marcelino Snchez), Vermin (Terry Michos) and Fox (Thomas G. Waites) enter diplomatic negotiations with the leader of minor gang The Orphans (Paul Greco) and first meet Mercy (Deborah Van Valkenburgh).
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Upon its release, it was met with a mixed critical response and some violent incidents in the theatres in which it was shown. A shooting at a drive-in, brawls between actual gangs during showings and a fatal stabbing were just some of the stories reported. Whether the film itself was an incitement to violence, or more likely, actual gang members realised they were sitting across from their enemies in the aisles and chose to throw down, it nonetheless caused citizens groups to stage protests and ultimately forced distributor Paramount Pictures to pay for cinema security and tone down their advertising campaign.
Having promised myself after my first viewing all those years ago, that one day I would soldier those same streets and see that Wonder Wheel close up, it was a happy (albeit incredibly cold) day when I finally managed to give it a shot. The results are in the shakily filmed video below.
A film like The Warriors, it would have to rely on the tension building throughout the picture and it does it perfectly. Most enjoyably and noticeably when Swan is being tailed by The Punks leader (the man-child looking guy on roller skates) and the music is building to the showdown perfectly as he coasts behind Swan.
Aside from this, the positives are far greater than the weaker points. As far as sitting down and just watching a good film to pass the time, The Warriors is a perfect choice for the enjoyable late 70s effect (which is incredibly heavy on the slow-motion, but also hilarious) the adreneline-fuelled action sequences, but also the rhythmic music throughout the film.
Thank you as always for taking the time to read my scribbles. I do very much appreciate it and please feel free to let me know your thoughts of the The Warriors and any of Walter Hills films if you wish. Oh and just in case you thought I had forgot!!
Watching this film back in my youth (probably on cable in the 80's) caused to me yearn to have been a teenager in the 70's. I was a decade late.I don't know what it is about that time; I still watch "The Rockford Files" as frequently as possible. Things seemed much simpler and clear-cut, and there was an element of danger and lawlessness that is strangely compelling to me.Comparing the world in the 70's to today makes me wonder what kind of life my kids are going to have (age 6 and 9 now). And how they'll view the era I grew up in.I don't have much of a point to make here, other than to say that films like this and "Over The Edge", and "Outsiders" seem to evoke inexplicable emotions in me.Thanks John.
Wonderful review John. I never tire of analysis on The Warriors. i loved the cast. It's one of those films that essentially formed by appreciation of film without really understanding it at the time. I always point to this, The Thing, Escape From New York and a handful of others that really influenced my tastes. Anyway, a great review as always.You offer your own typoically insightful commentary on a classic. Thank you.PS I literally just picked this film up on Blu-Ray about a week ago. Can't wait to watch it and here In The City in stereo surround.
Hi JKM;It's interesting to read your take on this film so close in time to your review of "Dirty Harry" 'cause to me Kelly's Luther is second only to Andrew Robinson's Scorpio in the annals of truly great demented villains. Most memorable villains are calculators, cold amoral plotters like Hannibal Lecter or Hans Gruber. Not these two; they're pitch-perfect personifications of the chaos around them, living embodiments of what we fear is Anarchy's Lovecraftian heart. In comparison, Ledger's Joker seems to be taking it down a notch.
Great review! I love that you provided a historical and cultural context that gave birth to Hill's film. I think that a lot of people forget just what a big stir the film caused back in the day.I always felt that the mytholgizing aspects of THE WARRIORS make it a companion piece (of sorts) with Hill's STREETS OF FIRE which also uses rock 'n' roll music and creates a stylized world filled with archetypes.I would also love to see a double bill of THE WARRIORS and ESCAPE FROM NY. I am stoked that you are tackling that film for the Carpenter blogathon. Can't wait!
le0pard13 has left a new comment on your post "CULT MOVIE REVIEW: The Warriors (1979)": Great review, JKM! Love this film by Walter Hill. It's backstory (that of the Greek battle and ties to myth) make it a perfect setting for what was occurring in the big cities during the 70's. Given my experience, I've always said I grew up during the 60's, but I survived the 70's ;-).For you favorite scene in THE WARRIORS, IMDB listed this in the trivia for the film:"The Baseball Furies were created due to Walter Hill's love of baseball and the music group Kiss."There were so many great performances among this young cast. I always appreciated Lynne Thigpen's portrayal of the DJ tracking our heroes' trek back to their home turf, too. You presented some great stuff here, John. Easily, yours and J.D.'s review of this essential 70's film are my favorite pieces for it. Kudos and thanks.p.s., as J.D. and I discussed earlier this year, for those who want to see the original theatrical cut, pick up the OOP 2001 disc. The later Ultimate Director's Cut disc has the comic book paneling framing device (but with a good bit of extras).
I first saw this amazing piece of nighttime New York craziness on VHS like many other cult cinema fans. The first video releases here in the UK were the kind of films that were supposed to appeal to a young demographic and so action, horror and sexy coming of age comedies were all widely available and marketed with gawdy, lurid artwork. This made going to the video store such a brilliant experience.
The film plays like some very dark and nightmarish comic book set in the near-bankrupt and life-endangering New York of the 70s. Each gang has its own identity complete with dress, hairstyles and, sometimes make-up (check out the uncredited gang in the opening sequence who are dressed and made up as evil clowns). I love the depiction of New York as completely crime-ridden and downright dangerous. The Big Apple is rotten to the core. This was also evident in the opening credits of The Equaliser
The film also depicts the danger of youth in the same way that A Clockwork Orange does. In the eyes of the right-wing tabloid readers, the teenagers of the world are running rampant and are responsible for almost every crime under the sun. This would also be evident in some of the Public Information Films from the 70s
Eagle-eyed cineastes may have seen in the film American Gigolo that there is a huge billboard advertising The Warriors in LA. This appears to have been crossed out by another gang who have initialled their handiwork as VGV.
One of the most watched beta-max videos during my teen years in the early 80s was without doubt, the cult gang film, The Warriors. Released in 1979 it was my introduction to the street gangs of America, an environment as far removed from my own as was possible to get and yet, for reasons to this day I cannot quite fathom, it captured my young imagination and remains a loveable old favourite.
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