The Warriors – 1979
They are 100,000 strong.
Director
Walter Hill

Writers
Sol Yurick (novel)
David Shaber and
Walter Hill

Producers
Lawrence Gordon producer
Frank Marshall executive producer
Joel Silver associate producer

Cast
Michael Beck – Swan
James Remar – Ajax
Dorsey Wright – Cleon
Brian Tyler – Snow
David Harris – Cochise
Tom McKitterick – Cowboy
Marcelino Sánchez – Rembrandt
Terry Michos – Vermin
Deborah Van Valkenburgh – Mercy
Roger Hill – Cyrus
David Patrick Kelly – Luther
Lynne Thigpen – Radio deejay
Ginny Ortiz – Candy Store Girl

Review by Sven Soetemans

Come out to Play!
Not a highly realistic or dramatic portrait of the New York gangs, but a very exiting roller coaster-ride of action, raw settings and imaginative characters. The film’s opening sequence is classic and downright brilliant with NY’s most vicious gangs gathering in the park. The self-acclaimed leader – Cyrus – encourages the gangs to work together and take over power.

When he’s suddenly killed from within the crowd, the Coney Island Warriors are immediately pointed as the betrayers. What follows is a fascinatingly shot chase through the dark and foggy NY ghettos. The Warriors encounter angry-filled gangs and fight them in typical, rough backtown settings like the Subway or the notorious Bronx.

James Remar is terrific as the overactive Warrior Ajax and he receives good feedback from the rest of the cast. Plus…the music is GREAT! Easily Walter Hill’s best movie and maybe it even ranks among the 10 best films of the late 70’s. The cult-status of The Warriors is still increasing