The Wanderers

The Wanderers

It was The Wanderers against the world ... and the world never had a chance!

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Release Date

7/13/1979

Runtime

117 mins

Genres

Overview

The streets of the Bronx are owned by '60s youth gangs where the joy and pain of adolescence is lived. Philip Kaufman tells his take on the novel by Richard Price about the history of the Italian-American gang ‘The Wanderers.’

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$23,000,000

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A kinetic, affectionate chronicle of 1960s Bronx street gangs that captures the swagger, vulnerability, and camaraderie of adolescence with rock-and-roll energy. It's a film that loves its characters and their world even as it shows us the cost of their choices.

Mood

ExhilaratingBittersweetPlayfulDefiant

Themes

Coming of ageFriendshipIdentityClass

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Brisk

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Ensemble

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