The Warriors

The Warriors

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.

Rating

3.0 (1)

Release Date

2/1/1979

Runtime

94 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue

$22,490,039

Homepage

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How It Feels

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A relentless nocturnal chase through New York's underground where a wrongly accused gang must fight their way home through hostile territory. Stylish, propulsive, and utterly gripping.

Mood

TenseExhilaratingParanoid

Themes

SurvivalIdentityBetrayal

Tone

Matter-of-fact

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

Stylized genreNeon-drenchedHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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