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."

Feb 9 1979 R 1h 32m
Action, Crime, Thriller

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.

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Plot

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 killing Cyrus as he gives his speech. They now have to cross the territory of rivals in order to get to their own 'hood. The Warriors slowly cross the dangerous Bronx and Manhattan territories, narrowly escaping police and other gangs every step of the way.

Written by

Sol Yurick, David Shaber, Walter Hill

Directed by

Walter Hill

Cast

Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

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The Warriors 1979 TV trailer
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# of Votes
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Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
65
Popularity
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