The Warriors (1979)
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.
93 min
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.
- Release date
- February 1, 1979
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Box office
- $22,490,039
Trailer
Cast
- Michael Beck as Swan
- James Remar as Ajax
- Dorsey Wright as Cleon
- Brian Tyler as Snow
- David Harris as Cochise
- Tom McKitterick as Cowboy
- Marcelino Sánchez as Rembrandt
- Terry Michos as Vermin
- Deborah Van Valkenburgh as Mercy
- Roger Hill as Cyrus
Crew
- Walter Hill · Director
- Sol Yurick · Writer
- David Shaber · Writer
- Walter Hill · Writer
- Lawrence Gordon · Producer
- Barry De Vorzon · Composer
- Andrew Laszlo · Cinematographer
- Freeman A. Davies · Editor
- David Holden · Editor
- Susan E. Morse · Editor
- Billy Weber · Editor
- Howard Feuer · Casting director
- Jeremy Ritzer · Casting director