The Warriors

The Warriors

94 mins | Action, Thriller | Feb. 9, 1979

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.

The Warriors

94 mins | Action, Thriller | Feb. 9, 1979

The Warriors
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Paramount
Original title The Warriors
Directors Walter Hill
Writers Sol Yurick, David Shaber, Walter Hill

Cast

Michael Beck

as Swan

James Remar

as Ajax

Dorsey Wright

as Cleon

David Harris

as Cochise

Brian Tyler

as Snow

Steve James

as Baseball Fury

Tom McKitterick

as Cowboy

Marcelino Sanchez

as Rembrandt

Terry Michos

as Vermin

Roger Hill

as Cyrus

Lynne Thigpen

as D.J.

Mercedes Ruehl

as Policewoman

John Snyder

as Gas Station Man

Irwin Keyes

as Policeman in Park

Antone Pagán

as Gang Leader on Subway Stairs (uncredited)

Sonny Landham

as Policeman in Subway Station

Thomas G. Waites

as Fox (uncredited)

Johnny Barnes

as Turnbull A.C.

George Lee Miles

as Gramercy Riff

Paul Greco

as Sully

Iris Klein

as Lizzie (as Iris Alahanti)

Tony Clark

as Police

Robert Townsend

as gang member (uncredited)

Ginny Ortiz

as Candy Store Girl

Edward Sewer

as Masai