A street gang known as The Warriors Movie 1979 must fight their way from the Bronx to their home turf on Coney Island when they are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader.
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.
Directed by Walter Hill
Screenplay by
David Shaber
Walter Hill
Based on The Warriors
by Sol Yurick
Produced by Lawrence Gordon
Starring
Michael Beck
James Remar
Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Marcelino Sánchez
David Harris
Tom McKitterick
Brian Tyler
Dorsey Wright
Terry Michos
David Patrick Kelly
Roger Hill
Edward Sewer
Lynne Thigpen
Cinematography Andrew Laszlo
Edited by
David Holden
Freeman Davies Jr.
Billy Weber
Susan E. Morse
Brooks Youngmark
Music by Barry De Vorzon
Production
company
Lawrence Gordon Productions
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
February 9, 1979
Running time 92 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $4 million
Box office $22.5 million
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