The Warriors (1979)

7.7/10 94 min Action Thriller

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.

Cast

Michael Beck

Swan

James Remar

Ajax

David Patrick Kelly

Luther

Dorsey Wright

Cleon

David Harris

Cochise

Deborah Van Valkenburgh

Mercy

Marcelino Sánchez

Rembrandt

Roger Hill

Cyrus

Steve James

Baseball Fury

Terry Michos

Vermin

Lynne Thigpen

D.J.

Mercedes Ruehl

Policewoman

John Snyder

Gas Station Man

Irwin Keyes

Policeman in Park

Antone Pagán

Gang Leader on Subway Stairs (uncredited)

Sonny Landham

Policeman in Subway Station

Thomas G. Waites

Fox (uncredited)

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