The Warriors (1979)

02/01/1979 (US) • 1h 34m

Action, Thriller

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.

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.


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$4,000,000.00

Revenue

$22,490,039.00

Keywords

new york city

street gang

gangster

disc jockey

gang war

coney island

survival

pursuit

gang member

new york subway

girl gang

framed for murder

warrior

violence

excited

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