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The Warriors

The Warriors

Actor(s): Michael Beck, James Remar, David Patrick Kelly, Thomas G. Waites, Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Director(s): Walter Hill
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: R
Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity
Movie Release: 1979
DVD Release: 01/16/2001
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Audio Tracks: English, French
Subtitles: English
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 33 mins
Studio: Paramount
Members Wishing: 15
Genres: Action, Action Thriller, Urban Drama
See Also: The Warriors [UMD for PSP], The Warriors [Ultimate Director's Cut], The Warriors [Blu-ray], The Warriors [HD DVD], Warriors [Circuit City Exclusive] [Checkpoint], The Warriors [Blu-ray]

DVD Synopsis

Walter Hill's hip, super-stylized action film unfurls in a dystopian near-future, when various gangs control New York City. Each gang sports a unique moniker ('The Warriors,' 'The Baseball Furies,' 'The Rogues'), with a costume underscoring its "theme"; each, in turn, is also responsible for one geographic area. Hill sets up the landscape as a massive, violent playground - replete with bridges, vacant subway tunnels, parks, abandoned buildings and the like, all ripe for exploration and adventure. As the tale opens, the titular Coney Island has traveled to the Bronx to attend a city-wide meeting of all gangs; at that event, however, the psychotic leader of a rival gang, The Rogues (David Patrick Kelly of Dreamscape) assassinates the head of the city's foremost gang, but The Warriors are pegged as culpable. This sends the gang fleeing through the labyrinthine city. With every thug in Manhattan in vicious, homicidal pursuit, they must also overcome all obstacles in their way. Throughout, Hill keeps the onscreen violence absurd, exaggerated and unrealistic, downplaying death to an extreme degree; despite this fact, the film sparked a massive amount of controversy and an ugly backlash for allegedly inciting violence and destruction in several theaters where it initially played. James Remar, Michael Beck and Deborah Van Valkenburgh lead the ensemble cast. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

Actors

Michael Beck - Swan
James Remar - Ajax
David Patrick Kelly - Luther
Thomas G. Waites - Fox
Deborah Van Valkenburgh - Mercy
Dorsey Wright - Cleon
Mercedes Ruehl - Policewoman


Editorial Review of DVD

Walter Hill's 1979 underground gang war picture Warriors comes to DVD with this release. Despite the absence of any real bells and whistles, fans of the film should find the disc adequate with interactive menus, scene selection, a theatrical trailer, and an impressive widescreen 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer. Both the English and French audio tracks are presented in Dolby Digital Mono and subtitles are available in English. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide

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