The Warriors
Screening on Film
Directed by Walter Hill.
With Michael Beck, James Remar, Deborah Van Valkenburgh.
US, 1979, 35mm, color, 94 min.
Print source: Paramount Pictures
With Michael Beck, James Remar, Deborah Van Valkenburgh.
US, 1979, 35mm, color, 94 min.
Print source: Paramount Pictures
Roughly based on a 1965 novel that was in turn loosely inspired by Xenophon’s Anabasis, The Warriors is a modern epic about a gang fighting its way overnight from the Bronx to its home turf in Coney Island. Despite violence said to be caused by the film during its initial release, it was a success and its popularity has grown over the years – recently spawning action figures and a video game. One of its early fans was Pauline Kael, who described it as both baroque and the visual equivalent of rock music. The film’s original blend of genres – the youth gang film, film noir, the Western – and its moody look, neon against urban shadows, are both hallmarks of the work of director Walter Hill.
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