The Warriors (film)

The Warriors
Theatrical release poster
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
Music by	Barry De Vorzon
Production company	Lawrence Gordon Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	February 9, 1979 (1979-02-09) (United States)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$4 million[1]
Box office	$22.5 million[2]

The Warriors is a 1979 American action thriller film directed by Walter Hill. Based on Sol Yurick's 1965 novel of the same name, the film centers on a fictitious New York City street gang who must travel 30 miles (48 km), from the north end of the Bronx to their home turf on Coney Island in southern Brooklyn, after they are framed for the murder of a respected gang leader. The film was theatrically released in the United States on February 9, 1979, by Paramount Pictures.

After reports of vandalism and violence, Paramount Pictures temporarily halted their advertising campaign and released theater owners from their obligation to show the film. Despite its initially negative reception, The Warriors has since become a cult film and has been reappraised by film critics.^[3] The film has spawned several spinoffs, including video games and a comic book series.

In his book about the film, author Sean Egan summarized its appeal: "Whereas the milieu of The Warriors was one normally only depicted in motion pictures as an examination of a social problem, this movie portrayed life from the street gang's point of view. It was an obvious but revolutionary approach that struck a chord with the urban working class, especially its adolescent subset."^[4]