Dorsey now works for the new york transit authority and. High quality movie the warriors inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world. The names could be used for both nefarious gangs, as well as honorable brotherhoods of course. Walter hills the warriors is a beloved cult film not just for its simple, propulsive story and hardhitting action, but for its wide variety of. Finally, a definitive ranking of all 23 gangs in the warriors. The main gang in the film, the warriors, walked the streets of new york in leather vests, without shirts underneath.
Their turf is western coney island and it is mentioned in a deleted scene from the film that they are a street family of 120, plus affiliates. Forty years ago, the reapers were known as a blessing and a curse to the south bronx similar to the street gangs that populated the. The storyline acts as both a prequel and a recreation of the film. Sep 08, 2015 those gangs, or gangs like them, and that incarnation of coney island would form the backbone of author sol yuricks 1965 debut novel, the warriors, about the young members of a street gang.
After a brawl with the hihats, the warriors stage a war council, where they decide to break ajax out of. Fictional gangs, of varying types, appear commonly in comics, films, literature, television series, and video. This name generator will give you 10 random names for gangs, clans, brotherhoods, and other organized groups. The five points gang was a preprohibition italianamerican new york gang, operating from the mid19th to the early 20th century from the five points district of manhattan. The wanderers is a 1979 american comedydrama film written and directed by philip kaufman and starring ken wahl, john friedrich, karen allen and toni kalem. The warriors was originally written during the era when juvenile delinquent fiction was still a viable paperback market, with authors like hal ellison reefer boy, irving shulman amboy dukes and countless other postpulp writers contributing to a genre of kids flying colors, with gang names on their custom denim or leather jackets. Its also the films final battle cry to the titular gang, who have spent the night on an odyssean hunt through new yorks nocturne, chased by the armies of the night.
The orphans first appeared in the 1979 film the warriors. Gang names in the 1979 film the warriors quiz by miniditka. It is based on sol yuricks 1965 novel of the same name, which was, in turn, based on xenophons anabasis. Sep 04, 2012 forty years ago, the reapers were known as a blessing and a curse to the south bronx similar to the street gangs that populated the fictional world of the popular film the warriors. As seen in the warriors, the cult directors quickanddirty gang flick of 1979, the city was dark, grubby, exotic somewhere between a binfire hellscape and an urban adventure playground for the criminally insane. With michael beck, james remar, dorsey wright, brian tyler. The warriors 1979 tale of gang struggling to survive mean streets of new york a kitschy favorite somehow, it opened to boxoffice success and became an instant cult classic. The warriors is known not only for its detail on its own gang, but the diverse and realistic or wacky gangs that surround them in new york city. While rare, the incidents were retold and embellished by dime novel and magazine authors during the late 19th and the early 20th century. The story behind the bold and bizarre street style of the. Al capone was a member at one point before he went on to bigger and more horrible things. Aug 11, 2010 this gang list is real from original movie script. They arrive with 100s of members of various gangs to hear a plan for a city wide truce so the gangs can all claim there turf and ultimatley take control of the city but someone shoots.
They became a staple for independent stations across the u. The riffs are the biggest gang in new york city, and cyrus wants to unite the other gangs and take over the city. Movies quiz gang names in the 1979 film the warriors random movies or clickable quiz can you pick the gang names in the 1979 film the warriors. Nov 10, 2018 there are huge differences between the film and the novel, including different names for all the characters warriors refers to all the gangs in the novel, not just the the protagonist gang, who in the novel are called the coney island dominators. The warriors, sometimes referred to as the coney island warriors, are the main gang in both the film and the video game. The warriors is a 1979 american action film directed by walter hill. The bowery boys and east side kids picked up a new generation of mostly younger fans when the films were repackaged and syndicated for television in the 1960s and 1970s. Around the time that the warriors was released, dorsey was also a disc jockey in several new york clubs.
Its also a fantasy film, concerning new york city street gangs. The story centers on a new york city gang who must make an urban journey of 30 miles 48 km, from the north end of the bronx to their home turf in coney island in southern brooklyn, after they are framed for the murder of. The titular gang from coney island set the pace and plot of the film, as they attempt to make. In the novel there are 7 known members of the gang that go to the meeting, as opposed to the 9 members in the film. Dorsey appeared in 3 movies after the warriors which were hair 1979, ragtime 1981 and the hotel new hampshire 1984. The warriors 1979 cast and crew a turf battle between new york city street gangs that rages from coney island to the bronx. Oct 24, 20 clip from the 1979 film the warriors in which snow brian tyler, ajax james remar, cowboy tom mckitterick, and swan michael beck are being chased by and confront the baseball furies in. A list of the warriors gangs can be found at the bottom of the page. A number of old west gangs left a lasting impression on american history. He returned to voice cleon in the warriors video game in 2005.
Why the warriors is essential countercultural cinema dazed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Ajax, cleon, cochise, cowboy, fox, rembrandt, snow, swan and vermin. A riot breaks out when cyrus is suddenly assassinated by luther, head of the rogues, who accuses the warriors of the crime. In the movie, the warriors are one of 100 gangs that send representatives to the bronx for a summit led by cyrus, who runs the gramercy riffs. Here you can learn more about the gangs that the warriors encounter in the movie as well as some of the lesserknown gangs which you only get to briefly see at the start of the movie. The film revolves primarily around the warriors gang, but the game is. This is the list of gangs that appear in the novel, movie, games, and comics. Navigating the streets of a dystopian new york city can be dangerous for any lone wanderer. The 1979 film the warriors and the 2005 video game of the same name, set circa 1978 and 1979, both revolve heavily around numerous fictional street gangs, biker gangs and crime syndicates. In the novel, the warriors are known as the coney island dominators, and its members are all hispanic and africanamerican.
The warriors takes place in a magical land called new york. In the near future, a charismatic leader summons the street gangs of new york city in a bid to take it over. Mar 14, 2016 walter hills the warriors is a beloved cult film not just for its simple, propulsive story and hardhitting action, but for its wide variety of totally strange new york gangs. This article needs additional citations for verification. Gene siskel gave the film one star out of four, likening the dialogue to that of harvey lembeck in those silly 60s motorcycle pictures and concluding, you would think after watching the warriors that gang membership was a victimless crime, save for the occasional sadist who pops up as comic relief. Set in the bronx in 1963, the film follows a gang of italianamerican teenagers known as the wanderers and their ongoing power struggles with rival gangs such as the baldies and the wongs. The warriors are a gang from coney island who along with all the big gangs in newyork are attending a meeting lead by the leader of the largest gang in the city.
The warriors, a fictitious look at gang life during 1970s new york city, was released in february 1979 in the film, a gang called the warriors has to make the dangerous trek from the bronx to. The warriors is a video game based on the cult classic movie of the same title, developed by rockstar games and released in 2005. Those gangs, or gangs like them, and that incarnation of coney island would form the backbone of author sol yuricks 1965 debut novel, the warriors, about the young members of a. The warriors are mistakenly fingered for the killing of a gang leader. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Each gang has a different background as well as members of different races or ethnic groups and control their own turf in new york city. The warriors slowly cross the dangerous bronx and manhattan territories, narrowly escaping police and other gangs every step of the way. The gangs that didnt make it into the warriors birth. May 27, 2017 the warriors 1979 is a traditional adventure journey quest film, set in modern times. No matter what impression the ads give, this isnt even. Where each gang is assigned a fashion designer while some designers are fashion forward with broadway flare like the baseball furies a mix of clockwork orange, damn yankees, and cats other settle for overalls and roller skates i am thinking that these designers really liked the closing scene in every chips episode except. Dorsey appeared in 3 movies after the warriors which were hair 1979, ragtime 1981 and the hotel new hampshire1984. The warriors is a real peculiarity, a movie about street gang warfare, written and directed as an exercise in mannerism. The warriors is famed for its wide ranging eclectic mix of gangs.
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