Movie · 1979
The Warriors
“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.”
Released 1 February 1979 94 min Action / Thriller More from 1979 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Sonny Landham
as Policeman in Subway Station
Sonny Landham
as Police
Lynne Thigpen
as D.J.
Mercedes Ruehl
as Policewoman
Michael Beck
as Swan
Roger Hill
as Cyrus
David Patrick Kelly
as Luther
Deborah Van Valkenburgh
as Mercy
Steve James
as Baseball Fury
John Snyder
as Gas Station Man
Irwin Keyes
as Policeman in Park
Irwin Keyes
as Police
James Remar
as Ajax
Brian Tyler
as Snow
Terry Michos
as Vermin
Thomas G. Waites
as Fox (uncredited)
Tom McKitterick
as Cowboy
Dorsey Wright
as Cleon
Marcelino Sánchez
as Rembrandt
Robert Townsend
as Baseball Fury (uncredited)
David Harris
as Cochise
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The numbers
5.6×$4m budget became $22m at the box office
18years between the oldest and youngest billed
37Sonny Landham — oldest on the call sheet
19David Harris — youngest billed
26average age of the credited cast