Cyrus requests that each of the citys gangs send a handful of unarmed. The story centers on a new york city gang who must make an urban journey. Directed by walter hill, the 1979 film the warriors focuses on gang warfare in new york city, and begins with a midnight summit in van cortlandt park. Aug 11, 2010 this gang list is real from original movie script. The warriors hear this claim on the radio, and cleon and fox take the. The warriors told the story of a new york city gang and their journey from the bronx to brooklyn after they are framed for the murder of gang leader, cyrus. Anabasis was about an army sent to conquer babylon led by cyrus the younger. He later produced theatre productions including a play called.
This is the list of gangs that appear in the novel, movie, games, and comics. After that,her master leaves and she then starts toying the ass of the witch. The warriors cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Cleon dorsey wright, the founder, who sacrifices himself after a powwow between new yorks crime teams goes badly wrong. When brought together as a whole, the warriors are able to. The crowd of miscreants turns violent after a prominent gang leader is killed and chaos prevails. At the meeting, a rival leader kills cyrus, but a coney island gang called the warriors is wrongly blamed for cyrus death. While not prominently featured in the film, this gang has a memorable turn as the bad asses that turn johnny 5 into a streetwise thug. The lizzies are an allfemale gang who seduce vermin, rembrandt. The warriors emerge at the end of the movie in their native coney island after morning has come, where they face luther david patrick kelly and his rival gang who pinned cyruss death on them. Can you pick the gang names in the 1979 film the warriors. Before you know it, the cops and every gangbanger in town is hot on the warriors trail.
Theres hardly a moment when we believe that the movies gangs are real or that their members are real people or that they inhabit a real city. Violence in the wake of warriors the washington post. 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 are a group of real major leaguers who bring their agame to every rumble. The basis for the cultclassic film the warriors chronicles one new york city gangs nocturnal journey through the seedy, dangerous subways and city streets of the 1960s. The baseball furies, the boppers, the boyle avenue runners, the destroyers, the electric eliminators, the gladiators, the gramercy riffs, the hihats. Gaylords meet the warriors, michael beck and deborah van. The road warrior beyond thunderdome fury road all characters. Infinity war, thanos has his own team of extra special bad guys called the children of thanos and theyre inspired by the black order from marvel comics infinity storyline. He later produced theatre productions including a play called period of adjustment which ran at the almeida theatre in london, uk in 2006.
When he is killed, the warriors are falsely blamed and now must fight their way home while every other gang is hunting them down. All the other gangs make no appearances, except for the possibility of attending cyrus big meeting. Michael beck is easygoing, and talked to the guys in great length. Swan and the remaining three warriors ajax, snow, and cowboy are. The warriors is famed for its wide ranging eclectic mix of gangs. 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 warriorsfun facts the grindhouse cinema database. View mobile site jokeypsych endgamehonest galaxyquest.
All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Among these gangs is the warriors, a gang from coney island who are best known for being framed for the killing of cyrus. The 1979 film the warriors and the 2005 video game of the same name, set circa 1978 and 1979. Which, in a talkingrobot movie targeted towards middleclass white people meant the gang was a group of singing minorities who live on the streets and commit no actual crimes beyond some graffiti and using the word balls. 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. May 27, 2017 i had no idea at the time that the movie s plot was based on the anabasis of xenophon. The warriors are mistakenly fingered for the killing of a gang. The film revolves primarily around the warriors gang. The movieabout a coney island gang trying to make it home from the bronx after being.
This officially licensed the warriors movie shield adult tshirt, has the movie gang s names on a shield on the front. 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. The warriors are mistakenly fingered for the killing of a gang leader. The 2005 warriors video game identifies these guys as the gang wearing blue jeans and army surplus jackets. The film revolves primarily around the warriors gang, but the game is. Her master decides to join and he lets them throat his cock. 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. Gang names in the 1979 film the warriors quiz by miniditka. In this article, we share a list of badass nicknames for gangsters these hood nicknames have been compiled from information available on the popular gangs around the world. They became a staple for independent stations across the u. The whole gang wears baseball uniforms and carries baseball bats. Even in present day america, street crime organization safe almost always raceethnic or neighborhood based, precluding the formation of mixed member 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. He acts as one of the main antagonists in the events of mad max 2. This official facebook group for the warriors movie site where fans of walter hills 1979 cult movie can chat. Information on the gangs from the warriors movie including major and lesser known gangs. It is based on sol yurick s 1965 novel of the same name, which was, in turn, based on xenophon s anabasis. 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. In the film, they are shown making their way to cyrus meeting and in the. Which would mean half the dudes i went to high school with must have been in it, and. In the game, youll play as the leader of a gang that is struggling to regain control of the streets of new york. Every gang in the city meets on a sweltering july 4 night in a bronx park for a peace rally.
The warriors are just one of many gangs to attend this meeting, and the wide variety of gangs shown throughout the course of the film is one of the most interesting things about it. Everyones heard of gangs like the triads, yakuza, the mexican cartels, or the bloods and the crips. When one gang leader tries to bring all gangs together against the cops, coney islands the warriors are framed for his murder and the entire city turns on them. I figured that out when i was in college, before id actually read xenophons work and knew it only by outline, and i recognized the plot similarities, and the sprinkling of greek or persian names in the warriors e. The warriors is a real peculiarity, a movie about street gang warfare, written and directed as an exercise in mannerism. Well, heres your chance to be part of the gang when you wear one of our officiallylicensed warriors vests or warrios vest costume tees. Movies quiz gangs of the warriors random movies quiz can you name the gangs of the warriors. It is based on sol yuricks 1965 novel of the same name, which was, in turn, based on xenophons anabasis.
The warriors 80s costumeoutfit warriors outfits warriors. Shot on location in and around new york citys grimy nighttime subways and flaunting a virile cast of unknowns, the warriors remains a 70s cult favorite, featuring violent gang warfare and a perfectly matched movie score. No matter what impression the ads give, this isnt even. This gang members warriors tshirt features the 1979 movie s logo above the gang of characters.
Swan warchief, fox scout, rembrandt the gangs graffiti artist, ajax. Yes, there is and was, in the 70s of course in new york. 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. But in the end the warriors is a movie about street gangs, and 21. The 1979 film the warriors takes a look at the gangs of new york city. The warriors exist as a gang in numerous cities throughout the us and canada. The army was victorious but when cyrus was killed they were disorganized and had to march back to greece. This involved crossing the mountains leading to the black sea. The rogues is an appropriate name for this hells kitchen crew, as they.
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 warriors series features a number of street gangs, all based in new york city. The riffs are the biggest gang in new york city, and cyrus wants to unite the other. This riverside gang confronted the warriors twice in the film. Once you have risen to a level where the other gang members have a nickname for you, theres no getting out because, for most gangs, death is the only ticket out of the gang. A flaming insignia was embossed on the back of each members top. The main gang in the film, the warriors, walked the streets of new york in leather vests, without shirts underneath. The baseball furies, or simply the furies, are a fictional new york city gang in 1979. 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. Some people call such groups of young, violent men a symbol of social decay as the modern world of video games, violent movies, and music eats away at our valuesbut weve had gangs like this for a long time. The gangs that didnt make it into the warriors birth.
As dangerous as that word gang might appear, one will wonder what will make their names cool, you will find out after going through this list of dangerous but cool gang names. It takes place in new york city, and involves the efforts of a gang the warriors to reach their home turf via subway after being mistakenly blamed for the death of another gangs leader. The gang is one of the most memorable from the film as they wore a yankee looka. The warriors themselves were a multicultural group, which, given the racism present in new york city in the 1970s is unlikely to have formed organically. Pinay big butt rides on rodeo and dog style with creampie. 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. Sep 03, 2014 10 of the most badass warrior women ever. The names could be used for both nefarious gangs, as well as honorable brotherhoods of course. 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.
The warriors is based on the 1979 gang film of the same name. In the movie, the warriors are one of 100 gangs that send. Packing bats and plenty of muscle, the furies rep stretches through every network in nyc. In the near future, a charismatic leader summons the street gangs of new york city in a bid to take it over. 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 a 1979 film set in a future, dystopian new york city, where turf gangs and cops rule the streets.
With michael beck, james remar, dorsey wright, brian tyler. This officially licensed the warriors movie shield adult hoodie, has the movie gang s names on a shield on the front. Are you a fan of the cult classic walter hill movie, the warriors. The warriors is a 1979 american action film directed by walter hill. Prominent gang leader cyrus calls a meeting of new yorks gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. 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 electric eliminators, panzers and van cortlandt rangers dont have intros. Led by cleon ninetydays prior, the warriors dispose their long time rival gang the destroyers after virgil, the destroyers leader and former friend of cleon is defeated. Theres hardly a moment when we believe that the movie s gangs are real or that their members are real people or that they inhabit a real city.
Is the warriors an accurate depiction of gang relations in. A list of the warriors gangs can be found at the bottom of the page. High quality the warriors movie gifts and merchandise. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. 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. Fusion girls a team with a mixture of girls of race, color or different music styles. Finally, a definitive ranking of all 23 gangs in the warriors. A nightmare on elm street the dream warriors nurse sex scene warrior gets pleasured by arousing veronica da souza. Lord humungus, officially in the script as the humungus, or occasionally known as humungus, was the leader of a merciless and psychotic motorcycle gang of marauders that took dominance long after toecutters gang. The warriors was the only movie that tom appeared in but he did some stage acting until 1981 before he went on to become a photojournalist specialising in news and sport.
The baseball furies are predominantly german, irish, italian and polish. Oct 17, 2005 the warriors are the primary gang featured in the game, and they reside over their turf in coney island. Even fictional gangs like the warriors and crazy 88 have received attention. The warriors, from coney island, are framed for the murder of cyrus, the. The warriors movie 1979 40th anniversary where are they now. Michael beck and deborah van valkenburgh attended a chicago trade show in chicago, which gave the gaylords a chance to meet the two main stars of the movie the warriors, swan and mercy. The warriors are the titular main protagonists and fictional new york city gang in 1979. Some people call such groups of young, violent men a symbol of social decay as the modern world of video games, violent movies, and music eats away at our values.
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