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Can you dig it……………Cyrus (Roger Hill )yells to ignites the crowd and the ride begins.This is what scares urban dwellers.Armies of the night,unchecked and unchallenged and YOU are but possible collateral damage as you ride the subways to and from work.Forget terrorism,forget muggers and the urban homeless.The gangs can and will rule IF they stop fighting over their precious piece of turf,because its All their turf.
One gang can rule the city if it unites all the gangs and their affiliates to a army of 20,000 strong so says Cyrus the leader of a Bronx gang called the Gramercy Riffs to delegates from all over the city held at Van Courtland Park.Funny thing happens to the would be king in the middle of the speech , Cyrus is shot by Luther (David Patrick Kelly ) leader of the Rogues who then blames the Warriors.The movie then becomes a "Odyssey"of over 50 miles for the 9 Warriors delegates to get back to their home turf of Coney Island while every gang in the city is after them for killing Cyrus. This film is a too short 92 minutes and released in 1979.It came under much condemnation as in some cities real gang members came in their"colors"and had fights in the theaters.In reality its based on a book written by Sol Yurick who some say took took the idea from Xenophon's Anabasis, the story of Greek mercenaries march to Persia to take the throne and the march back. Since I haven't read ether book I can just say,like all good urban fiction and legend,its scary good. There is really too much to describe like a gang called the baseball Furys ,baseball clad face painted and bat welding,who "bob"with the warriors,but"struck out"and a female gang called "The Lizzys" and so on.Finally they make it home to the big "C" only to find The Rogues waiting.One of the great scenes and lines is Luther clicking 3 glass coke bottles on his fingers crying out,"Warriors come out and play !!"over and over.Having lived in NY,I will attest to the subways stations used in the movie that give it the believability it commands.Trailer URL is below the pix as usual.
Oh yes,if you ever wondered why young people listened to the boom box radios of yesterday,this movie gives you a idea……..
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One gang can rule the city if it unites all the gangs and their affiliates to a army of 20,000 strong so says Cyrus the leader of a Bronx gang called the Gramercy Riffs to delegates from all over the city held at Van Courtland Park.Funny thing happens to the would be king in the middle of the speech , Cyrus is shot by Luther (David Patrick Kelly ) leader of the Rogues who then blames the Warriors.The movie then becomes a "Odyssey"of over 50 miles for the 9 Warriors delegates to get back to their home turf of Coney Island while every gang in the city is after them for killing Cyrus. This film is a too short 92 minutes and released in 1979.It came under much condemnation as in some cities real gang members came in their"colors"and had fights in the theaters.In reality its based on a book written by Sol Yurick who some say took took the idea from Xenophon's Anabasis, the story of Greek mercenaries march to Persia to take the throne and the march back. Since I haven't read ether book I can just say,like all good urban fiction and legend,its scary good. There is really too much to describe like a gang called the baseball Furys ,baseball clad face painted and bat welding,who "bob"with the warriors,but"struck out"and a female gang called "The Lizzys" and so on.Finally they make it home to the big "C" only to find The Rogues waiting.One of the great scenes and lines is Luther clicking 3 glass coke bottles on his fingers crying out,"Warriors come out and play !!"over and over.Having lived in NY,I will attest to the subways stations used in the movie that give it the believability it commands.Trailer URL is below the pix as usual.
Oh yes,if you ever wondered why young people listened to the boom box radios of yesterday,this movie gives you a idea……..
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