*The Warriors* (1979) MOVIE REACTION | THESE GUYS HAVE STYLE! | First Time Watching
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- Опубликовано: 24 мар 2023
- The Warriors (1979)
- "You Warriors are good....real good."
- "The best."
Join Angel as she watches The Warriors (1979) for the first time and gets shown amazing outfits, true unity, and an epic journey of a battle to make it home, all in a crazy night. With subject matter who might have seen before, but NEVER like this!!! A true must-see, based off the novel of the same name by Sol Yurick, with AMAZING music, actions, talents, and directed by Walter Hill, you'll want to be a part of "The Warriors" by the time the movie is over!
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To people of a certain age this movie is iconic. It was pulled from theaters because fights were breaking out. I have loved it for over 40 years.
That's crazy fights we're breaking out! I see why you've loved it for so long, though. It's awesome!
Sams crap occurred during the rash 'hood stereo-typing films.
I was born in 1961 and remember this movie when it came out and before the art make over. Loved the movie then, still love it now 🙂
You should check out "Warriors: Last Ride to Coney," shot in 2015 or so, with a lot of the original cast members in original Warriors regalia, thirty some-odd years later. It's pretty cool, available on RUclips.
I'm right with you brother. I'm old enough to remember when it came out. Awesome movie and cast!
This movie is timeless to me. All these years Later and it still gets me hyped
I see why! So good.
same haha
So glad you are back. Little trivia: shooting the boardwalk scene the director told the actor to do something to get their attention. He found the bottles under the boardwalk and then mimicked a bully he'd had in high school. Total improv GOLD 😄
I'm so happy to be back! Boo and I are officially moved into our new place, and movies will be coming every week again, now. ❤
Oh, wow. That's so cool! He definitely nailed it!
@@AngelGroves You react to really unique great classics and your not afraid of some action packed instant fan of the channel ..i would love to see you react to city of god i get a lot of warrior vibes in that movie and its my all time favorite movie (based on a true story)
@@AngelGroves Actually it was creppy neighbour who taunted David Patrick Kelly (Luther the leader of The Rouges) by saying "David, come out to play!" and originally David improved by holding two dead pigeons, but Walter Hill the director thought it was too far and too much.
Same actor features in John Wick as the leader of the clean-up team that removes bodies from his house :)
@@JW666 Yes!!!!! I saw that it was a neighbor that would call out to him and was pretty creepy.
The actress who player Mercy did the best chicken impersonation in human history. Even won an Oscar for doing so....
Deborah Van Valkenburgh (Too Close for Comfort / Streets of Fire / Brain Smasher / Road to Hell).
@@HardcoreRGProdigyXTR Too close for comfort? 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
Loved that show but I always thought she was a different person that looked similar.
David Patrick Kelly, the actor who plays Luther, is in Johh Wick and John Wick 2 as Charlie, guy who runs the "Waste Disposal" crew, and John Wick 4 has an homage to the radio DJ from The Warriors. She even plays "No Where to Run" as John is pursued by assassins.
I wore my Warriors shirt to the theatre without even knowing bouy that scene so I lost my shit lmaooo
@@brendansinyard121 he was also in 48 Hrs
I'll kill u last Sully
And the guy who played Ajax was the cop in Drugstore Cowboy. AND HE was in 48Hrs also - Eddie Murphy got to act with 2 guys from the Warriors in one movie . Pretty cool ..
That guy was also on Twin Peaks
Not only an expert in playing absolute scumbags, but David Patrick Kelly's a pretty damn good singer/guitarist too. Worth a search.
@@daveyboy_that was commando. When Arnold said "I lied" and dropped him he screamed "uhh la la"
I was a little kid in 1979 and didn’t see this until adulthood (it was the director’s cut). I like how the city setting is portrayed, simultaneously realistic and mythical, each area unique and alive at night. You can feel the distance of the journey and the danger they are facing. The minimalist way the characters and story are given depth is cool too. Nothing over-explained, just good acting and subtle details that convey a lot of meaning. I think it’s deceptively simple, and clever.
Hi Angel, thanks so much for reacting to this movie. Even I'm an old man now, it's still one of my top ten movies. And the soundtrack is for sure some of the best of all times !
Yesss. The soundtrack is superb/ pure fun. I see why this is one of your top ten favorite movies. ❤ it's a really cool one, for sure. 😃
This movie is so awesome. The actors are so committed to these caricature roles which could come off so silly. The stakes are high enough and the themes are very adult while these gang members are basically children. I’m just always blown away by the tone
This was one of those movies shown in the early days of HBO, when they used to play the same movies over and over again. I fell in love with everything about this movie after I first saw it.
Aw man, I wish I had seen it at some point when it played on HBO. I'd never even heard of it. I'm so happy I got to watch it now, though. ❤
"The Warriors" is a fun cult classic. The challenge of getting back to their home turf. Fighting surrealistically outfitted street gangs along the way. Couple of great memorable quotes as well "Warriors, Come Out To PLAA-EE-AAAYY!", "Can You Dig It?"
"Well, there aint but 20,000 police in the WHOLE TOWN!"
Thanks for reacting to this. One of my favorite movies! Good job calling The Punks the 'overall' gang. That was basically their outfit. Most people always think they were all on roller skates but it was just their leader. Back in the day, people did dress up like the Warriors and the Baseball Furies for parties and conventions.The soundtrack is still amazing... even almost 45 years later! CAN YOU DIG IT?!
Oh coool. I love people used to dress up like them for parties/ conventions more often. I'll have to dress up like a member of them (or The Lizzies I guess lol) next time I go to Dragoncon. See if anyone gets who I am. 😅
And nice! Yeah, their overalls definitely defined their style. I'm happy I called them correctly! Haha and their skating leader was just incredible. All of the gangs were so unique.
Great movie. Epic soundtrack.
Thanks for the comment!
If you liked this, theres a "spiritual sequel" that Walter Hill (the director) did after this called STREETS OF FIRE (1984)... also very comic booky, with an amazing cast (Willem DaFoe, Rick Moranis, Diane Lane, among others), more gangs, and a big, off-Broadway style soundtrack (the movies tagline is "A Rock n Roll Fable). Very underrated. Fun fact, Both of these Walter Hill movies sorta inspired the whole "Beat em up" video game genre, with "Double Dragon" taking cues from The Warriors and Steets of Rage series taking off from Streets of Fire.
I hope Angel will watch Streets of Fire.
I love Streets of Fire. Final Fight is very much based on Streets of Fire too, even having a main character called Cody who is 'good with knives' and one of the villains looks very much like Willem Dafoes character. :)
@@carn9507 very true... yeah forgot about Cody. 🤘🤘
Streets of Fire has been a favourite since I saw it in theatres when I was 15.
In 2008 Albert Pyan made a sequel called Road to Hell and Michael Pare came back as Tom Cody and Deborah Van Valkenbueg came back as his sister Reva. Unfortunately it’s an impossible film to find (at least here in Australia it’s impossible to find)
@@damiangardiner3598 I hadn't heard about Toad to Hell." Even if it's impossible for find, thanks for telling me about ut.
One of my favorite scenes is Swan and Mercy and the prom kids on the subway. She feels embarassed, and maybe ashamed, because of the way she looks and tries to fix her hair. Swan pulling her hand away is telling her don't feel ashamed of who you are. You are just as good as those prom kids.
Hi. I just saw this comment (it's been a while/ I was away for a bit from RUclips). I love that's one of your favorite scenes.... it's one I'll never forget. Perfectly done, and one that makes my heart happy just thinking about it. Thanks so much for the comment. Made my day.
The Furries are the gang in this flick that I've always found most memorable. I thought THEY had the best gimmick. Kind of creepy and scary.
Furies . Furries is completely different thing .
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@user-rt9zq8rs9k hahahhaha in today's movie it would be the furries instead of the furies..they would be beating up guys with soft rabbit heads
I want to thank u for this reaction. Very few reaction channels have given “The Warriors” the time of day. I’ve seen many great movies but my favorite all time is this one. Still remember when it first came out a group of us from high school went to see it. The movie theater was packed. I could give u a lot of fun facts about this movie but I’ll be here all day😂 Great soundtrack too huh❤
Great reaction, glad you enjoyed this underrated classic.
Warriors trivia - when filming Swan wasn't originally cast as the main character. (The Warrior that got hit by the train was planned to play the lead) Until they realised that Swan had better on screen chemistry with Mercy, so they re-wrote him in the lead
My favourite gang is The Riffs.
Ohhhh. Woah, that is so neat about Swan! Man, I see why they ended up going with him. They really did have great chemistry.
Thanks for sharing!!
and yesss... good choice. The Riffs are AWESOME.
Thomas G. Waites, who played Fox, the Warrior who got hit by the train, was bit of a prima donna on set and he admitted it in an Village Voice article that focused on the film. He wasn't even credited in the film itself.
During the part where he was running into the subway station, it wasn't even Thomas G Waites anymore cos he got fired from the shoot. You can see the runner was hiding his face as he was running in cos it was a stand in and also the fight didn't show his face either.
The character of Vermin was originally supposed to be killed early on. The actor (Terry Michos) convinced Hill to let him portray Vermin in a more humorous/campy direction. Hill liked what he saw and Vermin makes it to the end.
This is such an iconic movie that gets so little credit. Yes, some of the action was kinda cheesy but such a vibe.
Fun Facts: The female lead, and the one who sh0t Cyrus. It was actually both their first movie. And originally her love interest was supposed to be with Fox , the one who got thrown in front of the train. But they didn't have the on screen chemistry like her and Swan. And that bottle taunt at the end, (Warriors, come out and play) was improvised. And they kept it in the film! Loved your reaction to this!
There was a tie in video game made in the PS2 era of The Warriors, and it's pretty great. It actually starts a few weeks before the events of the movie, as you join the gang as a new member and fight with other gangs over turf, fighting your way through several story missions exploring the movie characters and world, and then the big set of missions that finish out the game are the events of the film. It was a pretty good brawler with light gang management elements, but you might want to just read the story or watch the cutscenes if someone's collected them. It's not official canon or anything, but the game wasn't a cash grab, it was a genuine labor of love for the movie, and there isn't much Warriors media out there.
Yes I Agree the warriors video game was great on play station 2 and Xbox in plus cleon and the fox and Ajax had much bigger roles. And most of the warriors actors return too voice their own characters and I like the backstory on the warriors it’s more of prequel too the movie and it was set months before the events of the movie included the flashbacks missions.
The production actually had a lot of issues with local gangs in New York during the filming of this movie. Even in the beginning scene with everyone there to listen to Cyrus speak that was filled with hundreds of a real rival gang members and undercover police. During the scene where the warriors stand off with the Orphans, cast and crew had to deal with locals from building upstairs throwing things and pissing on them. The director always kept cash on him just in case he need to pay a gang for protection in certain location during filming.
I had to watch your reaction twice 😄. It is a heavily stylized movie and so beautifully shot. And I love Debra Van Valkenburgh 's entrance. COOL
Walter Hill also directed "48 HRS," which also had both Ajax and the leader of The Rogues as bad guys. Mercy would go on to co-star in an 80's sitcom "Too Close For Comfort."
Deborah Van Valkenburgh, who played Mercy, was also in "Streets of Fire" and Michael Beck, who played Swan, starred in Xanadu.
Billy Bear who was in 48 Hours was also in the Warriors. He was the cop that got hit in the leg by the nightstick thrown by Swan. And the actor who played Rembrandt in the Warriors was the parking lot attendant in the movie 48 hours.
I had no idea! nice. 48 hrs is one I've seen the title of multiple times (even in Blockbuster years ago...lol) but I never watched! Now, I'll have to watch it. (sorry it took me so long to see your comment...it's been a while since I've been on RUclips. So happy to be back) Thanks for being here!
Who are your favorite styled gangs in the movie?
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The warriors hands down. The guy who played Luther also played TBird in The Crow and he was also in The Longest Yard, Commando, and 48 Hours. 4 movies you should watch if you haven’t seen them.
The Warriors of course,Vermin being my favourite.And this Is also my all time favourite movie even if i'm from the nineties,an unforgettable classic
The saracens went hard as fuck. Just the warriors wearing black
This movie is amazing! There is no movie like the warriors! It stands alone as a unique work of art!!
There's 2 scenes in this movie that are iconic ' Can You Dig It " & " Warriors , Come Out And ..Plaaay ". And then of course you have the DJ running the records throughout their journey to survive .
The scene where they're staring at the drunk "citizens" on the subway and Swan stops Mercy from fixing her hair has always been my favorite scene. It says everything that needs to be said, and manages to do so without a word of dialogue. A great movie that works on many levels. It's great to see someone react to it for the first time 40+ years after it was made and basically get everything. I'm guessing you would also enjoy Switchblade Sisters, from 1975.
I love that scene SO much. It's been a while since I've been on RUclips (so many other things going on in life the past year), but I love getting back on and seeing comments like this. Also, thank you for the recommendation.
My grandfather (RIP) showed me this movie and I loved it. There's also a video game from the PS2/XBOX/GameCube era which is good too.
And about the lighting - they made it to rain at the beginning of the movie on purpose, because then all the sets, they wet them so that the light could reflect from all surfaces, and this is what gives it its unique look and the fact that we can see what's going on. Great idea!
The female cop is Mercedes Ruehl. Maybe her first role. And Debra Winger is one of the girls on the train in the prom dress. It was an uncredited role. She hit it big right after with Urban Cowboy, An Officer and a Gentleman and Terms of Endearment.
I never realized that was Debra Winger. Good info!
1. When this came out many of the larger cities didn't run it. They were afraid it would lead to gang violence.
2, Late 70s soundtrack.
3. My favorite character is Luther. He's f-ing nuts.
4. "Warriors, come out to play" was ad lib. The director told David Patrick Kelly to come up with something menacing
and he looked back to when he was a kid and a creepy old neighbor used to torment the kids by telling them to come out to play.
5. End it with Joe Walsh.
My understanding is that none of the Furies were actors, but members of a local junior college cross country team. The director sought them out because of the running they had to do.
If you watch the way they run, you can tell they are trained runners. They all have a smooth, long stride; their arms pump in motion with their stride; their posture is upright. That's why the way they run looks effortless.
The Warriors, on the other hand, are not trained. They run with a short, choppy stride; their arms are more flailing than pumping; their heads are down, looking at their feet, creating bad posture. They're struggling to not trip while they run.
It was a brilliant idea by Walter Hill to cast long distance runners to chase the actors, as they were able to run them down for the fight.
One last thing: in an interview, I heard James Remar (Ajax) say they had to do many takes of the chase, because they had to increase the lead of the actors to start each chase, by starting the athletes further and further behind. The athletes were catching them too quickly. 🙂
In 2015, several actors from the film reunited to perform a "last ride" recreating the Warriors' subway trip through the city, culminating with a festival to honor the movie on Coney Island. A premium pass for the festival included a replica "Warriors" vest...just wish I'd heard about it before it happened. 😩
When you said “ imagine if they were all in one stall “ I had to pause for 5 minutes to stop laughing . So funny
Yes! Not enough people react to this movie. Maybe like 3 reactors, but it's such a good movie. There was also a video game that you can download on ps4.
You're right; it really is such a good movie.
Oh, sweet. Now, I just need to get a ps4. 😢 I only have PC /Xbox....it's on my list for the future, though. Lol I've been wanting to go PS for a while now.
@@AngelGroves You might be able to get it on Xbox.
The Warriors video game Rockstar made a decade back is also underrated and great.
i had the same thought. if a person wanted to experience more of the world of The Warrirors, a play through on the easiest setting might be a good companion piece to go along with a movie reaction. assuming the reactor had access to a console & decided to try a play through to experience more Warriors lore :)
They added more story like content in the begining for the game. Still really great for what it feels like to be part of The Warriors.
7:54 -- it's funny you said that -- this was always one of our go-to videos back in the day when we'd stay up all night watching stuff we got from Blockbuster. The Warriors was GREAT to start about 4 in the morning, so when the sun is coming up in the movie, you're looking outside and you see the same thing.
This one and Southern Comfort starring Powers Boothe. I'd watch em every couple of weeks back in vhs days
Southern Comfort is another Walter Hill film worth checking out.
Thank you!
My cousins and I saw The Warriors being filmed where I lived. I was 10 when they filmed the scence of the Warriors being chased by The Turnbull AC's in summer of 78. I shook hands with Luther. The actors name is David Patrick Kelly. It was between 4-5 am.
Awesome!
as Living Color states in their song Cult Of Personality (Released: July 14, 1988 Recorded: 1987-1988) "When a leader speaks, that leader dies."
I’ve talked to some of the cast and I was told that the real gangs were all around and when they finished shooting a scene they had to take off their vest because the gangs would be disrespected in they wore them on their turf.
I love that you listened to the closing song! That's "In The City" by Joe Walsh! Great song. He's great. Put him on your playlist. Rocky Mountain Way. Life's Been Good. Or the band he was in: The James Gang: Walk Away, Collage, Funk #49, Take A Look Around, etc.
It's Joe Walsh with the Eagles.
This movie was filmed in the summer and they needed about an hour and a half to two hours to wet down the streets before they could film to get the vibes right for what they were trying to do, so pretty much everything had to be done on the first take just out of lack of time because summer nights in New York City are so short. Also the script was written to be a modern retelling of the ancient Greek diary by Xenophon "Anabasis" which means March to the Sea
Oh yes!!! Finally someone does this! I’m from The Bronx this movie is LEGENDARY around here!! 🔥😎
The closing song on the beach is by Joe Walsh . Solo artist and singer and guitarist for The Eagles .
Every time I hear the song I think about the end of this movie. Just like a lot of people think of the ear cutting scene from pulp fiction when they hear Stuck in the Middle with you
5:02 "Please don't tell me this is going to escalate and everyone thinks they did it" i laughed to myself and thought "that's the plot of the whole movie!"😂👏
MY dad passed away in 2023 in October. This was his favorite movie all time. It was his first movie he ever seen in theaters. His church. Well his dad's church. Didn't allow people to go to the Movies. Because it's the "Devil" So he snuck out that night. And went and seen it. WE watched it so much together we would do the lines during the movie.
I'll never forget, in 2005, my dad used to have the magazine Game Informer come to our house. And one day he saw that The Warriors video game was on the front cover and that it was coming out. And he looked at me and said "Do you know who they are?" I said no. He then pulls out the DVD and tells me to watch it. He also bought me the game for PS2 when it released. Thanks Dad 😎
Ummm...love this!!! Too perfect. What a great parent. :)
Warriors come out to plaaaayyyy!
Warriors come out to plaaaayyyy!
The actors actually had a reunion a few years back and visited a bunch of the places where the filming took place. Bear in mind they were all like forty/fifty years older, so they had a good laugh about struggling to just climb the subway stairs.
Awww. LOL
This movie is a classic! CAN YOU DIG IT????
Glad you liked it! One of my all time favorite gangster movies, a cult classic.
I always enjoy your videos, so thanks.
Just wanted to mention that Fox (the Warrior who got thrown under the subway train) was the same actor who played Windows in "The Thing" a few years later. I saw both the movies when they came out, but only learned this about a dozen years ago--never made the connection.
The actor is Thomas G. Waites; apparently he's uncredited for "The Warriors" because he and the director had a disagreement about his character (also why the character got thrown under the train)
Thanks again, and best wishes to you and Boo
Tom was also in "... And Justice For All", which came out the same year The Warriors came out.
Great reaction. You shold try assault on precinct 13. The original 1976 version. It also has a good vibe.
Ohhhh. Okay. Cool!! I saw the remake when it first came out years ago, but never the original. Thanks!
I love the actor Darwin Joston in the 1976 original. Plus the music (of course I do, it's John Carpenter!)
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I saw that with a bunvh of friends when it came out and I was 17 or 18... we came out of the theatre in a very hoodlumy frame of mind 😂
Some reviewer described it as Westside Story crossed with A Clockwork Orange, and that's fair.
"Warriors, come out to playyyyy" is a very well-known line among people who like this film 🙂
Now we're talking about a serious cult classic! This movie has so much soul to it. It's unique.
It's worth noting that in the 90s and early 00s, there was a brief burst of remakes of classic 70s movies. Sort of like House on Haunted Hill and Thirteen Ghosts, but less passionate and more cynical. They remade Vanishing Point with Viggo Mortensen in the lead role. And while I adore Viggo, there was no way that movie was going to be good, much less approach the original in spirit.
I mention all that because one of the other 70s classics that was under consideration for a modern remake was The Warriors. It never got off the ground. In my opinion, that's because they were going to cut some of the most iconic gangs like the Baseball Furies.
if you're wondering why they made it look like a comic it's because the Director wanted to remind people it was supposed to be an urban fantasy, and not to be taken like it's supposed to be a realistic portrayal of gang life. A lot of this is because of the real life gang violence that got associated with the movie, and for a while many real life violent gang members would cite The Warriors as an inspiration for turning to a life of crime.
Great movie, great soundtrack, great video!
This movie was a huge hit. I was 19 at the time. Love this movie. One of my favorite
During filming, the actress playing Marcie injured her arm during filming, requiring a cast and in order to hide it they had her character wear a jacket.
Whaaaat...that's crazy! And we'll done; I'd have never known. Thanks for sharing!
Please react to Streets of Fire (1984). The intro was narrated by the director Walter Hill. I love how he compares the Warriors gang between the Greek warriors in the battle of Cunaxa. This is one movie that will always be an epic badass story.
I love this movie. :)
Also the PS2 game that actually ADDs to it by providing a ton of back story. :) And has much of the cast return even though it was made decades later. I've finished the PS2 and PSP versions as well as the PS2 version re-released on PS3 and PS4 and I finished it again recently on my PS5. :D
A little trivia: The jerk who caused all the trouble is David Patrick Kelly. He played The Cleaner in "John Wick." A little older and a little grayer.
I need to watch John Wick still!!! Thanks so much for the comment. It's been a while since I've been on RUclips. So happy to be back/ have the time again!!
I was a tween when I first saw this and have come to appreciate it even more over the years.
here for the full reaction. your one of my favorites. again, great giggle. saw this years ago. then started doing that three bottle tapping thing. everyone was quoting that line "Warriors... come out to play."
It was so great to see you react to this one. This has always been one of my favorite movies :)
The director Walter Hill really created one of the most visually stunning movies ever made. Love all the location shots. Definitely captured how NYC looked in the late '70s. Prefer the theatrical release to the director's cut but still a very enthusiastic, enjoyable review.
To me, Angel will always be a member of The Orphans...
If you enjoyed this film, you may also enjoy The Wanderers (1979) which has a similar theme.
I’ve seen this movie a million times, but I’ve never seen this version! The comic book intro and interludes were new to me.
The director originally wanted to include them but the studio said no because they thought the movie was already too weird. They were expecting a film more realistic like their recent hit Saturday Night Fever.
I was almost a teenager when this came out. There were cities that wouldn't allowed it to play and in some places where it played there was a definite social affect. But for the most part this movie became iconic and a snapshot of American culture in the late 70s. It is so great you watched it and more people should. It really was based on an ancient Grecian story. Sort of like 300 was.
I love that you take on a lot of movies that I appreciate. This is an old school movie and a lot of people haven't reacted to it. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
The baseball furies chase scene best part,I was 9 watching this in the movie theater
This movie is one of my favorite movies of all time… it’s so simple yet so good. I wasn’t born when this was first released but when I was a kid I grew up with this movie… there’s also a video game that came out about this movie and it does so much Justice to the movie it adds more backstory and gives the characters more time to be fleshed out it before the movie…
The chase scene they used Rock music with a Synthezisor which made the music score awesome for the chase through Central Park
One of the few movies I still watch to this day , it’s such a classic and I like how awesome paced it is , I love the furies
Great reaction !!! My favorite has always been Swann. 😊
This is an iconic movie
Fun facts: the guys who played the Turnbull ACs (the guys on the bus) went to a diner to eat while still in costume & the entire place just emptied in fear. James Remar (Ajax) went to Coney Island for research & when asking what kind of people lived there a guy just gave him a really creepy grin & said *"the worst kind!"* . Also Michael Beck (Swan) remembers getting told by an actual stret gang in Coney Island that he needed to take the vest off or he'd get his ass kicked
I was a Junior in high school when this came out. This movie caused quite a stir that summer with fights breaking out at movie theaters in various cities
Great reaction, Angel! I love this movie. You might recognize the main villain, Luther, who appeared more recently in John Wick as the body disposal expert. Also he was in a movie called The Crow starring Brandon Lee. If you haven't seen that one I highly recommend it, it was based off a graphic novel and was Brandon Lee's final film in which he was killed while filming on set. Tragic accident that ended the young life of Brandon, who was Bruce Lee's son.
He's also Sully in Commando. :)
He played "luther" in 48 Hours. It's a great buddy-cop-ish movie with Eddie Murphy.
@@Deathbird_MitchWalter Hill directed 48 Hours and The Warriors.
One of my favorite movies, hell yeah! =D There's also a video game on original Xbox and PS2, and that game is also great and is one of my favorites, highly recommend! =D =) There's 18 levels, level 1-13 is a prequel story and there's also origin stories how each of the members joined the gang and level 14-18 follows the movie, but they did some changes. Some of the actors reprised their roles - Michael Beck (Swan), James Remar (Ajax), Dorsey Wright (Cleon), David Harris (Cochise), Thomas G. Waites (Fox. Who you also have seen in The Thing as Windows, who also had a fro but was bearded) & Deborah Van Valkenburgh (Mercy).
There's also a comic book sequel (from Dynamite Comics I think) and the plot is about getting Ajax out from jail. That one was ok.
Some fun facts: Both Tony Danza and Robert DeNiro were asked to play Cowboy, but both turned it down. The Skinhead gang The Turnbull AC's all went to a diner for lunch in their gang colors and everybody in there were scared because they thought they were a real gang. Some of the extras in the meeting scene were actual gang members. The Baseball Furies were based on two things director Walter Hill liked - Baseball and the band KISS. There are some deleted scenes and an alternative beginning, which I think you can still find on RUclips.
Fox was originally gonna be the main character, but Thomas G. Waites had an attitude problem back then so his character got killed instead. Tom has said that he regretted how he acted back then. Vermin was gonna be killed by The Lizzies, but he survived because Terry Michos made his character so funny. Cochise was gonna be killed by The Baseball Furies and Ajax was gonna be killed by the cops, but those where changed. Swan was originally gonna get captured by a S/M leather wearing gay gang with dobermans (one of them I heard was gonna be played by Kevin Bacon), later escape and join the gang near the ending.
I would love a Warriors vest, Swan is definitely my favorite character & Ajax is my 2nd favorite, other gangs I like are Baseball Furies, a mime gang called The Hi-Hats and Turnball AC's because according to the game they're into punk music which I like and they're not neo-nazis, they have black members too. I think I would fit more in the AC's because I'm too bald and clean shaved (I shave because I'm bald) =P, and I lol:ed so much at the "Prom gang" gag, that was funny XD ;) =)
Nothing like the book...The crazy guy was in The Crow and Commando.
Saw this movie in the rental store for years, the cover always called to me. Finally could rent it around 2003 and loved it. Found out later this inspired the gangs in GTA, and as part of an anniversary they did a director's cut with the comic clips, the opening dialog spoken by the director, which was cut from the original version, Rock Star also made a Warriors game for consoles. Most of the main actors are still around, sadly a couple of the main group that were actually local kids that lucked into the roles, are pretty much all gone, so Cowboy and Rembrandt if I remember correctly have sadly passed on along with one or two others. The movie was all night shots. They added the storm bit really quick so they could water down the roads, and catch more light at night, and in the park shoot, they hid the lamps in the trees if you looked very close. Again just clearly doing well thought out things to add enough color and light into the dark areas they filmed. Also that bottle scene with that guy that was the leader of the Rogues, he apparently picked up some of that from a creepy guy at his apartment as a kid, ran with that and quickly picked up bottles from just off set to jingle for it. So legit off the cuff moment that added to the character and film. Ajax I agree was the kind of big cool guy you'd want to have your back, but always had that one major flaw that got back at him in the end.
There's not too many movies that I have seen as many times as this. "Star Wars" episode IV being one and maybe "The Beast Master" Which along with this film was a Saturday afternoon staple in the 80's. I've been scoping your channel over the past few weeks. I like that you do some off the beaten path films. Also seems like you love these noir ish type films....I recommend "River's Edge" (Keanu Reeves first movie) and "Blue Velvet" both featuring great performances from Dennis Hopper.
This reaction has earned my sub....8^)
I love the baby grogu Doll's in the background ❤
Fun Fact: The character Vermen was supposed to get shot by The Lizzies, but the director liked his character so much that he changed his mind and let him live till the end
Omg! Someone has finally reacted to The Warriors. It's pretty iconic.
The outro song written sung and performed by, the Eagles Joe Walsh. Is a classic and sort of gives me goosebumps !
Great reaction 😎👍glad your feeling better. I hadn't seen this movie in a long while even though I had upgraded it recently. It was great to revisit it through a reaction video 😀
I never watched this movie until a year ago when watching another reactor. Prior to that, I had only played the video game (The Warriors, 2006) and the cool thing about that was how it was so immersive.
The way you had to fight and sprint your way out just like in the movie. It had me on the edge of my seat feeling like I was in danger. A few of the original actors even lended their voices for that adaptation
this movie was very controversial when was first released. It was pulled from most theaters for showing street gangs in a positive light. Growing up in that world I always loved this film.
Oh wow. I didn't even think about that happening ,but it makes sense.
Thanks so much for sharing!
It also caused fights in the theaters between gangs.
"this is not what Cyrus wanted". FOREAL!! lol i like how you impersonated the radio personality at the end
Well to be fair. Cyrus's idea was crap.Looks good on paper but wouldn't work in reality
This movie stands up so well to time. It never had a late 70s or early 80s vibe. It exists in its own time.
Watched it when it first came out and many times since. Thought I'd watch your reaction and it was like my first time as well. Waited to get your reaction at the end and I wasn't disappointed. You are great.
I always liked the Baseball Fury's outfits and face paint as a teen.
A few iconic lies here "can you dig it!" and "come out and plaaaay"
Growing up I was always excited when I saw this playing, usually on TNT (if I remember right). Such a great and memorable film.
40+ years later and its still iconic
Being a Native New Yorker, I recognize so many spots they filmed at. For example, the scenes with the Baseball Furies took place in front of the 72nd St. train station and inside Riverside Park. Everything there, the pathways, the staircase etc. looks pretty much the same. I often walk through there along the paths because it's so peaceful and it was so cool to see what it looked like in '79. PS: I'm pretty sure the Lizzies were named after Lizzie Borden, the ax murderer!
@IndyCrewInNYC From what my mom told me Lizzie was another word for Lesbian in the late 70s.
First saw this back in the 90s I loved it ever since, I introduced my friends to it too and they loved it, I even got the soundtrack and PS2 game of it. 😎👌
Casting this movie Walter Hill used a lot of dancers it made many of the fight scenes easier to choreograph, producers were initially hesitant to approve