• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1979-02-01
  • Runtime94 minutes
  • TaglineThese 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.
  • Revenue22,490,039$
  • GenreAction, Thriller
  • Production
    CompaniesParamount Pictures, Lawrence Gordon Productions
  • Budget4,000,000$

Movie Overview

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.

Casts

Michael Beck

James Remar

David Patrick Kelly

Dorsey Wright

David Harris

Deborah Van Valkenburgh

Tom McKitterick

Roger Hill

Steve James

Terry Michos

Lynne Thigpen

Mercedes Ruehl

John Snyder

Irwin Keyes

Sonny Landham

George Lee Miles

Paul Greco

Ginny Ortiz

Joel Weiss

J.W. Smith

Doran Clark

Craig R. Baxley

Konrad Sheehan

Irwin Keyes

Sonny Landham

Frank Ferrara Sr.

Jery Hewitt

Bill Anagnos

Victoria Vanderkloot

Michael Garfield