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About
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.
Theatrical
Feb 9, 1979
Box Office
$22.5M
Budget
$4.0M
Return
5.6x
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 4, 2005
Theaters
25
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Paramount Pictures, Lawrence Gordon Productions
Quotes
See all →The Warriors Face Universal Threat Tonight
Taglines
Tonight they're all out to get the Warriors.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Conquering New York City: A Bold Claim
Taglines
They could run New York City.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →M
Michael Beck
Swan
J
James Remar
Ajax
D
David Patrick Kelly
Luther
D
Dorsey Wright
Cleon
D
David Harris
Cochise
D
Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Mercy
M
Marcelino Sánchez
Rembrandt
R
Roger Hill
Cyrus
S
Steve James
Baseball Fury
L
Lynne Thigpen
D.J.
M
Mercedes Ruehl
Policewoman
J
John Snyder
Gas Station Man
I
Irwin Keyes
Policeman in Park
A
Antone Pagán
Gang Leader on Subway Stairs (uncredited)
S
Sonny Landham
Policeman in Subway Station
T
Thomas G. Waites
Fox (uncredited)
J
Johnny Barnes
Turnbull A.C.
G
George Lee Miles
Gramercy Riff
P
Paul Greco
Sully
I
Iris Klein
Lizzie (as Iris Alahanti)
