The Warriors (1979), directed by Walter Hill (VIDEO)

Watch the trailer for The Warriors, directed by Walter Hill; No. 19 on our list of the 100 best New York movies.

By David Fear Tue Jul 3 2012

New York movies: The Warriors (1979)

New York’s real and fictional gangs have garnered their share of screen time over the years, but no one has depicted the city’s “armies of the night” as colorfully as Walter Hill. Fleeing from the Bronx to their Coney Island home turf, the Warriors encounter cabals of hoods ranging from the terrifying (Gramercy Riffs) to the campy (Baseball Furies). It’s street warfare as costume party, where fashionable psychos come out and plaaa-aaay.—David Fear

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