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CREDI1I LTSTS
-6'IARRIORS tr
iTIIE
TIiE STORY
i-ca tio n )
( r.rot ioi-T6t
The place
ovrns the
at
streets
come leve1
anal sex,
to
jackets.
leather
one gang,
everything
take
gether
a qiant
giang are
sent
to hear
The Coney Islancl
nine
neveretheless,
where
conclave
his
and tails
hats
a chariscrew of
a tightty-knit
of
all
the
unarme'l
gangs in
the
the
and could
sLrong
be 100,000
po$/er in
nine
top
in-
race'
every
headed by cyrus,
to rmite
\tould
of
reins
the
from
men into
his
He has a plan
over
easity
is
Riffs,
and make up an a]:my that
city
to
wearinq
who has nolded
experts.
karate
There are gangs of
Gramelcy
the
leader
natic
night.
gangs
of
subculture
A large
New York city.
is
city'
He cal1s
envoys
from
to-
evety
P1an.
are
Warriors
wary of
a bit
chosen to make the
men ale
Lhe idea'
long
but
subway trip
the Bronx:
cteon.
The leaaler.
si/an.
The war Chief.
military
Tough.
laconic
by naLure'
Ouick-vtitted'
emotional
Ouiet,
a natulal
tactician.
Renbrandt.
Cochise.
The artist.
A rough and ready
lle complains
Vermin.
The Fox.
snal1.
a lotr
kinetic.
a good soldier'
fighter'
but
'
he's
alv,tays there '
He noves silently'
can clinb
anywhere .
Cowboy.
snowball'
lra rr ior.
Ah,Tays vrears a sLeLsonTall
He rarelY
and lean,
speaks.
t}Ie face
Litie.
quick'
anal body of
amiable '
a Masai
Ajax,
\tith
His attitude
nore
than
As they
rouod
the
gang nenbers,
hundreds
of
a high
platforrn
ectric
Eliminators,
they
voice
rlngs
Bul: before
off
of
all
out.
anal the
arrival
away into
Cyrus.
and bludqeon
the
hirn to
Warriors
must
rival
home .
qangs
It's
pride
wild
hypnot-
the
forces
cheers.
out
anil Cyrus crashes
of
the
Rogues, but
Lhe panic
set
oFf by the murcler
to
them,
of
acting
quickly
shout
that
rne bers
out
to
pay for
the
all
their
eight
themselves
anal the
police,
contingent
it
of
the Fox slips
to protect
himself
1,ras the !{arriors
the
Riffs
Luther
fall
who killed
upon Cleon
death.
given
is
anal soon find
Saracens,
q:angs.
ends as his
rings
Luther
In
Lutler,
inmediately,
The irord
surroundinq
the E1the
anal conquer
met with
killer,
a sLrong
begins
Almost
arounal
a spine-tingling
quickly
a shot
Fox as rvell.
crowal.
from aletecLion,
the
He has been killed.
of
the
a
of
a.circle
anil a hundreal other
to unite
is
he can finish,
the
colors
the Blackjacks.
the Warriors
His call
The Fox has seen the
has spotteal
of
this.
oppressed
the platforn.
of
the Moonrunners,
Zodiacs,
gives
sight
Ranged in
from
anal the murmuting
have kept. hin
that
the mult.itude
t-hey represent.
tlle
Rebellious
are rnet by the
the Firetasters,
are part
Cyrus appears
izing
they
are representatives
A.C.ts,
at best.
cruelty.
dresseal in
an altesome pa4orama that
that
of
corner,
gangs that
Tulnbull
cantankerous,
an overtone
thousand
the
is
crime.
Warriors
faced
gangs of
the
with
venomous Luther
the
city
Unaware of
plunge
into
battling
the
on the
perilous
the
that
danqret
the night
police,
journey
-BI'TIIE
}IARRIORSII
PRODTTCTION NOTES
In preparing
play
hig
novel
by David Shaber and walter
gang life
from an historical
have existed
through
unaler every
type
all
of
gang or
t}'e
flavor
aLty,
of
all
perfect
an adventure
Most of
make the
meant
into
gangs
country
any real-
film
is
to
caprure
to be a nenber
of
a
battle
Eill
set
together.
of
They cast
and feel
of
to create
a
1oy_
fight
newcomers in
real
people
beqan,
into
all
felt
off
the
filn
caught
among the Warriors
began to develop
filni4g
out
s]4npathy as they
The chemistry
time
the
presenteal
goals.
city,
"The Warriors',
"fhe
and subway stations
outdoots
at
as possible,
in
was
a gang during
partners
like
Beginning.
with
Warriors"
covers
a myriad
from
were many proble:ns
noise
from passing
trains
excitenent
Manhattan
shooting
to
the
the
Brooktyn
of
of
streets
And.
the
in
to
filring
boardwalks
at
streets/
parks
anal Oueens.
on location--crowals,
and airplanes--but
of
night.
all
City.
Ihere
the
\aras shot
as realistic
Ne\^' York
Coney Island,
duplicate
studied
together.
sequences
r4ras flone in
to depict
going
look
quickly
By the
screen-
that
every
an attempt
audiences'
the
the
situations.
rehearsal.
in
Warriors,',
The aim of
of
gangs in
and they
and found
"Ihe
has always
have the
to maintain
dangerous
view
the
Sol yurick
based,
history
of
Goralon anal director
the other
order
not
and shared
gang which woulil
of
recoraled
incident.
feeling
support
Producet
is
i,/hat it
tribal
is
on which
regime.
actual
of
gang--the
point
of
by Paramount Pictures,
life
Hill
Gorilon I s production
La!/rence
in
"The warriors,"
there
is
on a movie set.
ratn,
no way to
Hill
was
-9
anxious
capture
to
tie
watliors
by a real
siren-screaming
tie
were
to
for
most.
the
demandingr schedule--60
crew haal to
'50's,
1,000
over
Riverside
in
of
the
ganqs
t}Ie work
vrere
Though there
to
get
a
a new nturf."
was the
filming
shooting.
night
day at
gaflgland.
and pencilled-in
joint,
the
regular
had been
throughout
the
Ihe
I p.m.
3 a.m. with
croltals of
For
movie.
anal lrDch-
oern highly
to
droppinq
spectators.
Every-
sought
opening
them came from
tattoos
Turnbull
\'.alked
shooting,
the
and the
City
Transit
stations,
was actually
rally
or
"colors"'
fict-
mooal of Hill's
the other-worldty
when the
the
the
conclave
costunes
originat
inLo
A.C.'s
with
a local
poureal out,
crowal inmediately
They provided
tfie
can keep
temperature
ltany
where
neiqhborhood
invaaleal by a savage
The police
the
nothing
were neealed, anal many of
fact,
In
but
was 1o\,7-keyetl'
and enthusiastic.
thei!
skul1s
helpful.
days of
Park
added enormously
hand.
straiqht
extras
Drive
Dlesseal in
place
the
cooperacave
scene,
i,onal
part
were always
tiere
to work
they
touqhest
Even at
opportunity
shot.
on a
crevr began
Production
into
shooting
away.
one was very
the
in
at midnight.
The location
New Yorkers
any of
site.
movie
crossed
to beginning
adjust
together
the
the
alanger !,/henever they
of
But,
into
the
visit
armeal guarals nearby,
feeling
ing
was interrupted
closeal
trtolice
nroments whenever
nervous
also
decided
city
always
as the
one shot be-
scene.
orphans
the
at
car.
Ttlere
in
upon the
intruded
chase
qang neighborhoods
the
anal a gang ca1led
tvreen the
robbery
of
tension
often
and reality
niqht,
-
shaved
hafiiburger
fearing
tieir
g:anq'
of
New York
Authority
trains
lent
a helping
wele particularly
anal personnel
vrhich
- r 0-
were absolutely
marked, "I've
essential
to the film.
Li.ved in New York all
of tny 1ife,
been on a subway as muqh as I was for
seefileal to be a treat
scheduleal trains
Idere part
for
the real
to look out
of a novie
By the end of
their
As one of the cast re-
this
passengers
',The Warriors',
shareal a kind
Iiving
on the streets
their
nakes auiliences
filled
night
feel
It
aLso
on the regu1ar1y
ldindows and reafize
as though they had actually
movie captures
novie.,'
they
being made.
filning,
and working
and I'a[ never
together
excitementf
and crew felt
of gang experience,
exhilaration
very much a part
on the run.
cast
of tie
of New york.
and fears
warriors'
Itte
antl
tension-
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NTHE WARRIORSN
TTIE CAST
MICHAEL BECK (Svran) lvas raiseal
River.
of the Mississippi
football
scholarship,
wartling
training
forming
in various
ground for
repertory
at 15 to travel
per-
there,
BBC
feature.
is Beck's fourth
dropped
out
arormtl the corntry
school,
of
his
with
Boston
high
a rock band.
tlten migrated
at the Ensenble Studio
in the national
THOMASWAITES (Fox)
the Juilliartl
film,
he renained
Ile
school
He rei
south to New York.
at the Nej-ghborhood Pfayhouse and has appearetl in
productions
of
England a re-
seen in NBC-TVis "Holocaust. "
turneal hone to finish
and toured
craft,
at the
companies and in several
"fhe Warriors"
JAMES REMAR (Ajax)
lte studietl
his
Findinq
banks
Cotlege on a
then lrent to London to study
School of Speech anil Drafia.
was most recently
a1on9 the
He attended Miltsap
Central
productions.
on a farm
having
is
in
Soldier."
Waites'
Formtlation
in Waterford,
Charleston
antl Baltimorers
"Grease."
a graaluate
of
the
Drana
" lfhe Warriors"
"On tl|e Yard"
antl "Pity
Divisi-on
is his
third
the Poor
stage work incluales appearances at the O'NeiIl
DORSEY WRIGITT (Cleon)
in New York City.
the WPA Theatre
conpanl/ of
School of l4usic.
appeareil
Theatre,
Connecticut,
the Spoletto
Festival
Center Stage.
was born in Philadelphia
He enrolleal
at Pratt
hstitute
antl raisetl
to stualy
in
-12-
scenic
alesign,
One day,
$Iho was sick.
he was askeil to
The actor
career
has flourished
and is
currently
never
ever
returned
since.
jockey
a disc
which
is
part
He is
of
the
in
re turn
to school
acting
as a long-term
to study
the
flew
in
where he was appearing
has alreaaly
haal a vely
work include
active
{:he American
the
Service."
Horton
debut
Brian
in
plans
he settles
to
join
in
"streamerg,"
career
in
Academy of
to
upon
Phoenix
Repertory
scottsboro
Warriors"
"Ihe
stage
in
ftom
The young nan
anal television
Dramatic
Festival
Arts.
since
His
production
"What the Wine Sellers
On TV. he appeared
and the
clubs.
Cornjnunity Theatre.
before
New York Shakespeare
"Wedding Banal," Ron Milnerrs
Broaale/ay anil the
',Hair,'
film
the
careel.
Minneapolis
from
an actor
acting
acting
Forgotten.
enqineering
DAVID HARRIS (Cochise)
graduating
in
New york
€everal
professionat
for
for
and Dorseyrs
a rnefiiber of American
Theatre
in
He appeared
BRIAN TYLER (Snow) makes his
"The Warriors."
stand
stage
of
Buy" on
!'secret
Conpany production.
the enmy Award-winning
"Judge
as on ',Madigan" and
Boys', as well
"Roj ak. "
IOM !4CKITTERICK (Cowboy)
in
the
suburbs
College,
worked
York,
of Ne\4ryork.
he hitch-hiked
on the
San Carlos
Torn internittently
was born
After
around
Apache
in
Clevel-and
receiving
the U.S.
a B.A.
anal raiseal
from Anfierst
and Europe anil t]ten
Reservation.
workeal as a Settfement
Returning
to
New
House volunteer
and taxi
tlriver
appeared
at
peare
Eigh
the
Drana
school
Club
With
boy he's
him.
then
several
Born in
turnecl
American
in
to
acting.
of
course
to
s tudy
to
attention
Street
Theatre
take.
but
joinetl
to
acting
diverteal
and later
actor
stutlied
recently
torEeal
"Hair."
is
he spent
his
was starveil
adrnits
somewhat
youth
me great
emotionalty,
Art
joy.i
Michos
and appeared
that
the
familiar
to
pLaying
football,
so it
I hatl so many suppresseal
Dramatic
play
Ile attended
painting,
being
Rico-born
emotions,
attendetl
in
vas
the
"The Nei,r York
Show" and "crease."
DEBORAHVAN VAIKENBURGH (Mercy)
"fhe Warriors"
"There's
For Poorer."
t}1e Warriors.
n'-fhe Warriors"
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as playing
as wetl
TERRY I{ICHOS (Verrnin)
Poughkeepsie,
Academy of
Street
13th
months in
them brought
unleashing
his
Shakes-
44BCELIIO sANcllEz shoultl
The Puerto
portraying
a natural
City
the
grin,
a slight
Foundation
and Design
and fountl
HB Studio.
for
painter
artist
of Art
He joinetl
the
Spaifl
that
He has
New York
the
'tFor Richer,
NBC-fV's
graffiti
the
instead.
at
in
fittinq
Rernbtandt,
the
role
ancl siriginq.
Stutlio,
and HB Plal'wrights
a continuing
is
actinq
Cafe La Uama, Actors
Festival
It
studyibg
while
to her stint
a tribal
feel
favorably
in the Broaalnray hit
about both.
fihen
T got
compares
"Eair.
to
the
shooting
"
set,
1
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felt.
I'tl
known everyone
last
nanes."
for
years
Deborah was raised
though I tlidn't
in upstate
been in the city
long enough to feel
tended the Pratt
Institute
aspects of eotertainment
ltith
in Brooklyn
from acting
Jem Hensen anal Rermit
f,ove.
a part
know their
New York but has
of it.
she at-
and has studied
various
to puppet proaluctaon
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TIIE NOVEL
SoL YURICK d].al extensive
published
iras first
ahrays existetl.
gangs fought
research
in 1965,
He iliscovereil
In the 14th century.
the Enperor's
days antl nights.
Yurick
troops
that
which
gangs have
t-here are recorals
in Constantinople
was fascinated
qovernments have been able
'rThe Warriors"
for
for
by the fact
to stamp out. political
they have not been able to wipe out gangs.
that
five
that
though
movements,
Many still
exist
in Russia antl China.
Yurick
their
interviewecl
activities.
back several
ethnic
of short
'and
He found that
g:enerations.
type ranqing
Yurick
stories:
nany major iEgazines
"Ttre Warriors"
lrith
small
three
"Fertig,"
Death.I'
sone gang's histories
other
to several
novels
,,The Bag,"
"Someone Just Like you',
in various
nri1l be published
of the fi1n.
hunilreal he[ibers.
and a soLtection
A Guggenheim Fellow,
and tauqht
the release
stretch
There are gangs in Ner,r YOrk Of every
from very
has published
"An Island
current
nany New Yolk gang members andl observedl
he has nrritten
for
universities.
as a De1l paperback con-
T'IIE DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Director
"somebody Rilled
He has worked
particularly
is
"There
city
is
something
exciting
was born
in
television
proiluction.
"The Night
fhey Raided
"C1ass of
Closed
He has
lelevision
fsland
the world,
in
about
here.
shooting
filrl
Sil-vers
and
TV
Fawcett-Majors.
but
"The Vlarriors"
rvith
'44,"
Hungary,
emigrating
as a combat
of
over
Farrah
in
admits
he
New York City.
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a back 1ot. "
Ite serveil
Behind
all
phil
the original
Her Husbanal'i with
filning
cameraman before
cat.'f
ANDREWLASZIOTS career
fron
on locations
enjoyed
Laszlo
tice
Photography
spans 25 years,
television
s6ow to
of
\dhere he workeal as an apprento
cameraman in
Itis
the
the
extensive
Minsky's,"
United
States
Army before
list
of
entering
credits
includes
',The Or^'I and the
"popi,',
anal. on television,
"lhieves"
i-n 1947.
pussy-
',Washington
Doors'r anal "The Dain Curse."
serveal
two tetms
Arts
his
wife
as Governor
and Sciences.
and four
of
The National
He currently
cflildren.
lives
Academy
on Long
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THE E)GCUTTVE PRODUCER
"Ihe
Warriors"
is
FRANK MARSHALL'S second stint
proalucer Lawrence cordon and director
as associate
proalucet on their
He was also associate
Miller,"
include
production
"The Last Waltz."
Orson wellesr
as he serveal
of ',The Driver."
proilucer on ',paper Moon,', ',Daisy
Other credits
"The Thief ltho Came to Dinner."
Shord," "Whatrs Up, Doc?." ',Iargets"
forthconing
shaped musical
and
"The Other side of the Wind."
Son of a renowneal jazz guitarist
bums.
liil1
"At Long Last Lovei' and "Nickelodeon. "
"The Last Picture
has also
Walter
with
acts
anal arranger,
anal produced several
Marshall
recoral aI-
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THE PRODUCER
"The Warriors"
production
Eill.
banner
While
set,
three
anal his
of his
protluctions
\rere
and 'rThe Driver'r
Isabelle
Adjani.
a rare
set
tion
of
feat
of
ilo not
\^rith Ryan O'Neal,
in
have
Bruce
produced
the
Holllzwood.
today's
"The End";
in
from Tulane
University
of
at night.
which
His
Aaron spelling
on the
theatres
that
many
filned
Burt
Dern anal
lasL
tr^7o sim-
During
he moveal to
for
Development,
the
the
day
loca-
47 consecutive
various
ABC felevision
network
Screen Gerns (now Colunbia
on t'he development
of
cally-acclained
Ite Jeft
spelling
productions
proalucer
television
graduating
fron
and a writer
of
shor,ts.
to become a Vice
starring
at
gravitating
as heaal of West Coast
nen projects,
became one of
lras with
Gordon was
law school
before
ploclucer
Pictures
an ABC-TV l'lovie-of-the-Week
attended
Law" series,
"Burke's
the
Larry
one year
for
to an associate
leaving
which
then
association
on the
Gordon joined
ltississippi,
University,
first
$50-a-i,7eek "gofer"
episodes
Belzoni,
Mississippi
to Holtl4,rood.
williarns
2,500 ipvie
Los Angeles.
graduated
rnultiple
on the
and " Ttle End" starring
"Hooper"
"The Driver"
Born anal raiseal
the
olrn
Walter
appearance
over
studios
Gordon personalfy
he was on the
in
writer-director
in
his
under
one sunlner.
Reynolds
shooting
filn
nigrhtly
were pfaying
filns
films
ultaneously,
his
Even sone major
in
Ttre three
nights
with
third
coralon was naking
America.
across
I s sixth
LARRY GORDON
is
Television),
including
Talent
President
of
where he workeal
"Brian's
Songi,"
James Caan and Bill-y
the highest-rated
and nost
Dee
criti-
on television.
Screen cems to become vice
President
in
Charqe of
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Wor1d'ride
Proaluction
Among his
successes
servetl
three
own company.
and directed
Charles
Willian
His
(on which
"Dillinger"
anal the
animateal
coralon resigmed
proiluction
first
by Walter
with
he also
feature
"Heavy
HiIl
for
frorn AIP to
was "I{ard Timesrr written
Colunbia
Pictures.
Janes Coburn and Strother
the
controversial
for.n his
"Rolling
It
Martin.
Thunder"
starreil
He followed
starring
Devane and folnmy Lee Jones.
Gorilon
in
has always
had faith
movie-making.
their
"Haral Times"
Milius
years,
Bronson,
filn
rvriters
Producer)
Pictures.
_
After
force
American-International
at AIP were
as Executive
'rrarrlc.
this
for
first
screenwritinq
the
He alemonsLrateal
opport\rnities
and John l4ilius
and Willard
in
Huyck
assi gnnents.
with
to
writer
as the
creative
this
by giving
two
direct--Walter
"Ditlinger."
( "American
craffiti")
Hill
with
Ile also
gave
their
first
_20_
THE DIRECTOR
When WAI,TERHILI, read So1 Yurickrs
he thought
aloesn't
it.
have star
fhat
make a fine
roles,
was before
proilucer
also
it. would
Larry
loved
the
each other,
successful
I,[t]en Walter
and v7ith
they were able
but
no one woulal take
he began his
idea,
"The Warriors,"
picture,
motion
he felt
C,oralon.
novel
faith
a chance on
in
book,
tarry
the material
"The warriors"
to bring
it
teafin4rork with
gave hitn the
their
because
and
to the
scleen.
Hilf
first.
nade his
script,
starreil
in
Hol1lz\rood as a screenwriter.
and Boggs,"
"Hickey
a nihilistic
a couple
and Alj-
on the
variation
Maccraw
run
from
unaler the
nillion
at
Man,"
the box-office.
directed
direction
and Jacqueline
r^'as his
first
was Larry
starting
out,
be a very
and with
r
fhief
HilL
starring
directorial
wrote
tale
Steve Mcoueen
of
cet-
"Ihe
alnost
$50
" Ttle Mackintosh
paul
Dinner,,'
cordon
in
his
Newrnan and Dominique
starring
Bronson
(also
who qave him that
own production
critics.
again
Charles
effort
good move as the
the
protagonist
a net
starring
Who Came to
detecti-ve
Satn peckinpah,
rrith
also
Cosby
Ryarl O,NeaI
BisEet.
Times,"
"Itard
which
traditional
Starring
of
hit,
HilI
by John Huston.
Sanala, and "Ihe
ft
on the
ttre law.
awayrr became a huge connercial
In his
Roberi: Culp and Bill
Then catne "The cetaway, " a qriminal
thriller.
of
name in
wrote
film
from his
and directed.
on'n screenplay)
first
break
company,
It
was a hit
They continued
anil Janes Coburn,
to
both
as he,
turned
too.
out
,
was
to
at the box-office
tearn with
',The Driver,"
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IIe rdas born in Long Beach, California.
student,
he studied
I4exico City.
riors"
art
and literature
As a university
while
residing
The suwtler spent in New York fifuning
\ras his
longest
enjoying
the challenge
at night
naking
"The War-
stay on the East Coast, but he aalJniLs
of shooting
use of that
Nev York generates.
in
constant
in the streets
flow
arlal subways
of enerqy which
t*
Gulf+Western
Company
OPENING ANNOTINCEMENT
LAWRENCEGORDON'SPRODUCTTON
OI "THE WARRIORS'
wILt
oPEN...........AT
Paramount Picturesr
uction,
is
will
with
Directed
not
action
by David
by Walter
Frank Marshall
an attenpt
to
depict
the
ways neant
to be a neniber of
into
battle
a background
of
by Sol Yurick
Hit1.
proalucer,
capture
together,
the
ftavor
a gang--the
of
"The Watriors'r
gang or
any real-life
to
The fitm
and produceal by Lawrence Goralon
The aim of
9oin9
with
Shaber and Walter
HilI
is
story
Theatre.
baseal on t}Ie novel
as executive
filrn
a Lawrence Gordon Prod-
.........
aalventure
gangs anal is
street
screenplay
witl
"The Warriors,r'
open ... . . .. . . at the
a contenporary
Ne\rrYork
THE.............THAATRE
it
has al-
feeting
support
of
incident.
of what
tribal
loyalty,
actual
is
of
anal shareal
goals,
Newcomers were cast
look
lhe
and feel
strong
RefiErf
of
cast
in
people
real
includes
film
in
oraler to naintain
caught
in
ilang.erous situations.
the
Ihomas Waites,
Deborah Van Valkenburgh,
Tom McKitterick,
David Patrick
Most of
Brian
Ke1ly,
Tylerr
Coney Island,
New York City.
"'ihe Warriors"
and subway stations
Beck,
Sanchez,
Dorsey Wright,
Terry
Ed Sewer and tynne
was shot
make the sequences as realistic
was cione in
Marcelino
Roger I{i11,
"The Warriors"
Michael
outdoors
Beginning
covers
from Manhattan
with
James
David Harris,
Michos,
Thigpen.
at night.
as possible,
a1t of
the
And,
the filmjng
the boardwalks
a myriad of
to Brooklyn
to
streets,
at
parks
anal Oueens.
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"The warriorsn marks waLter Hill's
thirtl
straiqht
wriLing/
au.recting stint
for Lawrence cordoD. preceded by "Hard Tines"
ancl - rne
_
L,raver.
Hilt's
writing
credits
also include
"Hickey
and Boggs," " ltre Getaway" and rtThe Thief Who Cane to Dinner."
Andrew Laszlo
riors."
Lravtd
vas the director
of photography
for
Ttre musis is by Barry Devorzorl, and the editor
tlorden.
"The Warwas
--REPRINTED
BY PERMISSION OF DAVID BARTHOLOMEW,
FILM BULLETIN
FILMMAKERS
TO U\IQUE
Larry
Gordon,
together
t\^'o of
since
beconing
"The Endrr anal "Hooper,rr
I^iarriors"
is
his
of Worldwide
interview
film
us,
the way through.
basis
studio
major
for
our
filn,
star
screenplay.
sible
(President)
for
Gordon elaborated
R-ratingr
the
is
on this
lalguage,
and sirnple.
a kind
of
and fights,
rough
but
So1 yurick,s
it,
to
f never
since
it
tie
for
the
thoug.ht any
involved
scene.
for
rnaking the
no
We
a chance vrith
us on it.
on the
,'We are
because of
remain
true
Hill
to
Chairman)
fi1m.
the violence
the
It,s
story
taking
an
anal characters
taIk,
the
There are many action
show anal alon't
and i{ichael
so nuch as
street
has directed
pos-
film
taking
and authentic.
we donrt
novel,
(Paramountrs
violence.
explaineal
was a tough haul
ago, but
doing
cordon
Ditler
Ihe way Walter
pop-gun
Bulletin,
tfie credit
not
president
and David Shaber went to work on
further
film
which
necessarily
in
deal,
must 90 to Barry
Eisner
Filn
years
of
films:
dolin as vice
Then Paramount cane onto
A lot
put
,'The
Reyno1ds.
stepping
I had read
several
ro1es.
and popular
Burt
rrrThe warriorsr
lrou1d be inLerested
proalucer,
AIP.
with
cane about.
agreeal on a developnent
the
since
for
how the
all
starring.
filn
Production
an inclependent
most successful
both
sixth
In a recent
DRAMATIC SCRXEN LIFE
yearrs
last
IITHE WARRIORS
"
BRING
neeil to
filrn,
plain
it
has
situations
sho\,/ a 1ot
of
blood.
This
describe
rnovie is
it
was the
rThe cuns of
like
against
a backgrounal of
for
hit
yearrs
last
which
beginninq
with
with
Charles
"Larry
to direct.
ested
ical
other
aspects.
The novel
of
is
anal useal the
kind
of
its
EilI
own fantasy
We did
it
impossible
problerns--rain
the
of course,
cast
story,
script
but
Hitl
also
as a possibility
f began to get
particularly
than
the
in
the
in
converted
filn
to
its
a lot
fitn
telt
sets
was a horrenalously
completely
Manhattan
situations
when we dialnrt
v/e shot
with
,,Hickey and
Boggs.il
\dounal up re-writing
that
steeper
inter_
atlegor_
of
it.
its
poltrait
that
realism
a different
up and works
worlal. "
almost
of
the
"The [Iarriors.',
as a convention
find
,'ft
and sub,lvay stations
set
\,ias a successful
are
We essentially
you,ll
effort,
HiIl
credits
more realj-stic
continued.
shoot.
And,
the
qang mainly
story.
r,iithin
nearly
in
gang subculture.
the
only
on location.
and Brooklyn.
to control.
\arant it
at
tough movie co
night,
in
the
slreers
Anal those
We also
are
had \reather
and none when we did.
which
is
very
haral on
anal crew. "
Night-time
filning
to
writing/directing
and continuing
that,
i,ras sol_id,
I eventually
a bit
naiden
gave me Shaber,s
only
ideas
film
Who Came to Dinner.,,
about
The screenplay
in
straight
Bronson,
writing
Bulletin
really
his
Before
Among his
Filn
was an adventute
third
rrThe cetaway,
" and ,'The Thief
spoke with
I take
the war."
"The Driver."
screen\,/rlter,
film.
between war rnovies and a picture
marks Hill,s
cordon.
"Hard Times,"
an adventure
difference
Navarone,'
"The Warriors"
stint
basically
seeras to hold
a fascination
for
Hrtt.
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I am very
"Well,
look
strongly
altogether
different
at night.
Tt's
artificial
lightinq
to control,
through
the light,
t}lat
of
every
Warriors"
you simply
rninute
of
sensibility
with
a varied
alanovich's
that
producer
Executive
I
Side of
the Wind."
\{ounal up handlinq
Marshall
the
the
cooperation,
also
aIlowing
96th
alloweal us to
moving trains.
locations,
to
filrn
shoot
on a
of
peter
unconpleted
Gordon,
Filn
the
although
"The
Marshalt
}laffiots.
Bulletin
fifm
it
in
New york,
poseal severe
about
gave us invaluable
eventually
during
rare did
entire
subway stations,
including
niqhts.
uninterrupteal,
been alone before.
We useal real
buitd
"
about
had a few reservations
use real
Bog-
and the huge Union Square complex.
r,rhich hadnrt
although
with
talk
alecision
they
us to
Street
still
woral
as "The Last
on "fhe
time
"The
,'The lrtarriors,'
on nost
choles
he
unique."
the
Authority
however
is
with
line
thaL
operates
In coordination
\iras a wise
The Transit
screenplay,
the one at
tound
lt
as different
but
,ParamounL wanteal
to
ultimately
problems.
many of
also
filming.
which
legendary
day,"
,'The best
came to
movies
alramatic
New york.
in
find
He has worked
and on other
the
wit_h both.
you,ll
of
clailos
and living,
Frank Marshall
Wa1tz" and Orson Welles,
Other
Hill
bizarre.
cane
sorts
have during
California,
think
backgrounal.
films
don't
is
and the
a touqh challenge
opens up a1l
filnr
it,
Andrew Laszlo,
experience
the
of
quite
things
connotations
the lack
It's
filning,
first
I can use to describe
baroque
or
cinematographer,
Long Beach,
was his
on different.
you can use.
Ihe night
you know,
to it.
anil take
in
bril1iantly.
possibilities
enjoyed
all
anal our
A native
attracted
one set
at the Astoria
They
on
Studios
on Long Island,
p1ace.
the nenrs
We built
a real
it
menrs roon
problera being
to-\^rall
nith
by the
filn's
" Marshall
guidance
June 26th.
with
not
unavoidably
Iearned
those
aqreed at
run
into
the
outset
But when the
quvs. "
the
call,
cast
"
casting,
the
we were wall-
Ihere's
a trenendous
that
playing.
responded
In
fact,
had really
quickty
that
of
.We sLarted
continued.
the
for
no!
to
arounal
tight
you donrt
sflooting
reason
some real
woral got
Anal we had a couple
very
',ii/as the
the [{arriors
publicize
to
But we did
around.
out
playing
to keep a lorv profile,
as extras.
comfortably.
sorts.rl
We tried
and I
in
good ensefillle
atternpting
Walter
find
claims,
pauseal a moment, then
Marshall
because we couldn,t
We chose a solid
end., the actors
become a gang of
takes
younq actors.
capable
New York.
battLe
shoot
tttal: as soon as rve put
in
under Walterrs
simply
1ar9e enough to
highly
pool
talent
reluctantly
problen,
"Our first
room where a large-scale
too much,
street
control.
ganq problens.
about
with
Larry,
gang menrbers
use real
spots
fool
of
on
us.
they
them.
came
t{e
arounal too rnuch with
EXCITING
YOIING CAST STAYS IN
TOP SHAPE
TO BRING ''THE WARRIORS" TO SCREEN L]FE
At
the
the
completion
of
made a vow to get
cast
together
ft
nay never
cone to oass as all
in
far-flung
locations
to
alenonstrate
the
,rThe tr{arriors,"
Paramount Pictures'
with
are
their
conraalerie
for
to be quite
Likely
actinq
that
one year
a reunion
careers,
developed
but
later.
busy
it
among the
serves
young
actors.
The cast
HiIl
Larry
assernbled \,ras one with
Although
almost
nedia,
they
all
group
all
came into
into
a unit
throughout.
philosophy
of
ensedble,
was the
quite
one for
as in
alt
of
the reason
for
'rThe Warriors.i'
of naking
time
they were finished,
a myriad
of
to do a fot
each of
terrifying
of runninq,
nany.
they
other
Because
blended
to-
for
they
one.
developed
Rather
of
this
the physical
vas
any of
began,
aod several
members \derenit
were by the
pursued
are being
the novie,
takes
they
were required
As Matcelino
ttiis
requirehents
certainly
As the Warriors
gangs throughout
dn
actors.
t]re cast
they
than
the
is
by
have
for
Sanchez saial at
a motion
picture
rr
The men afso
and fighting.
in
and remaineal a tightly-knit
"Sometimes I wonder if
or a narathon.
for
a "gang"
the many chase scenes.
one point:
debut
the movie.
If
good shape when filming
backgrounds
Walte"
in general .
experience
as equals.
and all
they \dere really
Part
film
easily
Just
filrn
acting
project
this
Gordon and director
1ittle
had varied
"The Warriors"
gether
in
producer
that
had to do a 1ot of
Thatrs
why it
ju]llpinq,
\,/as necessary
hurdling,
for
leaping
them to alo wafin-up
-2-
exercises
before
the start
themselves by pulling
wanted their
on screen.
of old.
"IIm certainly
often
takes tbe reins
hurt
They also
James Remar played "Ajax,"
and
he was the strong man of the
tie
"Swan,"
of por^rerafter
I come across
,Ajax,
I enjoyed playing
do speak much better
Beck plays
!4ichael
muscle or tr,ro.
no Steve Reeves, but I think
as a nan of some strength.
actions
they wouldn't
to be ',pumped-up', so that. they would look
nuscles
the creek warrior
group:
so that
an rmstretched
as tough as possible
like
of filning
as I think
than words.,'
War tord
their
of
qanq who
the
leaaler is killed.
One of
the rnost experienceil of the group. having appeared in televisionrs
life
for
"Holocaust"
leader of the actors
scene was infectious
so erere they.
"but
pace for
everyone
Director
actors,
to run all-out
"I don,t
Michael,
I always
,'fhis
roted
was.
He gave me a 1ot
that
wasn't
efitted
in
took
treated
job,"
Brian
His enthusiasm for
hoir tired
everyone r1tas, il
at four o'clock
I felt
do everything
Hill
he never
grateful.
were all
know if
real
like
in the morning,
a leaaler,', says
10OB and that. does set a
el-se. "
Walter
but
as r,'ell.
anal no matter
Uichael was willing
lyler,
from Walterrs
doing
nith
the
part
until
the
end of
never
confidence
gets
of
t'ime with
his
which
they
professional
maile ne feel
actinq
like
it
and even gave my dialogue
script."
Terry
"In
killed,
Michos
also
the original
but
and changed things
the picture.
for
my first
Walter
qeneros_ity:
'Vennin'
deal
them as beginners,
"but
of
a great
was really
the original
guy I portray,
stay
one. Michael was in many ways tle
Walter
around
scrapr.
tiked
so that
I o\de lrly tife
ben-
what
I get
to Walter
the
I was
1:o
-3-
Deborah Van Valkenburgh
before
the
caireras
haal a Warriorrs
week of
nights
get herself
ing
about
Even if
on the
attuned.
this
"Ihe
with
alnost
dedication
set before
my fellow
the
storyline
are all
pure
Amonq the
Warriors
is
The costur[es
Kitterick
and an Indian.
fact
they
of
on ttte
It
riorso
over
lent
into
Larry
just
opens.
to
the
feelguys.
because
life
of
composition
I
a
and
by Tom Mc-
by David
enjoyed
for
wouldnrt
the
that
that
The
same kind
and Ton often
Ihe
of
(with
felt
atrnosphere
eirch cast
Sol yurick,s
picture
Earris.
"fierceness"
bad guys.
and one of
felt
the
character,
feeling
Hill)
Gordon knew bettef,
rrThe Warriors"
the
their
played
the
a motion
was t-hat many ploalucers
unknolins
off
a special
Shaber and Wafter
relative
to his
a alozen years
to be turned
David
this
took
gangs,
the
David
he was a co$.boy fighting
advantage.
a
a tribal
set
sane siale represents
that
to his
oraler
to all
to depict
"Cochise,"
get-up
gave off
in
"There's
close
she
anal spent
a "Coirboy, " portrayed
his
set
start
but
fantasy.
that
on the
filning,
to be on the
attempt
gang itself.
Indian
felt
appearance
actors."
gang.
the
shooting.
iloes not
are
first
she vJas calledl
and I reatly
real
melange of
from the
needeal, I wanted
Warriors"
that
make her
a month into
riqht
to night
film,
I wasnrt
belonged
until
didnrt
nembet useil
novel
,,The War-
a screenplay
the main reasons
a movie vrith
by
for
a cast
of
work.
anal hers
ready
to prove
it
when
NEW YORK CITYIS
BUSTLING STREETS
BECOME STAGE FOR "THE WARRTORS''
Dj-rector
conjrmction
Walter
i,iith
fhe
centereal
around his
Manhattan,
V^rl-6rc
hotel
in
i,crra1lr'
is
full
tie
/l^h
electric
of big
is
tfre turf
never
was the
location
and the
the
the Honicides
even if
if
turf
it
wearing
the
cast
the setrs
A cemetary
large
fence
however.
to
gather,
limits
in
Brooklyn
no fenced
causing
to be suspenileal for
the
making
that
Coney Island
gang didn't
alidn't
(uniforms)
The police
certain
nade it
in
protection,
seem
want anyone
that
of
an-
were
costumes
they would be in
it
a jungle
scene,
mecicers wore tieir
was anothet
evening.
board\^'alk
of
tie
one.
naking
so rnuch noise
the
Warriors."
"fhe
on the
"colors,'
rvearing a Warrior
surrormiling
with
they
up the block,
A wardxobe rnan vras constantly
off
New
The Big Apple
for
That part
was a fictional
any of
a stroll
of
and although
their
around
taking
in
even native
site
serenity
walking
while
on locations
City.
sunshine
beyond the boardwalk.
that
city
filn
vrhen you,re
New york
of
a movie crelr around,
certain
the
was to
things
alu11, especially
first
But despite
of
9an9,
"Hard
r+
to mind having
other
sunner
of
of
seconil trip
anil Oueens--seeing
was beautiful,
existed
His
was in
surprises.
rdas relaxing.
world
recollection
an entire
environment
Coney Island
The weather
suite.
City
publicity
opening
tie
and his
anal he spent
Brooklyn
to New yotk
trip
for
\ras brief,
visit
l'laking a rnovie is
it
first
ioterviews
Times."
"The Warriors"
Hillrs
trouble.
no one wandereal
jacket.
location
safe.
site,
but
A few blocks
tremenilous
anal conmotion
Ouieter
sites
a
away,
crowds began
that
filming
were found.
had
-2-
While
cro!/d
oroblens,
control
minor skirmis\es
weirilos
and rolvalies,
Strange
types
be dealt
\,rith
fnr^ihlv
-:rr\'
would
lvrote
often
novel)
police
they
hired
to thro{ing
things
tore
through
set
dollars
Larry
the
worth
of
Gordon's
ility
mean anal violent
there
wild
during
into
there
sufiBner, but
f
think
Frank
the
The filming
of
(who
Hill
haal to have a conlives
in
the
because
filn.
assuaqeal while
One group of
break,
wrecking
others
rovilies
thousanils
was the one he hoped he
Other fitms
gang life
gangs and the
"The Warriots',
could
possib-
run afoul
of
a
gang,
exciting
for
quiet
conclave
nothing
that
'The Warriors.'
scenes in
a thousand
the
that
fact
that had street
\,rith real
we haal some run-ins
due to
Walter
maae on their
probten
existence
costumes
fact
was !o
Shaber from Sol yurick's
Marshall
a luoch
tlat
We haal over
the
director
David
trouble
street
were ours.
ru1e.
seL anal coulal not
solution
set v/ere easily
biggest
we had to keep their
really
the only
from a alistance.
"We had sone realIy
come arounal.
the
to the
equipmeot.
had run
was always
to
gang menbers to appear
vtoulal never have to face.
was a thene
no exception
coralon,
with
the
took
of
larry
loca1
major
Every co-rnuni ty has its
is
due to threats
Some gangs who visil:ed
witfroul:
range.
producer
escorL
had not
^- F
-
screenplay
and executive
stanL
up.
so often
+ h a m . ^, *
, r-+
handled
wander over
1o9ica11y,
the
flared
anal New york
Tn Harfem proalucer
also
was eventually
extras
teft
the
gangs wouliln,t
alresseal in
scene,
but
some
the only
gangs during
with
really
we laid
I'The warriors,'
so that
serious
but
cameras
the
happeneal lras,
1ow."
quite
a few malks
on
the
In one part
city,
gang, with
bulLs
en masse into
thinking
it
Ilras a real
it
ignore
tl1e invasion
usual
the
light
lights,
there
was a solution,
for
the
tracks.
t-l.e excitement
of
Iiill
was anxious
capture
between
rupted
reality
the Warriols
by a real
on a robbery
car.
But,
nost.
for
crelv had to
lunching
adjust
together
equipment
the
lights
they
for
street
this
rirere set
streets
the
ocup for
over
the
each light
lighting
rain,
tension
straight
days of
of
it
from passangr
was oo way to dupli-
of
Director
gang neighbor-
the
scene.
One shot
the Orphans rvas inter-
chase as the police
part
to begi[ning
cell,
technicians.
noise
upon the
toughest
then
and though
on a movie set.
intrude
siren-screaming
lightsz
had to be on,
knew there
at nidnight.
each new location,
One example of
anal a gang cal1ed
denandj-ng schedule--60
coulal
turning
work
would
the
no 1ocale
on the
problems--crowals,
cate
even if
fear
trigerred
and airplanes--everyone
hoods,
actors,
from the rnovie tighLs
paper
taping
to
seconals,
were only
ancl other
A11 the
scene,
tremenalous extra
the
of
And althouqh
was alone for
switches
However,
trains
caneras
cro\,/il,
a couple
these
inside.
walked
crew.
subliay
selsitive
in
that
Turn-
tattoos,
a neiqhborhooal,
t]le illumination
Even witll
out
were to be expected.
off.
required
of
preparation
unaler the
but
of
a fipvie
Much detailed
a shot,
cleareal
come back
reaction
accompanies
cuffed
gang,
to
the
some snafus
A.C.
ltre tegular
had been explained
\{asnrt
but
joint.
hanllurger
\i/ere reluctant
tltat
t}re fictional
shaved heads and penciled-in
a local
anil even after
they
of Brookfyn
the
night
filming
closed
was the
shooting.
the work day at
I p.m.
The
and
in
Throughout
hand.
shooting,
Ttle police
he1pful.
and the Transit
They provided
were absolutely
marked, "Irve
of New york
the City
Autiority
stations,
essential
trains
to the fi1rn.
in Ne!, york all
lived
scheduled trains
were part
for
the real
a helping
r^rere particularly
and personnel lrhich
As one of the casr re_
of iny life,
been on a subway as much as I was for
seemed to be a treat
lent
this
and l,cl never
movie.,,
It
also
passengers on the regularty
to look out their
rrindor,rs and reaLize
t_hav
of a movie being made.
By the end of filtning,
"The Warriors,,
cast anal crew felt
as thougb they had actually
shareal a kind of gang experrence,
Living
on the streets
and workinq together
novie captures their
exeitement,
makes aualiences feel
very much a part
fi11ed night
and fears
of the Warriors,
The
anal
tension_
on the run.
New York City
eclectic
exhilaration
of New york.
reat-life
once again proves to be one of
stages in the world.
t}le rllost