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     • Released during a period when New York was "the poster child for disrepair and abandonment", dystopian film The Warriors came to appear more realistic than intended – 45 years on, it's now a cult classic.
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   Why is the Warriors a cult classic?

   • Released during a period when New York was "the poster child for disrepair and abandonment", dystopian film The Warriors came to appear more realistic than intended – 45 years on, it's now a cult classic. The New York City of the late 1970s was in disarray. Economic and political strife saw city workers laid off in their thousands.

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   Is the Warriors a cult film?

   • The Warriors has become a cult film, and some film critics have since re-examined it. As of December 2023, the film garnered an 88% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes, based on 51 reviews. The critical consensus reads: "As violent as it is stylish, The Warriors is a thrilling piece of pulp filmmaking."

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   Is 'the Warriors' still a classic?

   • As reading, it’s a progenitor of many of the great qualities in modern action filmmaking, with its efficiency, wise-ass use of archetype, and sheer presence. Maybe this isn’t an Academy film school classic, but you know you can dig it for what it is. Warts and bruises and all, The Warriors is still a modern classic.

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   Is 'the Warriors' a counterculture movie?

   • The Warriors is remembered firstly for this quote, and everything else second. Looking at it closer however, reveals a film that has counterculture coursing through its veins, with 70s glam-rock visible in every vest-top, panama hat, and lick of face paint.

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   Did Lawrence Gordon make 'the Warriors' a cult movie?

   • Walter Hill’s cult classic. The genesis of The Warriors sounds simple enough. Lawrence Gordon, the mega-producer behind Field of Dreams, Predator, and Die Hard walks into a bookstore and sees Sol Yurick’s The Warriors on a rack. The cover wasn’t even on it. But Gordon saw potential in the teen crime element, and got the film rights.

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   Do you dig the Warriors cult?

   • If you instantly recognized our transformation into the uber-cool Baseball Furies then you already dig The Warriors cult.

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   May 23, 2017 · The Warriors is remembered firstly for this quote, and everything else second. Looking at it closer however, reveals a film that has counterculture coursing through its veins, with 70s glam-rock visible in every vest-top, panama hat, and lick of face paint. Here, we take a look at the constituent parts that make The Warriors not simply the ...

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   Despite its initially negative reception, The Warriors has since become a cult film and has been reappraised by film critics. [3] The film has spawned several spinoffs, including video games and a comic book series.

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   Nov 29, 2021 · Walter Hill's The Warriors is a beloved cult classic today, but the fantastical crime movie was the source of some controversy upon release.

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   3 days ago · Review: “Warriors” Delivers an Innovative Reimagining of a Cult Classic. “The Warriors” (1979) is one of my favorite movies of all time. Based on the 1965 novel by Sol Yurick, which itself is based on the ancient Greek text “Anabasis,” the film tells the story of the Warriors, a fictional New York gang. After being falsely accused ...

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   Jan 2, 2022 · If you instantly recognized our transformation into the uber-cool Baseball Furies then you already dig The Warriors cult. Based on the Ancient Greek classic Anabasis by Xenophon, Sol Yurick’s brutal 1965 novel provided the template for Walter Hill’s infamous 1979 film version, which upon release, would become so notorious for its alleged on ...

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    Feb 6, 2019 · Walter Hill’s cult classic. The genesis of The Warriors sounds simple enough. Lawrence Gordon, the mega-producer behind Field of Dreams , Predator , and Die Hard walks into a bookstore and sees Sol Yurick’s The Warriors on a rack.