Theres hardly a moment when we believe that the movies gangs are real or. A battle of gigantic proportions is looming in the neon underground of new york city. Sol yurick, whose book the warriors was made into a film and video game, has died aged 87. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Walter hills hip, superstylized action film unfurls in a dystopian nearfuture, when various gangs control new york city. Meanwhile, some of the respected noble warriors are dying, and its up to the clans to stop it. So they have to get home through other gangs territories while trying to figure out why everyone is out to get them. The gangs all have their bizarre colors and getups, and it falls into a very a clockwork orange feel. He returned to voice cleon in the warriors video game in 2005. The story centers on a new york city gang who must make an urban journey of 30 miles 48 km, from the north end of the bronx to their home turf in coney island in southern brooklyn, after they are framed for the murder of.
Theres hardly a moment when we believe that the movies gangs are real or that their members are real people or that they inhabit a real city. Warriors is a series of fantasy fiction books written by erin hunter. The basis for the cultclassic film the warriors chronicles one new york city gangs nocturnal journey through the seedy, dangerous subways and city streets of the 1960s. Order of warriors books warriors is a series of childrens fantasy novels by erin hunter a pen name used by victoria holmes, kate cary, cherith baldry, tui sutherland and gillian philip. In an introduction to the ultimate directors cut hill states. It even ended up on many film critics top ten lists for the year but even positive.
Around the time that the warriors was released, dorsey was also a disc jockey in several new york clubs. It features a significantly younger protagonist hes 1214 if i recall. In 1979, the warriors seemed like a frighteningly realistic possible future for the big apple. Where each gang is assigned a fashion designer while some designers are fashion forward with broadway flare like the baseball furies a mix of clockwork orange, damn yankees, and. Dorsey appeared in 3 movies after the warriors which were hair 1979, ragtime 1981 and the hotel new hampshire1984. The cats totally have a fair type thing with all clans.
Dorsey now works for the new york transit authority and. The definitive facebook page dedicated to all things warriors. The warriors is a comic book morality tale, westside story crossed with a clockwork orange. They are published by harpercollins under the pen name erin hunter. I always had a special connection to this book frostfeatherofsnowclan.
The girl warriors is a book for girl written by adene williams. Request the warriors 1979 i wonder what theories you guys would have on this cult classic. For more information on projects, please see the community portal. This violent, dark walter hill picture is set in the pregiuliani idea of a new york that. The warriors was a gang in 1979, which mostly lived around west coney island, brooklyn, in new york city. Official home of the warriors books by erin hunter. A deceptively simple plot begins with a truce gathering representatives from all the gangs at a. There is so much going on in this book with so many great characters along with dragons, sprites, gnomes, trolls, goblins, wizards, kings, queens and warriors.
With michael beck, james remar, dorsey wright, brian tyler. Street brawl, a 2009 video game also based on the 1979 film, but unrelated to the 2005 title. Deborah van valkenburgh played the role of gang girl mercy. The movie uses a 1965 novel by sol yurick about new york youths gangs as a jumping off place, a. The movie boosts it with a techno soundtrack and a mix of classic rock style music belted out by the d. The warriors were originally lead by cleon, however, when cleon is killed by the gramercy riffs at cyruss meeting, swan leads from that point on. Warriors book series simple english wikipedia, the. The fifth clan, skyclan, was driven out due to humans building on their home and find shelter in the gorge but quickly disappear. The original trailer in high definition of the warriors directed by walter hill and starring michael beck, james remar, dorsey wright, brian tyler and david harris. The crowd of miscreants turns violent after a prominent gang leader is killed and chaos prevails over the attempt at order.
Each gang sports a unique moniker the warriors, the baseball furies. The warriors is a novel writen by sol yurick in 1965. The first of these, called warriors, was released in 2003, starting with the book into the wild. This is a project, a collaboration area and open group of editors dedicated to improving warriors wikis coverage of a particular topic, or to organizing some internal warriors wiki process. The book opens up into a fight between the thunderclan and the riverclan over a piece of land. It is based on sol yuricks 1965 novel of the same name, which was, in turn, based on xenophons anabasis. This was just as brilliant as the scholar and i was drawn in once again from the first page until the very last. Ismael rivera, leader of the delancey thrones, the largest gang in new. The warriors, a 2005 video game based on the 1979 film. Warriors by erin hunter complete list of warriors books. The warriors exclusive 40th anniversary limited edition steelbook product details. Since homer first sang the wrath of achilles and the ancient sumerians set down their tales of gilgamesh, warriors, soldiers, and fighters have fascinated us. In 2005 writerdirector walter hill released a new version of the warriors on dvd.
The book was written in 1965 and centres around a series of events unfolding on the 4th of july. Whatever the reasons for its disappointing public reception, the warriors should have been a blockbuster hit for paramount in 1979 and should have put walter hill on hollywoods alist of directors well before his genuine breakout success with 48 hrs in 1982. What makes the warriors work is that it is in a weird dystopia future it really doesnt need to be set in the futurethe dystopia works even if was set in 1979. Immediately after this, we are shown new footage of the warriors trying to find the meeting in the park, all the while ajax and a few others still insisting it is a setup. However, after the war with the destroyers, they gained the east part as well. And now that youre out to play, you might as well know that the 1979 cult classic film, the warriors, was based on a novel, and that novel was based on an ancient. In his recently released book on the cinema of new york, film critic mark. For the most uptodate information on all things warriors, bravelands, and survivors, as well as videos, polls, quizzes, and more, visit. When he is killed, the warriors are falsely blamed and now must fight their way home while every other gang is hunting them down. The movie is loosely based on the warriors 1965 by sol yurick. The warriors is a film directed by walter hill with michael beck, david harris, james remar, deborah van valkenburgh, year. The warriors are feral cats who are broken up into four clans thunderclan, windclan, shadowclan and. It is based on sol yurick s 1965 novel of the same name, which was, in turn, based on xenophon s anabasis.
How different were cult classic book and film the warrior. After those two scenes occur above the movie then goes into the regular introduction used in the theatricalvideodvdlaser versions. Discover the warriors series, meet the warrior cats, and get the latest erin hunter news. Compared to the movie, the novel takes a closer look at the concepts of sexuality, reputation, family, and survival. The warriors yurick novel, a 1965 novel by sol yurick the warriors, a 1979 film, directed by walter hill and based on the sol yurick novel. Based on the classic 1979 cult film from paramount pictures, the warriors expands the cinematic journey of the movie into a gritty interactive game experience set in 1970s new york. Warriors is a series of several books, organized into arcs, presenting the adventures of feral cats living in selfsupporting groups called clans.
Enter the wild with the original warriors series by bestselling author erin hunter. Return to the dawn of the clans to discover how the warrior cat clans came to be. The warriors is a novel written by sol yurick and illustrated by frank modell in 1965. The warriors 1979 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. This is the book that brought me into the whole warriors world. The series is about the adventures of wild cats as they try to survive in their forest homes. People have been telling stories about warriors for as long as they have been telling stories. Into the wild by erin hunter, fire and ice by erin hunter, forest of secrets by erin hunter, a dangerous path by erin hunter. It was later a inspiration for a movie by walter hill that was later released 14 years after the book was published 1979. Some really good documentaries and interviews, pure gold to warriors fans. Still, director walter hill treats its world with total seriousness. As of january 2019, over 40 million books have been sold.
The warriors 1979 theatrical or ultimate directors. The warriors 1979 limted mediabook edition cover a bluray. The new cut, dubbed as ultimate directors cut, integrated comic book intercuts between scenes. Erin hunter is the author of the acclaimed best selling junior fantasy books for young adults called the warriors series. The book differs considerably to the film or i should say, the movie. This contemporary actionadventure story takes place at night, underground, in the subculture of gang warfare that rages from coney. Some new short comicbookstyle transitions seconds inserted between some scenes, and a new short intro comparing the adventure to the classic greek story it was based upon. The bluray release of the warriors only contains the new cut and the original theatrical cut of the film is only available on dvd. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The warriors exclusive 40th anniversary limited edition. The warriors are a gang that witness a tragedy and get blamed for it. The warriors is a 1979 american action film directed by walter hill.
This movie is great and even tho its from the 1979, it takes u into the lifestyles of the gangs of the five boroughs of new york city. The newest warriors book that is out is night whispers and the. The warriors 1979 i hadnt seen this movie in decades and saw it on epix recently so recorded it. And now that youre out to play, you might as well know that the 1979 cult classic film, the warriors, was based on a novel. The movies are the warriors 1979, a soldiers story 1984 and maniac 20. While the warriors always had a comic book flavor and hill, in an interview, says he deliberately pursued that. The warriors takes place in a magical land called new york.
Without this i would have never discovered warriors. It became the inspiration for the cult classic movie the warriors. An unwilling warrior by andrea shaar and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The coney island dominators are the thread of this story, being very much a social commentary. Many of the tracks are also included in the 2005 video game the warriors. Warriors come out and play, screeches a rival unnamed gang, and do they ever. In the near future, a charismatic leader summons the street gangs of new york city in a bid to take it over.
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