Movie: The Warriors (1979)

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Movie: The Warriors The Warriors was released in 1979 and is rated R for violence, language and adult content. The Warriors is about a gang who is framed for the murder of a respected gang leader and their attempt to get from the northern side of the Bronx to their home turf in Coney Island in the southern part of Brooklyn. While it was not a big box office hit for a few reasons, it did grow a cult following over the years. While the Warriors released in early February 1979, the following weekend due to vandalism and violence Paramount Pictures stopped the advertisement of the movie and offered theaters out of their obligations to show the movie if they choose not to play the movie. Over 200 theaters added additional security and Paramount offered to pay for this security. After a few weeks Paramount started to advertise again and by its sixth week The Warriors had grossed $16.4 million over its estimated $6 million budget. The movie has since been released on VHS, Laserdisc, DVD, and is currently available for streaming. If you decide to watch it, remember it was made in 1979, the quality of the film is that of a movie made in 1979. I can not even get into all the mistakes made in the movie, from shadows from the production crew, production crew seen in the background, extras in one angle of the shot and then the next second they are gone. Over all I liked the movie and seen it many times, but certainly it is not for everyone.