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Finally... In September 2015, cast members reunited unannounced to recreate their iconic characters' subway ride back to Coney Island. During this meetup that Michael Beck learned he broke a stunt performer's ribs while filming, for which he apologised.
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Finally... In September 2015, cast members reunited unannounced to recreate their iconic characters' subway ride back to Coney Island. During this meetup that Michael Beck learned he broke a stunt performer's ribs while filming, for which he apologised.
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The Warriors also later found new life in comic books. In 2009, Dabel Brothers Productions published a four-issue series that adapted the film's storyline and some added new scenes. (Though it did focus on former mutants who had lost their superpowers).
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The Warriors also later found new life in comic books. In 2009, Dabel Brothers Productions published a four-issue series that adapted the film's storyline and some added new scenes. (Though it did focus on former mutants who had lost their superpowers).
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Over time, The Warriors has endured as a cult classic with wide-ranging influences. In 2005, Rockstar Games released a video game adaptation that served as both a remake of the film and a prequel to its events. It was well received with critics and in terms of sales.
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Over time, The Warriors has endured as a cult classic with wide-ranging influences. In 2005, Rockstar Games released a video game adaptation that served as both a remake of the film and a prequel to its events. It was well received with critics and in terms of sales.
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With a final production budget of $4 million, The Warriors went on to gross $22.5 million at the US box office, making it a profitable success for Paramount. (The domestic gross was pretty much its entire gross, it took approx. $5000 internationally).
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With a final production budget of $4 million, The Warriors went on to gross $22.5 million at the US box office, making it a profitable success for Paramount. (The domestic gross was pretty much its entire gross, it took approx. $5000 internationally).
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However, despite (or perhaps because of) the controversy and a muted marketing campaign, The Warriors was a box office hit. It topped the box charts in its opening weekend, beating several high-profile films like Hair and The Concorde: Airport ’79.
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However, despite (or perhaps because of) the controversy and a muted marketing campaign, The Warriors was a box office hit. It topped the box charts in its opening weekend, beating several high-profile films like Hair and The Concorde: Airport ’79.
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Upon release, The Warriors proved to be pretty controversial. Gangs would turn up at screenings and three gang-related killings at screenings led Paramount to pull advertising and allow cinema chains to drop the film if they chose.
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Upon release, The Warriors proved to be pretty controversial. Gangs would turn up at screenings and three gang-related killings at screenings led Paramount to pull advertising and allow cinema chains to drop the film if they chose.
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The Wanderers was another gang movie in production at the same time, and Paramount wanted The Warriors to release first. As such, 4 editors were hired to work on the film at the same time: Freeman A. Davies Jr, Dabid Holden, Susan E. Morse, and Billy Weber.
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The Wanderers was another gang movie in production at the same time, and Paramount wanted The Warriors to release first. As such, 4 editors were hired to work on the film at the same time: Freeman A. Davies Jr, Dabid Holden, Susan E. Morse, and Billy Weber.
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On the last day of filming, the crew surprised Deborah Van Valkenburgh with a bouquet of roses, a thank-you for all the rough-and-tumble work she did. (And all the injuries she suffered).
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On the last day of filming, the crew surprised Deborah Van Valkenburgh with a bouquet of roses, a thank-you for all the rough-and-tumble work she did. (And all the injuries she suffered).
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The film's muted colour palette was an intentional choice by Hill and DP Laszlo. The idea was to try and give the film a comic book feel and avoid the vibrant, saturated look of other 70s gang movies like Philip Kauffman’s The Wanderers.
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The film's muted colour palette was an intentional choice by Hill and DP Laszlo. The idea was to try and give the film a comic book feel and avoid the vibrant, saturated look of other 70s gang movies like Philip Kauffman’s The Wanderers.
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Actual Coney Island landmarks were used for filming, including the Wonder Wheel and boardwalk. The final shot of the Warriors walking down the beach at dawn capped off the location shooting, and was the final shot of production.
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Actual Coney Island landmarks were used for filming, including the Wonder Wheel and boardwalk. The final shot of the Warriors walking down the beach at dawn capped off the location shooting, and was the final shot of production.
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Stuntman Steve Chambers said the abandoned building used for the Rogues' hangout was "so bad the smell would make you gag." Rotting provisions were strewn about and walls were crumbling.
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Stuntman Steve Chambers said the abandoned building used for the Rogues' hangout was "so bad the smell would make you gag." Rotting provisions were strewn about and walls were crumbling.
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Originally, the Rogues' hearse-style car only had crates to sit on, and no proper seats inside. Actor Joel Weiss did the driving, while the other gang members were jostled on boxes in the back.
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Originally, the Rogues' hearse-style car only had crates to sit on, and no proper seats inside. Actor Joel Weiss did the driving, while the other gang members were jostled on boxes in the back.
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The idea to have a fire stop the train came from producer Frank Marshall. He asked transit consultants what could feasibly halt a subway car, and a track fire was the answer.
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The idea to have a fire stop the train came from producer Frank Marshall. He asked transit consultants what could feasibly halt a subway car, and a track fire was the answer.
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In the Lizzies' hangout, filming was complicated by the presence of a large mirror that reflected the crew on certain shots. They ended up having to shoot the scene piecemeal and bit-by-bit to keep equipment out of frame.
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In the Lizzies' hangout, filming was complicated by the presence of a large mirror that reflected the crew on certain shots. They ended up having to shoot the scene piecemeal and bit-by-bit to keep equipment out of frame.
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When Cowboy does a forward roll in the 96th Street subway station, that was ad-libbed by the actor Tom McKitterick, but Walter Hill loved it and kept it in.
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When Cowboy does a forward roll in the 96th Street subway station, that was ad-libbed by the actor Tom McKitterick, but Walter Hill loved it and kept it in.
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David Patrick Kelly said that while filming the conclave scene, real gang members approached him, asked if he was the sheriff, then looked at his badge. Kelly said he was intimidated and walked away silently, letting the stuntmen shoo the gang members off.
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David Patrick Kelly said that while filming the conclave scene, real gang members approached him, asked if he was the sheriff, then looked at his badge. Kelly said he was intimidated and walked away silently, letting the stuntmen shoo the gang members off.
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When Luther makes a phone call from the candy stand, David Patrick Kelly decided he was talking to someone he called "The Boss" to inspire him in the scene. He said he imagined the Boss as a mix between Fagin from Oliver! And 19th century US politician Boss Tweed.
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When Luther makes a phone call from the candy stand, David Patrick Kelly decided he was talking to someone he called "The Boss" to inspire him in the scene. He said he imagined the Boss as a mix between Fagin from Oliver! And 19th century US politician Boss Tweed.
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In another early scene, Hill planned to show Cleon (Dorsey Wright) talking to his girlfriend, played by Sidney Poitier's daughter Pamela. Another ditched opening had Cleon instructing the Warriors on the boardwalk before heading to the conclave.
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In another early scene, Hill planned to show Cleon (Dorsey Wright) talking to his girlfriend, played by Sidney Poitier's daughter Pamela. Another ditched opening had Cleon instructing the Warriors on the boardwalk before heading to the conclave.
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Hill had originally wanted Hollywood legend Orson Welles to record a voiceover narration for the beginning of the film, but budget-conscious Paramount pulled the plug on that plan.
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Hill had originally wanted Hollywood legend Orson Welles to record a voiceover narration for the beginning of the film, but budget-conscious Paramount pulled the plug on that plan.
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Hill shot so much footage across NYC that his editors affectionately called him "The Blanket." In total, they had 30 hours of material to whittle down to make the final cut.
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Hill shot so much footage across NYC that his editors affectionately called him "The Blanket." In total, they had 30 hours of material to whittle down to make the final cut.
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The Warriors' vest logo was lifted from a real incarcerated Hell's Angel member's illustration. Meanwhile, an actual Coney Island gang called the Homicides took issue with their colours being co-opted, and tried to prevent filming in the area.
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The Warriors' vest logo was lifted from a real incarcerated Hell's Angel member's illustration. Meanwhile, an actual Coney Island gang called the Homicides took issue with their colours being co-opted, and tried to prevent filming in the area.
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Shooting the scene where the Furies emerge from a basement, one stuntman called the location "disgusting" and "impossible to fathom that a human being would exist in such squalor." But as they filmed, locals who lived there appeared silently in doorways.
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Shooting the scene where the Furies emerge from a basement, one stuntman called the location "disgusting" and "impossible to fathom that a human being would exist in such squalor." But as they filmed, locals who lived there appeared silently in doorways.
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Getting those kinetic shots of the Baseball Furies in full sprint took a toll. Stuntmen were made to run full-tilt until they threw up. When the stuntmen couldn't continue, local marathon runners were brought in - and also ran until they vomited.
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Getting those kinetic shots of the Baseball Furies in full sprint took a toll. Stuntmen were made to run full-tilt until they threw up. When the stuntmen couldn't continue, local marathon runners were brought in - and also ran until they vomited.
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Laszlo said his favourite shot was the kiss between Swan and Mercy, timed to the flashes of a passing train. Editor David Holden agreed that shot alone was "worth the price of admission."
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Laszlo said his favourite shot was the kiss between Swan and Mercy, timed to the flashes of a passing train. Editor David Holden agreed that shot alone was "worth the price of admission."
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The film's budget didn't allow for removing camera cranes during the conclave scene. So cinematographer Andrew Laszlo disguised them with branches and shot around them. "Pulling a rabbit out of the hat," he called it.
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The film's budget didn't allow for removing camera cranes during the conclave scene. So cinematographer Andrew Laszlo disguised them with branches and shot around them. "Pulling a rabbit out of the hat," he called it.
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