The Female Villains Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. The Punks are a fictional New York City gang in 1979. Who were the Lizzies in The Warriors? Lizzie - So you're the famous Warriors, the guys that shot Cyrus. Technical Specs, [they spot this all-girl gang called the Lizzies], "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster". When Cyrus was killed at the meeting, the blame was placed on The Warriors, and a search for The Warriors began.The Lizzies were one of the gangs to confront The Warriors at this time, as they were able to . Loosely based on Xenophon's "Anabasis", the account of an army of Greek mercenaries who, after aligning themselves with Cyrus the Younger in the battle of Cunaxa (401 BC) in his attempt to seize the Persian throne, found themselves isolated behind Persian enemy lines. If they are united, he reasons, all of New York's gangs outnumber the NYPD's officers three to one. The television version started with a day shoot at Coney Island with Cleon and his girlfriend (played by Pamela Poitier). They appear as beautiful, sexy and promiscuous. One of a number of 1979 "gang movies." The Homicides were a real Coney Island gang, and they didn't approve of fictional gangs wearing colours on their turf. Some crowd members were forcibly removed from set. He clinks glass bottles together on his fingertips as he whines out the iconic line, adding a strangely intimidating and menacing lilt to what could just as easily come off as a weak schoolyard taunt. The Judas Bunch. The second-in-command of the Riffs who takes over when Cyrus is killed is named Masai. The Stilletos. The Turnbull AC's. Walter Hill talked about not being contacted for any such reboots or sequels, especially since it was announced in 2016 that The Russo Brothers were to have one in the planning stages. As he so simply put it, "You're standing right now with nine delegates from 100 gangs. Many of them belonged to fighting gangs numbered in the hundreds; they were veritable armies. Beck never again landed a leading role, but continued as a working actor throughout the '80s and '90s, appearing on shows like Murder She Wrote, Walker Texas Ranger, and JAG. Love is a Fire" performed by Genya Ravan.The warrior vs the lizzies THE CHICKS ARE PACKED The Warriors is a cult classic, draped in style and a very specific brand of machismo. The Warriors aimed to create a "tribal feeling of going into battle together, of loyalty, of support and shared goals" and to have "the audience's sympathy as they fight off all the other gangs in the city". One of the breakout stars of The Warriors(and one of the few cast members to still have an active career in Hollywood) is James Remar, who played Ajax in what was only his second film. They take them to their apartment and seduce them, until they accuse them of shooting Cyrus. This is why she later appears in a jacket as it is covering up the cast. Although Beck never openly expressed regret for accepting Xanadu, he is quoted saying "The Warriors opened a lot of doors for me in film, which Xanadu then closed." News; Celebrity; . Forty thousand, counting affiliates, and 20,000 more, not organized but ready to fight. Bakunas. Release Dates While keeping up with a healthy stage career (she appeared on Broadway in Hair before being cast in The Warriors), Van Valkenburgh also made frequent appearances on '80s and '90s staple shows like MacGyver, Quantum Leap, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. In 2019, Remar will appear in Quentin Tarantino's long-awaited Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Paramount Pictures panicked and decided to pull the movie out of theaters. The Red Hook Shooters. Due to lack of Lights, extra light posts were added to the park scenes. The Warriors (aka The Coney Island Warriors). This film received three "recommends". The Lizzies are a group of female gang members from New York in the 1979 movie The Warriors. The Magicians. It's charming and heartwarming to see them all sharing the moment together as the train carries them towards Coney Island one last time. Players follow Cleon as he forms the Warriors, recruiting familiar faces and facing a murderer's row of rival gangs from the film. And the studio was not very keen on that idea. There's a lot of unforgettable imagery in The Warriors, but nothing quite so memorable as the beautiful face of the DJ contrasted against a shocking red background. Menu. The Warriors is a FANDOM Movies Community. The Lizzies led the three members of the Warriors back to their apartment, where they attempted to seduce the trio; Vermin and Cochise were easily seduced by members of the Lizzies. On their 1989 album This is the day..This is the hour..This is this. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! (1982) made and released around three years later. Most recently, Kelly reprised his role in Twin Peaks: The Return as an almost unrecognizable version of the character, having traded in some of his more illicit criminal activities for the growing and selling of legalized recreational marijuana. Vermin The park at the beginning of the movie was supposed to be in the North Bronx. Character actor Irwin Keyes was strongly considered for the role however Walter Hill, deciding Keyes was too old for the role, opted to go with the smaller yet wiry James Remar. He reveals that the scene was written in when he decided to let go of the actor, Thomas G. Waites, as he could not come to terms with him. The dialogue from the scene in which The Warriors are discussing their strategy to get back to Coney Island and question the status of the truce after Cyrus's murder is featured as the lead-in to the 1992 song "Wrong Side of the Tracks" by the Brooklyn-based hardcore metal band Biohazard. Kelly gathered up some empty beer bottles he found under the boardwalk and created the intimidating dialogue. They'll show up. The Warriors, from Coney Island, are framed for the murder of Cyrus, the leader of The Riffs, whilst attending the conclave in The Bronx forcing them to fight their way back to Coney. Wanda Velez is known for The Warriors (1979), Aaron Loves Angela (1975) and Siege (1978). In order to get the movie out before rival "gang" film The Wanderers (1979), post-production on this picture employed three editing teams in three editing suites, who worked around the clock to finish the film. Now, Remar is probably best known for his recurring role as the dirtbag billionaire boyfriend of Samantha on Sex and the City. The Nightriders. Though it wasn't shown fully in the film, Cleon was killed. The Whispers. Ajax is characterized as a firebrand among firebrands in the movie, constantly trying to one-up others and doing whatever he can to prove his toughness and worth to the gang. The Lizzies are an all-female, mixed race gang in New York, who operate within an apartment, complete with couches and a pool table. The Warriors get busy with these hotties and get much more than they bargained for. The film's added-on opening prologue for the DVD Director's Cut edition of the movie states: "Battle of Cunaxa 401 BC. Walter Hill scrambled to replace him and cast local NYC theater actor Roger Hill to fill the role. Hi there, and welcome to Nostalgia Hit. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Although the Lizzies are slower than other fighters, they actually have above-average health, and their combos inflict a fairly high amount of damage. The 1979 film The Warriors and the 2005 video game of the same name, set circa 1978 and 1979, both revolve heavily around numerous fictional street gangs, biker gangs and crime syndicates. One thousand miles from the sea. She is next seen in Friendly Faces . Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Thomas G. Waites, and David Harris all make appearances, giving the game as authentic a sound as possible. Lynne Thigpen's (DJ) whole face is never shown, only her mouth and part of her eye. The Gramercy Riffs are introduced in The Warriors as the most powerful criminal enterprise in New York City. The Hoplites. Vernon in NY. The fight between the Warriors and the Baseball Furies was scripted as extremely graphic and realistic. Despite their use of handguns and knifes, the Lizzies were unable to stop any of the Warriors, although they were able to cut Rembrandt's arm with a knife. The Orphans. The scene was actually shot in Riverside Park, on Manhattan's Upper West Side. They Lizzies never say their names. Ginny Ortiz (who played The Candy Store Girl) and Leon W. Grant (who Played Boo Boo over at The Wanderers (1979)) both had minor roles in both movies would go on to be the original hosts of 3-2-1 Contact (1980). Thousands of dollars worth of equipment were damaged when one gang tore through the set during a lunch break. The wardrobe department made sure nobody walked off location wearing The Warriors colours. The rest of her squad comes running and Ajax is beaten down with batons. I'm not proud of this at all. Come out to plaaaaay!" The Lizzies were a group of pistol packin' babes who seduce the Warriors and successfully lure some members into their Bowery apartment to kill them.http://t. The entire film was shot on the streets in New York City with some interior scenes done at Astoria Studios. The Lizzies from "The Warriors", 1979. That's 20,000 hard-core members. The E Street Blazers / The E Street Shufflers. . "Warriors! Yet the main difference with Mercy's situation here is that she doesn't quite seem to have a goalshe doesn't seem to care about protecting her neighborhood, she just wants "some action." The brawler offers a glimpse into the lives of the Warriors before and during the film, featuring gangs that were cut from the film (including the Dingoes). lesbian gang to threaten the audience's (and the Warrirors') raging heteronormativity. Another is the late stunt-great A.J. The Orphans are a fictional New York City gang in 1979. The travel route the Warriors gang must travel all through the night to get back home went from The Bronx through Manhattan and Brooklyn, and finally to Coney Island. : Walter Hill originally wanted a tough Puerto Rican girl to play Mercy. So I took him out of the movie and did a quick rewrite and gave a lot of his material to the Michael Beck character. Terry Michos was cast as Vermin, instead. Irwin Keyes was also considered for the role of Ajax, but wasn't cast because Walter Hill thought he was too old for the part. Menu. Lizzie: Laura Delano . [Various Lizzies try to shoot The Warriors] Vermin - Watch it! After reading the description of the plot, he became very interested and bought the rights out of his own pocket. The Ninth Avenue Razors. According to an interview with a Hells Angel member on the Howard Stern Show, the Warrior's vest logo was taken from a picture of a bike built in a California prison by an incarcerated Hells Angel, which appeared in a motorcycle magazine. The character Ajax was named after the Greek Warrior. Apparently, no attention was paid to train markings, which varied considerably and were often unrelated to the actual routes traveled on. Kelly gathered up some empty beer bottles he found under the boardwalk and created the intimidating dialogue. James Remar ,David Patrick Kelly, Sonny Landham and Marcelino Snchez all appeared in 48 Hrs. [the three walk over to the Lizzies] This is done by placing a piece of tape over the optical soundtrack. . The movie was actually, however, the second feature film for Ruehl, whose one previous picture had been the Brazilian movie Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976). The Warriors: Directed by Walter Hill. This machismo gets him into constant trouble, culminating in a sexual assault against an undercover cop on a park bench, which sees him cuffed and dragged into custody when his brothers need him most. Gordon hired David Shaber to write it and approach Walter Hill to direct it after working with him on Hard Times (1975) and The Driver (1978). The Lizzies open fire on the trapped Warriors. Here are the gangs that were listed in the script (some made it into the movie; others didn't): The Alleycats. on the gang radio station. The night scenes of The Warriors talking about Cyrus and the big meeting at The Bronx were part of re-shoots after the original opening of the film was cut out. The other films were Southern Comfort (1981) and Streets of Fire (1984). While they shot in the Bronx, bricks were tossed at the crew. During the opening credits of the T.V. However, Keyes still appears in the movie as the cop who arrests Ajax in the park. The Warriors is more notable for its style and tone than anything, and the foundation of that starts with Thigpen's oracle-like DJ and her command of the airwaves. Beck was one of the many original cast members who returned for the 2005 Playstation 2 game The Warriors. Plus, the late Marcelino Snchez who was featured both in the "Bloodhound Gang" segments on 3-2-1 Contact (1980) and as "Rembrandt" one of The Warriors. They outnumber the cops five to one. In the script, Fox was originally the love interest of Mercy, but the two actors had no chemistry and the Mercy romance was transferred to Swan. The block parties were also a pivotal moment in the evolution of hip hop. Crew members were sent death threats because local gangs weren't cast. In one of her most recognizable roles, she went from feeding info to "boppers" to tasking gumshoes with hunting down a notorious criminal in Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? The crew once got urinated upon from a tower block due to the noise they were creating in the night. They may also be partly based on the Greek myth of Sirens, mermaid like creatures that lured sailors to their deaths. The Nickel Steaks. Some of the original cast were in attendance, and took a trip on the Q Train to make it to the festivities. The Southern Cross. They don't give their individual names, but lure men into their lair promising sex and attempt to murder them. The Lizzies were well-known for being an all-female gang, whose territory was Union Square, Manhattan. Walter Hill told Deborah Van Valkenburgh she was "the unobvious choice" when she was cast. His murder did not incite retaliation, but only furthered peace talks between the offenders and other gangs. | The Romans. The Lizzies were originally given see-through tops by costume designer Bobbie Mannix. The Jones Street Boys. Contrary to popular belief one of the young "Prom Couples" females is NOT played by a young Debra Winger. Despite being a movie about tons of gangs, the only gangs that are ever actually seen using guns are the Lizzies and the Rogues. The Boyle Avenue Runners. for their 1998 song "Can U Dig It?". One of her most recent credits is for a one-episode role on a 2015 episode of the CW sci-fi show The Messengers. "Warriors! He is the one who gets thrown into a toilet stall upside down. This is a run-down of all confrontations that The Warriors have dealt with over their territory on Coney Island. (1982) and Last Man Standing (1996). The picture's opening credits title cards and the film's movie poster title logo featured font lettering in the form of graffiti paint. The Firetasters. According to his co-star Joel Weiss, Snyder was almost in one of the gangs cut from the film, the Dingoes. This led him to working with famed auteurs Spike Lee and David Lynch on multiple occasions. The Plainsmen. The Knockdowns. However, the actual fight, and a great deal more running, was done by stuntmen. She was rushed to hospital at 3am for stitches and still has a scar. | The Black Hands. This was removed for the original theatrical release version but was re-instated, displayed within the comic book title cards, for Walter Hill's 2005 Director's Cut DVD edition. Recently, she's made appearances on NCIS, Power, and Bull. There are some really freaky gangs and one of the most twisted is the Rouges which is led by Luther (David Patrick Kelly). is sneered out by David Patrick Kelly during the climax of the film. Walter Hill says of this film on his 2005 DVD introduction: "At the very beginning, I said [that] to do this properly and to do the vision of the novel, it really only makes sense if you do it all black and Hispanic. The podcast Quantum Recast (2020) took The Warriors out of 1979 and recast it in the year 1993 with relevant actors from that year, in Quantum Recast: The Warriors- 1993: Part 1 (2020) and Quantum Recast: The Warriors- 1993: Part 2: Electric Eliminator Boogaloo (2020). According to Joel Weiss, who plays a member of the Rogues in the film, a young Kevin Bacon would have been a part of the cut gang. This name is not used in the film, however it does appear in the credits. The choreographed fight with the Punks in the men's room took 5 days (8pm to 7am) to shoot. The Gramercy Riffs aka The Riffs. The Easy Aces. Mercy walks the thin line between tough and vulnerable at all times throughout the film, and her newfound relationship with Swan adds interesting depth to both characters as they live through one of the worst nights of their lives. Kelly later revealed that he based it on a neighbour who used to intimidate him. The fight involved 2 weeks of rehearsal and one week of shooting, and used actual baseball bats. The conclave scene in Van Cortland Park was filmed using actual NYC gang members as a gesture of goodwill from the producers to allow them to be a part of the production taking place on their "territory". Each gang has a different background as well as members of different races or ethnic groups and control their own turf in New York City. The game is a love letter to the film and a gift to fans. One thousand miles with enemies on all sides. Van Valekenburgh, like many cast members of The Warriors, would go on to have a working relationship with the screenwriter of the film, Walter Hill. In the subway where Mercy is running with Fox's double, she fell and broke her wrist because the actor didn't let go of her hand. Hill was very interested in the project but he felt that no studio would let them make the movie so the pair decided to make a western called "Last Gun" instead. The Baseball Furies aka The Furies. Even eagle-eyed viewers and fans of voice actors may not recognize the name John Snyder, as he often performs under the name of Ivan Buckley. In the script, Snow was originally named Snowball and did not say a single word until the end when he gave a small statement about how they should fight the Rogues to avenge their fallen friends. The Eighth Street Bombers / The Eighth Avenue Apaches. Kelly performed a monologue as a hippie who espoused peace and love, but was actually extremely passive-aggressive. Beck's charm and perfect look for the late 70's and early 80's led to him being cast in the roller disco musical extravaganza Xanadu opposite Olivia Newton-John. The Electric Eliminators. In an interview, Walter Hill opened up about a scene in the movie where Fox was killed off by getting thrown in front of an approaching subway train. Keyes was given a consolation role in the film as Hill cast him as the NYC cop who hits Ajax with his club after Ajax is caught in the park sting operation. The movie starts with the Warriors arriving in a huge Bronx park to attend a summit called by Cyrus, the intelligent and charismatic . Rembrandt remained uneasy while at the Lizzies' apartment, and was the first to become aware that the Lizzies wanted to stop the Warriors; Rembrandt was able to warn Vermin and Cochise, and the trio were able to leave. They are an all girl gang who can hang with the boys. The Gladiators. She appeared in Hill's Streets of Fire with Rick Moranis, Diane Lane, and Willem Dafoe. They occasionally arm themselves with switchblades and other knives. The script, as written, was a realistic take on street gangs, but the director was a huge fan of comic books and wanted to divide the film into chapters and then have each chapter "come to life starting with a splash panel.". The IND Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway station in Brooklyn was used for the 96th St. station scenes. They were supposed to be a homosexual gang with doberman pinschers and blonde wigs who capture Swan temporarily, but this was cut from the script. They appear as . The Mongols. He worked with Lynch in Wild at Heart and has been a continual presence in Twin Peaks as the bizarre and enigmatic Jerry Horne. The Colt 45's. the chicks are packed, the chicks are packed. He's also the "music man" and carries the gang's boom box on the way to the conclave. Reigning over their home turf of Coney Island in Brooklyn, they have built a reputation of one of the toughest gangs in New York City. The gangs are told that there is a truce between all the different gangs in the city and that the leaders of each gang are invited to come unarmed to see and hear the one and only Cyrus. Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright, Deborah Van . The Gerrards. The leader's face paint clearly influenced Marilyn Manson, since he looks like Marilyn Manson in a baseball uniform. Music by K.. The original poster featured the words "These are the armies of the night. Contrary to popular belief, the opening narration was not voiced by Orson Welles. Snow puts in some good moves in the fights with The Baseball Furies in the park and with The Punks in the restroom. THE HURRICANES. Actor Marcelino Sanchez was openly gay, and in the movie he is the only Warrior not to fall for the Lizzies, as Cochise and Vermin did. He does this to coax him into running faster. The Lizzies were a street gang in New York City around the time of the meeting. The Huks. Hey you guys, we ain't got time. At the bottom of the minor leagues, and thus being considered as the weakest, they try to make up for being soft by swarming with numbers; but a crew that can't rumble doesn't have much . Sheehan had never roller skated and spent the summer of 1978 teaching himself to skate which included a 25 mile journey on skates between White Plains and Mt. Ajax's line, "I'll shove that bat up your ass and turn you into a Popsicle" is ranked #12 on UGO's Top 50 Tough Guy Lines, and on the top 50 Greatest Baseball Lines Ever. The other films were 48 Hrs. The group Pop Will Eat Itself used sound bites from the movie for their song Can you Dig it? The Queen's Bridge Mutilators. This makes the Lizzies a decent clique to use in Rumble Mode, regardless of their restrictions of being easily stunned/disoriented. Still a set that can hang with the rest, the Jones . With Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright, Brian Tyler. Thomas G. Waites was fired eight weeks into principal photography for being difficult and arguing with Walter Hill; his character was removed from the movie by having a cop throw him into the path of a train during a fight. The Lizzies are partly based on the Greek race of female warriors known as the Amazon, from the Isle of Lesbos. The Howitzers. A PS2 game based on the film by Rockstar Games was released in the United States on 17th October 2005. They are a serious bunch of brawlers. It's one splendidly perfect unit of storytelling; one film to tell the tale of one fateful night that rocked the world of its characters. The Lizzies were one of the gangs to respond to this request; at Union Square, a group of Lizzies came across three members of the Warriors: Vermin, Cochise and Rembrandt. Their only appearance in the film is that they wait at Union Station when Rembrandt, Cochise and Vermin show up. Profiles on key members of The Warriors cast including profiles of the character they played, actor biographies and information on where they are now. When brought together as a whole, the Warriors are able to . To this day, "Last Gun" has not been made. Then in 1980 came another New York gang movie, John Carpenter's Escape from New York (1981). While Mercedes Ruehl's time on screen is minimal in The Warriors, she steals at least part of the show as an undercover cop on a park bench. version, the knife that is thrown into the board was thrown (off camera) by Penn Jillette. The Zulus. Robert De Niro was asked to be Cowboy, but he passed on it. Character Profile. Cleon (Dorsey Wright) the leader of The Warriors is killed instantly by members of Gramercy Riffs. When Cyrus was killed at the meeting, the blame was placed on The Warriors, and a search for The Warriors began. The Moonrunners. The Lizzies seem to be inspired by two gangs from the novel, the Spahies and the Intervale Avenue Lesbos. This would have been two years before his role inFriday the 13th and six years before his popularity exploded with the release of Footloose. The woman is a cop, and she handcuffs Ajax to the bench and blows a whistle. David Patrick Kelly debut film role which happens to be the one for which he's best known. They're all smiles as they crack jokes about their ages and how things have changed, decked out in their Warriors vests. The Warriors sign on the bath house for one of the photos was painted over a real gang's tag. The Van Cortlandt Rangers. And there's over 100 more. The Sports. One of two 1979 "gang movies" with similar titles (the other film was The Wanderers (1979)). The Big Trains. Filming sometimes had to move due to noise from crowds that came to watch. Actual gang members wanted to challenge some of the cast members but were dealt with by production security. Jeans and tie-dye undershirts, worn under a wide variety of jackets. The Jones Street Boys. Can you dig it?". He surveys Coney Island in all of its destitute urban glory and sighs, "This is what we fought all night to get back to?". The movie uses a plot device favored by Walter Hill where the leader of a group is eliminated in the first act, and the unity and security of the team is thrown into disarray by the loss of its head. He has continued to work in supporting roles on TV, as the mercurial and mysterious father of a serial killer on Dexter and most recently on Black Lightning as a tailor for superheroes. Tony Danza was offered the lead, but he chose to film the television series Taxi (1978) instead. The Xenophones. Walter Hill told him to just "come up with something". She also appeared on the daytime soap opera All My Children. Shouting, noise-making and other interruptions from nearby watchers was common during filming, requiring scenes to be re-shot after security removed the offenders. Lawrence Gordon said the movie still kept going while the studio pulled the movie out of marketing. A street gang known as The Warriors must fight their way from the Bronx to their home turf on Coney Island when they are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader. Second Base wore Lettermen jackets with "Second Base" across the backs, not the baseball uniforms and painted faces of the Baseball Furies. The Saratogas. This leaves only four Warriors in the battle with the Punks. The Phillies. Rembrandt Their charismatic leader, Cyrus, hosts a summit of all the city's gangs to propose waging war against the police as one big gang unit. The Baseball Furies are a reference to Second Base, an uptown gang from the 1970. Director Walter Hill wanted Welles, but the studio refused to pay for it, so Hill did the narration himself. As such, this film debuted in February, 1979, with The Wanderers (1979) released in July. Producers disagreed. This would make them the best choice if you want to use a female character in Rumble Mode. First of three collaborations of director Walter Hill and cinematographer Andrew Laszlo. Killer soundtrack, too. In one take, Michael Beck (Swan) swings a bat into Deborah's face (in the scene where he throws it at the cop). | The other films were 48 Hrs. This too is a story of courage". The Amsterdam All-Stars. While The Warriors is a pop culture touchstone for a lot of die-hard cult film fans, its success only propelled a handful of people associated with it into the limelight. Debut performance in a film production of actress Deborah Van Valkenburgh. Hill saw that film because he wanted to see Weaver's performance, as she was being considered for the upcoming film Alien (1979), but was so impressed by Beck's work that he had him come in for an audition which led to his being cast in THE WARRIORS. The film was made and released about fourteen years after its source novel of the same name by Sol Yurick had been first published in 1965. They are 100,000 strong. Walter Hill auditioned him for the role in early 1978 and asked Sheehan if he could roller skate to which he replied that he could. They sometimes arm themselves with firearms, but appear to be inexperienced with them. Who were the Lizzies in The Warriors movie? Ajax was originally conceived as a tall, muscular, physically imposing figure. They insisted on placing undercover officers throughout the crowd to handle any disturbances. Makes several anti-gay slurs. Snow (short for Snowball) is a smart, cautious, and good fighter making him a solid and respected member of The Warriors. Paul Greco's character, the Orphan leader, isn't given a name in the film, and other media frequently refer to the character simply as "Orphan" or "Orphan Leader." The Baseball Furies were created due to Walter Hill's love of baseball and the glam rock band KISS. Company Credits Actor Joel Weiss remembers that filming of his scene at Avenue A was cancelled because there was a double homicide nearby. The Destroyers. Cleon and Vermin sneak past several members, then . Vermin The studio would not allow Craig R. Baxley to bring any stunt men from Hollywood, but he needed someone to double for the character of Cyrus, so he did the stunt himself dressed as the character. The Roadmasters. : Movies. The train operated on one of the unused outer tracks. Van Valkenburgh makes it look easy, giving an inner light to a character that could have so easily been exploitation movie eye candy. The Lizzies were a street gang in New York City around the time of the meeting.. The Baseball Furies were all around 30 or older and from Stunts Unlimited. The element the two gangs had in common was the they were both from Coney Island. Official Sites The Boppers. The Lizzies were well-known for being an all-female gang, whose territory was Union Square, Manhattan. They attempt to shoot them, but miss every shot. Using their developed gifts that they honed over the years to their advantage, they can easily sneak their way past any crew's defense. The Five Points. In today's video, we look back at the 1979 gang thriller, The Warriors. After serving in World War II, Yurick graduated from college and took a job with New York City's welfare department as a social investigator, a job he held until the early 1960s. Walter Hill uses this gimmick frequently; other movies he has made that work this way are Southern Comfort (1981) and The Long Riders (1980). Swan leads the gang through their hellish escape to Coney Island, only to have a heartbreaking moment of realization. AfterThe Warriors and an appearance as a pimp inCrocodile Dundee,Snyder quickly became acquainted with the inside of a voice recording booth, playing Jigen in the English dub of Hayao Miyazaki's The Castle of Cagliostro. Vermin was scripted to be killed by the Lizzies, but Terry Michos, who played Vermin, made his character more comical and thus more memorable. While some of the younger, more impulsive members of the Warriors make up the fiery heart of the group, Swan acts as the head, which constantly puts him at odds with Ajax. One such gang was the Dingoes. While actor John Snyder only makes a relatively brief appearance in The Warriors as a New York City gas station attendant, he's gone on to have an incredibly interesting and unique career in Hollywood after almost playing a completely different role in the movie altogether. The original preview uses the music from Sorcerer (1977) by 'Tangerine Dream'. Along with this film, there were Walk Proud (1979)], Boulevard Nights (1979) and The Wanderers (1979). What The Cast Of The Warriors Looks Like Today. Looks like we're the first ones here. This is a "collective hero" movie, in which the protagonist actually consists of nine people acting (more or less) as one. One of the "Punks" in the men's room brawl is Craig R. Baxley. David Patrick Kelly also played a character named "Luther" in another Walter Hill movie 48 Hrs. That is false information. He did go on to work a respectable film and TV career, however he would never again be cast as a leading man, playing only supporting characters. One of the "Baseball Furies" was late martial-artist/actor Steve James. Thigpen passed away in 2003 at the age of 54 from a cerebral hemorrhage. A brief pause of the moment when Vermin is thrown into the mirrors above the sinks will clearly reveal a blond stuntman performing the action. However, Ajax, who is extremely aggressive starts to maul her. While it's doubtful that a small role in The Warriors would have had the same impact as playing Ren in Footloose, it's fun to wonder at what could have been. For the last shot in the film, where the vindicated Warriors and Mercy walk away along the Coney Island shoreline as the sun rises, Michael Beck and Deborah Van Valkenburgh were not told when to stop walking. The Dingos. For the big meeting at the beginning of the film, Walter Hill wanted real gang members in the scene with off duty police officers also in the crowd so that there would be no trouble. The logo on the back of The Warriors vest appears during amusement ride The Revenge of the Mummy at Universal Studios - Orlando. It's included on the director's cut DVD, along with comic book-style transitions between scenes. The Runaways. They may also be partly based on the Greek myth of Sirens, mermaid like creatures that lured sailors to their deaths. I later came to realize that the studio forced me into the comic book idea, because it was the only way I could make it all make sense to myself". The movie features a large number of "wipes" which are old-fashioned editing-style transitions between scenes. According to the film's composer Barry De Vorzon, the picture was the first movie, bar the film's closing song, to feature an entire music score of synthesized rock 'n' roll music. The Eagles liked the song so much that they ended up recording a new but very similar version of the song on their next album "The Long Run.". And I said, 'Well, I did mine. Third of seven cinema film collaborations of producer Lawrence Gordon and director Walter Hill. The woman (Mercedes Ruehl) invites Ajax to join her and then begin to makeout. The Lizzies. In the trailer, the narrator states "between them and safety stand 20,000 cops and 100,000 sworn enemies." The film quickly fell behind schedule and went over budget. The Rogues' car in the Coney Island confrontation was a 1955 Cadillac hearse. Kelly has appeared in three Spike Lee joints Malcolm X, Crooklyn, and Chi-Raq. Cochises play mate pulls a knife and Vermins girl pulls a gun an begins blasting away. Time's what we got plenty of! While making one-off appearances on several television shows, including Miami Vice and Knight Rider, Snyder continued to build a career as a voice actor, appearing in English dubs of Fist of the North Star and Mobile Suit Gundam and eventually voicing ISSP Officer Bob in both the Cowboy Bebop series and film. TV Shows. According to the filmmakers on the Ultimate Edition DVD, the film was going to be a big hit after the movie was #1 at the box office charts despite negative reviews from critics (it earned $3.5 million in its opening weekend). First of four cinema film collaborations of actor James Remar and writer/director Walter Hill. Michael Beck's next leading man role was the 1980 fantasy musical film Xanadu, in which he co-starred with Olivia Newton John. Entertainment Weekly ranked this Number Six on their "Guilty Pleasures: Testosterone Edition" list in their March 30, 2007 issue. After the DJ's On-Air sign went dim, Thigpen's career kept her on both the big and small screens as well as the stage. Using their developed gifts that they honed over the years to their advantage, they can easily sneak their way past any crew's defense. Remar went on to a successful career as a character actor, oftentimes finding himself playing characters with darker sides to them. Cyrus was originally cast using a real NYC gang leader. The Knuckles. Director of photography Andrew Laszlo campaigned successfully to have a scene early in the film where there is a sudden rainstorm, because this allowed him to "wet down" the streets for the rest of the movie and produce lighting effects that wouldn't have been possible on dry surfaces (it also worked well with the film's limited budget). He's written me a couple letters.". The Warriors is a 1979 American action thriller film directed by Walter Hill.Based on Sol Yurick's 1965 novel of the same name, it was released in the United States in February 1979.The film centers on a fictitious New York City street gang who must travel 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 . Producer Lawrence Gordon suggested adding music to defuse the impact of the violence. The fact that gangs out numbered the police by five times apparently was considered a security issue and the words "ten thousand" and "twenty thousand" were bleeped out with tape. Now, the Warriors have to fight their way back to Coney Island while being hunted by all the other gangs of New York. Three of the Warriors take refuge with the Lizzies who then of course try to kill them. The gang has 120 members, plus affiliates, but only 9 members of the gang made their way to The Bronx: Ajax, Cleon, Cochise, Cowboy, Fox, Rembrandt . James Remar's character "Ajax". The Meatpackers. Konrad Sheehan plays the roller skating leader of the Punks. They are a small time outfit that keeps trying to move up by boasting about raids that never happened. The Napoleons. The mass-meeting scene in which Cyrus is killed was loosely based on a real event (December, 1971) in which a member of "The Ghetto Brothers", Black Benji, was shot and killed during a meeting in which he was trying to negotiate peace between several Bronx and Brooklyn gangs. T he 1979 cult film The Warriors, featured many sinister and eerily charismatic New York City street gangs that claimed their own parts of the city and didn't take kindly to rivals passing through those turfs. This month marks the 40 th anniversary of The Warriors, a landmark film that movie blogger and pulp writer Derrick Ferguson has called "a masterpiece," an assessment I would agree with, for better or worse.Directed by tough guy auteur Walter Hill, who three years later would strike gold with Eddie Murphy's first flick 48 Hours, the film was based on a 1965 novel by New York writer Sol . The Boppers' main rivals are the . "World Announcement (Skit)" by the rap group Def Squad from their 1998 album "El Nio" is modeled on Cyrus's speech. The Rogues. The Lizzies are a group of female gang members from New York in the 1979 movie The Warriors. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. The iconic "Warriors, come out to play" scene was completely improvised by David Patrick Kelly after he felt the scripted scene wasn't working. James Remar spent time in Coney Island so he could observe real people on whom to base his portrayal of Ajax. Come out and play-ay-ay!" Greatest third movie at the drive-in of all-time. The actors playing The Warriors bonded early in the shoot, on and off the set. The gang played on harmful gay panic stereotypes of the time and was eventually cut from the film. But when they went back, they found out that the cast and crew had done this so they could bring out a huge bouquet of roses which they then presented to a surprised Van Valkenburgh. Are ya kiddin'? James Remar earned his role as Ajax after becoming so involved in the audition reading of the park bench scene that he lifted the massive table around which the director and producers were seated. The Warriors (1979) Lisa Maurer as Lizzie. If you do play as them, be cautious, as you can get wrecked very easily, especially if you are getting hit by powerful moves or being grabbed as the members often become disoriented from these attacks. There were always crowds of spectators during filming, even at 3am in the freezing cold. The scene in the men's room with the Punks was the only scene shot on a set, located at Astoria Studios, Long Island City - Queens. The Saracens. In the original script, there was a gang called The Dingoes and in it were Kevin Bacon and John Snyder, who plays the gas station man. Other Hill pictures using this story element include Aliens (1986) and Southern Comfort (1981). The Warriors is not a massive franchise with decades of lore and side stories. However, word of mouth and a couple of incidents killed the film's momentum. Walter Hill told him to just "come up with something". No Lizzie (except Starr) can escape a grab. Then there are the fighters, Huw Novelli's brutal Brother Death and Francesca Mills's dwarven warrior Meldof, as well as magic-wielders, Lizzie Annis's Zacar and Zach Wyatt's Syndril. [they spot this all-girl gang called the Lizzies] In the game, they are more prone to bleed, drop weapons, and fall over during rumble mode, than any other gang. Rembrandt A mix up in names occurs during the end credits. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. The original poster featured the logo as well as a picture of several tough looking gang members. The original opening of the film (which can be viewed on the Ulimate Edition DVD) was set in Coney Island during the daytime which Cleon's girlfriend says goodbye to Cleon and also features the rest of the gang being told by Cleon why they were chosen to go to the big meeting. Alice is a soldier of the Lizzies. Movies. (My favorite bunch were the Baseball Furies from Riverside Park, Manhattan, but this is about the ladies, so we'll move on.) The Lizzies were founded sometime before May 20, 1979 as an all-female gang, and adopted the Union Square and Bowery sections of Manhattan's East Village as their territory; they shared the area relationship with the Punks. The Lizzies do the same in waiting for The Warriors to show up in Union Square. However, his character's actual name, Sully, was revealed in the Warriors video game. The Zodiacs. She is a really bad shot and the trio all manage to escape by smashing through the door. The gang didn't take too well to this, so the producers paid them to be in the film. The Lizzies are an all-female, mixed race gang in New York, who operate within an apartment, complete with couches and a pool table. I'm perfectly prepared to think that some of it was my fault. Over two millenniums ago, an army of Greek Soldiers found themselves isolated in the middle of The Persian Empire. They still wear these tops, but are wearing jackets over them. These chicks need to hire a dry-waller.and a hairdresser! After a role as a mother dealing with inexplicable Arnold Shwarzenegger weirdness in The Last Action Hero, Ruehl ventured into TV with a stint on the third season of Frasier and has continued to appear on the big and small screens over the years. The Warriors' aesthetic and style has influenced countless pieces of pop-culture, but one single line has infiltrated the cultural lexicon like some sort of insidious virus. But in two movies "Cruising " and "Partners". The Warriors is the story of a gang from Coney Island, that has been invited - along with all the other gangs of New York - to Van Cortlandt Park across the city in the Bronx see Cyrus, known as the One and only. Movies. The main gang in this film, it was not the name of the main gang in Sol Yurick's source novel where the main gang was called "The Dominators" aka "The Coney Island Dominators". The cast felt like they were a gang before filming started. : Now, there ain't but 20,000 police in the whole town. The film rights to the novel were bought in 1969. The main reason why this opening was cut was because the editors told Walter Hill that the scene completely fell through because it set in the daytime (95% of the film is set in nighttime) and they felt it wouldn't work since it would cut to nighttime and it was a distraction. The Lizzies are a fictional New York City gang in 1979. He was seduced by a female gang known as the 'Lizzies' who were after the Warriors, and he had a very distinctive look in the film, so was one of the . The Dingoes were envisioned as a gang of young, gay men with a sadomasochistic streak, flanked by vicious Doberman Pinschers. Producer Lawrence Gordon had discovered the book which this film is based on, without a cover, at a book store. during championship ceremonies. Newcomers were cast to create the feel of "real people caught in dangerous situations". : 1979 The Warriors Lizzie 1978 Siege . The Blackjacks. He did have issues -- he had some problems in his life and it just wasn't working. (1982), Wild Bill (1995) and The Long Riders (1980). Hill explained, "I feel very bad about the whole thing. A cocky bunch of trust fund kids who live in a world where money isn't an object and petty crime is just a thrill ride. The Jesters. 1,000 extras were used at the big meeting, many coming from Riverside Drive Park. The iconic "Warriors, come out to play" scene was completely improvised by David Patrick Kelly after he felt the scripted scene wasn't working. She will be starring in the upcoming thriller Kill Me Twice. The subway bathroom scene with the Punks is only fight of the film where one or more Warriors are represented by stuntmen. [getting off the train at Union Square] The Harlem-based Boppers look more like a boy band than a street gang to be reckoned with, but they are very much the latter. Mercy is one of the few female faces in the main cast of The Warriors, meaning Deborah Van Valkenburgh has to work double time to put her stamp on a movie defined by aggressive machismo. Waites is not in the final credits because he demanded that his name be removed. Directed by Walter Hill, with a budget of $4 . The Stonebreakers. Because there have been so many announcements. | All the gang members are running in every direction. The Lizzies are partly based on the Greek race of female warriors known as the Amazon, from the Isle of Lesbos. The Savage Huns. Kelly made an impact in what could have been a forgettable, shlocky villain role. Walter Hill originally wanted the Warriors to be an all-black gang. Filming & Production According to executive producer Frank Marshall, they originally hired a real gang member for the role as Cyrus, but could not find him on the day and never heard from him again. Debut American film of American actress Mercedes Ruehl who plays a policewoman. [The Lizzie kissing Cochise pulls a switchblade out] Rembrandt - Shit! Cochise also begins to make out with one of the Lizzies. The basketball star often quoted Cyrus' "Can you dig it?" The Panzers. Vermin We weren't getting along very well. The Lizzies are a fictional New York City gang in 1979. The Lizzies are the strongest and fastest female brawlers that can be used in the game. The Lizzies are one of the hardest gangs to use in Rumble Mode, since they are slower than other characters, and are likely to be stunned or knocked down than other brawlers in the game. Summaries. Regardless, all who donned the colors of the Warriors, the Gramercy Riffs, the Orphans, or any of the myriad of themed gangs were connected to something special and remain connected to this day, as fans still commemorate the fateful night The Warriors escaped to the safety of Coney Island. The Turks. Reportedly Shaquille O'Neal's favorite film. Lizzie Leader While he expressed enthusiasm for the role he mysteriously vanished right before shooting began and was not heard from again. After meeting a very twisted gang known as The Baseball Furys Ajax (James Remar) and Swan (Michael Beck) fight their way to safety only to have Ajax and very attractive lady sitting on a park bench in the middle of the night. One dark night on the hazy, neon-soaked streets of late '70s New York City, a group of street toughs would learn just how far it was to Coney Island from Central Park. In the short, Michal Beck (Swan), Dorsey Wright (Cleon), David Harris (Cochise), Terry Michos (Vermin), and Thomas G. Waites (Fox) are shown climbing the steps of a New York train station and hopping a ride towards Coney Island to attend the fan celebration. But he was, we felt, beginning to be a disruptive force. Others still managed to find their way in the entertainment industry and left their mark in their own unique ways. Walter agreed and decided to go back and re-shot the conversations that The Warriors have before their train arrives. The Fifth Street Bombers. The Stevedores. Cyrus wants has called on all the gangs to make a truce so that he can organize them into one large gang. 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