The Warriors is a 1979 film directed by Walter Hill and based on the 1965 novel by Sol Yurick.SynopsisCyrus (Roger Hill), the powerful gang leader of the Gramercy Riffs, calls a midnight summit for all the New York City area gangs, with all gangs asked to send nine unarmed representatives for the conclave. The Warriors, a gang based in Coney Island, Brooklyn, is one such gang.The eloquent and intelligent Cyrus tells the assembled gangs that a citywide truce is needed, and that the gangs can unite to control the city and capitalize on the dwindling power of the NYPD. The gangs cheer Cyrus' ideas, but during the speech, a nearby man pulls out a gun and kills Cyrus. Panic ensues. The murderer - revealed to be Luther (David Patrick Kelly), head of the Rogues gang - screams that the Warriors are responsible for killing Cyrus. While the Riffs beat Cleon (Dorsey Wright), the leader of the Warriors, and the police arrive to break up the gathering, the other eight Warriors escape the melee and debate what to do. The Warriors now have a bounty on their heads, and the entire city's gang population is out hunting for them.The Warriors begin their long journey from the Bronx back to Coney Island; the second-in command, Swan (Michael Beck), is now in charge, though the hot-headed Ajax (James Remar) openly voices his desire to be acting gang warlord. The Warriors slowly cross the dangerous Bronx and Manhattan territory, narrowly escaping police and other gangs every step of the way. In the Bronx, they pick up Mercy, a fiesty girl who quickly becomes attracted to Swan. When the Warriors get separated from one another in Manhattan, three Warriors are seduced by members of a female gang called the Lizzies. Back at the Lizzies' apartment, the women draw weapons to kill the Warriors, but the men narrowly escape again. During the night, gang member Fox is killed in a scuffle with police, while Ajax is arrested by an undercover police officer and taken to jail.Meanwhile, the Gramercy Riffs are visited by a gang member who was at the conclave - the only witness to Luther firing the gun. The Riffs realize the Warriors are innocent, and they head to Coney Island. When day breaks, the Warriors finally return home, but quickly have more trouble, as Luther and the Rogues are waiting for them. The two gangs meet on the beach, where Swan suggests he and Luther fight in a one-on-one duel. Luther pulls a gun, but Swan quickly throws a knife into Luther's wrist, disarming him. Before more violence has a chance to happen, the Riffs mass on the beach and acknowledge they have learned the truth of Cyrus' murder. The Riffs' new leader compliments the remaining Warriors and lets them go. As the Riffs swarm on the Rogues, the Warriors head off down the shore.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Warriors_%28film%29
