From the New York City Subway to Coney Island--uncover the gritty legacy of The Warriors, the cult classic that stormed the streets--and shaped mainstream culture--since 1979!
The Warriors opened to scathing reviews, big box office, and major controversy. Walter Hill's stylized tale of gang warfare wasn't just another action movie--it rewrote the rules of the genre. Vilified and celebrated in equal measure, it rose above its notoriety to become a cult phenomenon. Today, it stands as an influential classic, spawning cross-media spinoffs and offering a vivid snapshot of late-1970s New York City.
The history of
The Warriors is a complex, sometimes tumultuous one.
Armies of the Night: The Warriors and Its Legacy tracks the movie's long journey, beginning with its origins as a groundbreaking Sol Yurick novel, revealing the many changes it underwent from book to script to screen, recounting a turbulent production involving real gang encounters and a lead actor dropped mid-shoot, through to a detailed chronicle of the controversy
The Warriors sparked. How did the film overcome the kind of obstacles only an all-nights NYC shoot could throw in its path? And how did a movie that does not actually contain much graphic violence ignite such a firestorm of outrage?
Authors Michael Gingold (
Fangoria,
Ad Nauseam) and Chris Poggiali (
These Fists Break Bricks,
Temple of Schlock) answer those questions and many more via exclusive interviews with cast and crew, a wealth of vintage reportage and dozens of photos and promotional images. It's a story as unique and dramatic as
The Warriors itself.
Can you dig it?Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: 1984 Publishing
Published: 10/21/2025
ISBN: 9781948221979
Pages: 168
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.06h x 5.98w x 0.79d
