March movie of the month *THE WARRIORS*
synopsis:SPOILERS[spoiler]Cyrus (Roger Hill), the leader of the most powerful gang in New York City, the Gramercy Riffs, calls a midnight summit for all the area gangs, with all 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 control the city, pointing out there are 60,000 of them and only 20,000 officers in the NYPD. The majority of the gangs cheer Cyrus' ideas, but during his speech one gang passes a gun to their leader, and he kills Cyrus. Panic ensues. The murderer - revealed to be Luther (David Patrick Kelly) 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, to death, and the police arrive to break up the gathering, the other eight Warriors escape the melee and debate what to do, not knowing they are being held responsible for the death of Cyrus. Meanwhile, the other gangs, all based in Manhattan, regroup at their respective headquarters. Masai, second-in-command of the Riffs, takes charge as their new leader, and declares a bounty on the Warriors. This sets the entire city's gang population out hunting for them.
The Warriors begin their long journey from the Bronx back to Coney Island. The second-in-command, Swan (Michael Beck), takes 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 territories, narrowly escaping police and other gangs every step of the way. In the Bronx, they come across Mercy (Deborah Van Valkenburgh), a feisty girl who quickly becomes attracted to Swan and follows them. 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, learning in the process that everyone believes they killed Cyrus. During the night, gang member Fox is killed in a scuffle with police, while Ajax is arrested by an undercover police officer (played by a then-unknown Mercedes Ruehl) and taken to jail.
Meanwhile, the Riffs are visited by a disgruntled Rogues 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 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's 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.
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Spider-Man
The Transformers
Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
