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PounderPuss
Wasn't this just Bernie Goetz?
mm2k
Honestly, I wouldn't mind a modern Todd Phillips remake.
MaterialsPhysicsIsGroovy
CAN YOU DIG IT?
58dad
Read the book, just a bit different from the movie.
Spanky93
Add a third scene, the Men in Black 2 scene with Jeff
Idontneedrealfacts
The opening credits to that movie is the basis to all the GTA Opening Credits, Rockstar even made a Warriors game.
animalkingtakeover
One thing about AI - if they can do it right and not screw everyone over, they could make some awesome cross overs. Like Lloyd Christmas and Ace Ventura team up to stp the Grinch and meet up with Stanley Ipkis along the way.
firlefranz
CaldariBob
I was expecting Joaquin Phoenix's Joker.
tomgordon55
r. Majestyk
nothingunused
Now do one with Charlie Bronson (and his fookin rope) versus Michael Jackson's gang in "Beat It"
madnessfromthesea
I just rewatched "The Warriors" last week. Just as good as I remembered.
Ryebread91
What movie is the bottom one?
Howlingowl
Charles Bronson, probably in Death Wish
GravyEducation
Is this the train to Bronson, Missouri? "No dice."
gtollie
Yup … 1200 mile long subway. 😜
miklethertrac
Warriors…. Come out to play
Securb
The Warriors was banned in many cities, including Boston where I lived. When I was visiting my cool uncle in NYC he took me to see it. Still my favorite uncle.
EmperorShaddam
I would not.
Ricdesan
Ohhh he would have had to work for that if they kept him from getting out the shooter. Warriors had some toughness
AdrianDunne
Do I remember someone pulling a molotov out of their afro or is that some kind of drug-induced fever dream?
wadatahmydamie
It may have been from the video game
mm2k
"I'll be damned, you, you stuck your neck out for me!"
wadatahmydamie
When you need a hole in your yard and you’re consulting a contractor:
smartestguyintheroom
Can you dig it!
SgtDefaultGN
Or when you’re hiring some new accountants for your firm.
wadatahmydamie
Outstanding
SgtDefaultGN
No u <3
Jagshusband
They probably would’ve teamed up.
longpigjawn
The imagery made me think, "Bronson meets the Guardian Angels". Totally would have teamed up with the Guardian Angels. For the curious, the GA we're these groovy vest wearing dudes that outwardly presented as gang-affiliated, but served as guardians and stewards of the needy back when NYC was a feckin' cesspool of violence (more than it is now).
Predicto
nah, they were publicity hounds
longpigjawn
The GA? My wife's mother was on the subways in NYC in that era (from the Bronx) and had nothing but praises. You were there - genuinely curious what stories were lost to time?
Predicto
I was there back then I only visited NYC occasionally but my sister lived there. The guardian angels were not bad people but it was mostly a gimmick that got overblown by the tabloids
longpigjawn
Fair enough. Thanks for the insight!
frenofafren
Paul only shot muggers and The Warriors weren't muggers.
ToSisPoS
Might have rode along to plug them Sherpas
Predicto
I'm pretty sure Ajax mugged people.
Gantzz321
NY gang and not muggers........you really sure about this
Bonesy84
I thought his name was death wish
bigheadface
It is now.
VincitQuiSeVincit
xxPaulCPxx
"wasn't", as in "...the Warriors wasn't muggers"... do you even speak New York?
frenofafren
No, I only speak English and a smattering of Swahili.
FairweatherHobbyist
I heard on the radio that they killed someone..
paintnwood
It always bothered me that the DJ was like “lol oops” but how many of those rival gangs are still listening to the radio at 5am or whenever they got back to Coney? Unless they’re saying it between every few songs for the next full day, the Warriors are still going to be getting shit.
Badprenup
I get why it would bother you but there's also no indication that the DJ *doesn't* do that, since the movie ends at that point. Plus I feel like if they have a city-wide radio communication system for the gangs, they probably have pretty decent communication in general.
PizzaCat64
Wellll, they didn't mug anyone during the events of the movie, anyway... don't ask what Ajax was up to...
CoachMcgurl
Yeah. Ajax was a jackass.
ImSilverTongue
A-Jaxass
VictusVonGuyver
Yes. Ajax was proven to be a rapist as he wouldn't take No for an answer. The Death Wish character absolutely would hunt and shoot a rapist.
CoachMcgurl
Not like the other Warriors would care much. He was a loose canon since the start of the film. Not bad to have as an ally for fights but he showed he didn't want to listen to Swan so, he got what he got.
mortrans
What's the top image from? I don't remember!
jodu
If there only was some hint to the name of the movie in the picture itself!
ampelakim8
The Warriors, great movie.
CatsIsTheAnswer
Xenophon's Anabasis
Saker82
mercyPandaRunner
That's technically correct!
thedtp
The Warriors from 1979.
mortrans
Just finished watching it, I had never seen that film before. It was fucking amazing! Apart from the F Slurs I would recommend it to everyone
Eidodk
I'd recommend it to anyone BECAUSE of the slurs. Your children hears worse around the playgrounds. Also - don't you people have freedom of expression ?
jcole01
Thanks! How about the bottom one?
somnif
"Death Wish"
TheBigMcC
It’s a fantastic film. I wanted the join the Baseball Fury’s when I was a kid, even though they got their asses kicked ….
SakuraSunsets
I dressed as one for Halloween when I was 13! Had the jersey and everything!
CoachMcgurl
Yeah. I really like the whole themed gang idea. Love to see the same idea done today. Honestly, you could do a retro future thing that would be pretty cool.
paintnwood
Buncha wimps…
They were cool, I went trick or treating as a Baseball Fury one year, and the Roller-skate guy in the bibs another year.
SneakyGaryTheSerialHorseDrowner
I see this movie referenced just enough to be curious. How well does it hold up these days?
paintnwood
So good, try to find the theatrical version though. The director’s cut adds some wonky transitions.
thedtp
My partner and I watch it at least yearly. It holds up decently in our opinion. There is some crude language.
Predicto
It's cheese, but really yummy cheese
AnarchX1
Bronson would STOMP those guys! Have you seen his movies?
justfiguredoutimc4azyanddumbb
That handgun was for hunting elephants. Jeez
CoachMcgurl
Ajax was the only Warrior who would have been dangerous to civilians. Non of them were going to fuck around with anyone in other gangs' turf if they could help it.
VitaminJay
They're neoconservative backlash to a general liberalization going on during the 70s. It's fussy baby boomer nonsense about how they'd kick all the ass if their back wasn't causing trouble...
idiotsonfire
Meanwhile, O-Sensei Kano Jigoro, the founder of Judo, was at the end of his life a frail old man who needed a cane.
idiotsonfire
But the instant he stepped onto the mat, he was throwing people continuously despite his age and infirmity. Boomers complained.
idiotsonfire
That's why they give up at seemingly the slightest inconvenience. If an old master can still fight, they're just spoiled brats.
xizar
Now I feel like my response would be "I wouldn't sit on those benches because my back is causing trouble..."
bolinotoyou
Ohhhhh, so that's why my long dead grandpappy loved his movies !
DanielAsparagus
Okay but I still like Bronson.
NomadFeetWanderingToes
The 1970s and 80s had some of the highest rates of urban violent crime in American history. I think the Bronson movies were more of a reaction to that than anything else. This was before ppl started moving back to cities in the mid 90s when the tech industry started to boom. Most major cities today are WAY safer than they were 40 ish years ago.
TheDildoOfConsequences
Weird how it turned out the solution was not blowing people's heads off but banning lead from petrol.
VitaminJay
Ooh, ooh, you know why? Because cop budgets were bankrupting cities.
SofaH3ro
The first one was very restrained and thoughtful about vigilantes and crime. The last couple were cartoonishly violent.
ShuannaRetPallyWoW
The 'violent big city' movie trend was pretty popular (these days it's mostly super heroes creating havoc in the city). The Exterminator - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080707/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_the%2520exterminatorr - was a pretty good one, then ofc there's the dystopia versions, like 'Escape From New York'. I like the Warriors though, it's got a certain charm.
Clockworkdancerobot
Which is strange, no one so far has marked the cause for the crime and violence spikes other than one that tracks with lead in gasoline and house hold materials.
mercyPandaRunner
Society is a very complex interaction. One mistake many people make is to search for a single cause, not for a complex interaction where many cofactors come together and interact with each other.
There will be no one thing that caused it.
Clockworkdancerobot
Of course, but studies have been trying to chase down contributing factors, and from what I recall in the past, that was listed as one of the better ones. Again, a lot was unclear.
7hatsBollocks
You're right that it's a very strong case.
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27067615
ohrightinthedink
"Waaariooors, come out and plaaayaa!"
darkusblack
Every time I see anything related to the warriors.
ThatQuietlySmirking
Thought that said Warios. https://imgur.com/fks3RLk
bearmannn999
Reason 237 this movie can never be remade
davesaint01930
I did not realize he was the same guy from the crow and John wick.
Lollipusspop
Kleeers, come out to plaaay! Kleeers, come out to plaaay! (let's see if any of you get this reference~)
rabbitron
David Patrick Kelly improvised that line on the spot, which was based on his personal experiences at the hands of a local bully in NY. It's the most-quoted line in the entire film!
https://screenrant.com/warriors-movie-come-out-play-line-origin/
fjlucky13
I see he didn't get a writer's credit for that 8-/
TheSimpleDude
And Vigoo broke his toe when he kicked that halmet
aShogunNamedMarcus
Abashed the Devil stood and felt how awful goodness is.
Efreeti
Same actor, nice reference. One of my favourite underrated actors alongside Michael Wincott and Andrew Divoff
NightOwlRally
Great reference :> (The Argument, Paradise Lost Book IV, when the two cherubim were like 'yo Satan you're an asshole and also you're ugly" and Satan was like "screw you guys y'all are mean also I'll have my own heaven with blackjack and hookers."
True story.
TheBigMcC
I can hear this scene in my head reading this. Along with the radio DJ saying ‘well, boppers ….’
Bimmler
Good news boppers, it turns out the early reports were wrong, all wrong...
TheBigMcC
That’s a real memory right there. Thank you +1 ….
CoachMcgurl
You mean the chief?
mrblotto062
I always thought it was her. She’s got a very recognizable voice
kevbot5000
Can you dig it?
TheBigMcC
Our little piece of turf….
TheBigMcC
The female DJ. You never saw her face just her lips close to the microphone….
Efreeti
Nora Night
mercyPandaRunner
Fun Fact: The Warriors is a retelling of Xenophons Anabasis, a classical greek work about the perilous journey home from Mesopotamia of an army of greek mercenaries.
lrateyourrig
Explains some of the names
DireWolf505
Coyle's 'The 10000' is another.
GabbyJayYay
Fun fact: "Romeo + Juliet" starring Leonardo DiCaprio & Claire Danes is based on "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare
mercyPandaRunner
I would go so far that it's a blatant rip off. They didn't even bother to change the names!
lrateyourrig
I hear the reporduction for stage theater was pretty good tho!
paintingagency
Oh bullshit, next you're gonna be telling me "West Side Story" is a ripoff of something old.
TheDildoOfConsequences
Oh bullshit, next you'll be telling me Walt Disney's 2019 live action epic "The Lion King" is a ripoff of something old.
mercyPandaRunner
Yes, of Intrigue and Love by Friedrich Schiller of course. Everybody knows that.
rbudrick
Oh bullshit, next you're gonna be telling me "O Brother, Where Art Thou" is a ripoff of something old.
VanessaBludgeons
CallMeMcGyver
Actually, yes… it’s a retelling of tragic Ancient Greek tale about a romance between a Greek dancing soldier in the Athenian Dancing Division and the Daughter of a Persian general in their Tap Dancing Army… it’s a little different though because the original had a lot more rapping and hip hop, but it’s basically just different costumes and names in the end.
paintingagency
Sounds lit fam
Snooj
Funner fact, Hamlet is a retelling of Strange Brew, a classic Canadian movie.
Drix1942
Funnest fact: During the Brandywine Bridge scene in "Fellowship of the Ring", Dominic Monaghan (Merry) got a giant wooden splinter in his foot that almost killed him due to blood loss.
RichardPicture
Ok, eh.
groovinlow
No, that's The Lion King. Strange Brew was the inspiration for the Epic of Gilgamesh.
thedarkcanuck
No you're thinking of the iconic curling flick, Men With Brooms
SometimesISayHistoryStuff
It's been years since I've seen the movie. But doesn't Warriors start off directly referencing the march out of Persia?
GabbyJayYay
Dunno, but the radio lady from John Wick 4 is homage to Warriors radio DJ
SgtDefaultGN
In the directors cut it does
mercyPandaRunner
I have never seen the movie. When i first stumbled over it, i found it was adapted from a book 1965 that was a retelling of Anabasis in a contemporary NY gang setting. NY gangs in the 60s actually had this kind of wild styles going on. There's an old docu on Youtube somewhere that led me to the Warriors movie in the first place. Anyways, that's how that book landed on my reading list.
ialoneambest
One of my favorite films. There’s a scene where a guy gets hit in the ribs with a baseball bat that makes me wince every time.
Eidodk
Warriors is number 2 on my top 3 list. First one is The last Dragon with Taimak as Leroy Green, My third favorite is The Wanderers - 3 classics. I'm unsure if The Last Dragon is my #1 because of the music or the movie itself. The way it's scripted, it always reminds me of the first Superman movies with Christopher Reeve. I'm partial to the music, because that was the type of music i was DJ'ing on a few clubs around the city at the time. (Shows age, i know)
Predicto
Don't lie to yourself. Last Dragon is top of the list because in 1985, Vanity was probably the sexiest human being on the planet. Well, that's my reason, anyhow