The Warriors: The 1979 cult hit that shows an ultra-violent NY

The Warriors: The 1979 cult hit that shows an ultra-violent NY Alamy Released during a period when New York was "the poster child for disrepair and abandonment", dystopian film The Warriors came to appear more realistic than intended – 45 years on, it's now a cult classic. "The fact that New York was much tougher in the late 1970s gave the film a plausible backdrop as the city was dangerous for folks," adds Currid-Halkett. Alamy The film follows a New York City street gang that is framed for the murder of another gang's leader The Warriors' use of the city is all the more fascinating because Hill, who co-wrote the film with David Shaber as well as directing it, was about as far away from being a New Yorker as an American can get. It was five minutes into the future and showed what New York could become if it continued on its current path of high crime and social unrest – Jason Bailey But while Hill was able to use the New York setting to the film's advantage, it was never his intention to make a film that should be seen as realistic.