The Wanderers - Racism Scene in The Classroom - 1979 Movie

Starring Michael Wright and Ken Wahl. Comedic, but powerful scene on the toxicity of racism.

[@synthonaplinth5980]

"Hold it, hold it! I can't write that fast!" *completely oblivious to what is happening in classroom*

[@raigastyle6772]

Opposite, he defused

[@ceasarcesare5121]

The one Jewish guy who just stayed sitting and focusing on his book when the class erupted into a brawl was funny lmao

[@benfisher1376]

Jewish? He's Italian

[@YTStopCensoringFreedomOfspeech]

​@@benfisher1376nah, that's drake's father.

[@johngilmore697]

The teacher forgot the sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies and dickheads

[@marslowell3992]

The Jewish guy was laughing while saying "all is going according to plan."

[@dil8784]

@@marslowell3992🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@StevenFallonOfficial]

1:03 Stitch was decades ahead of his time, identifying as an Eskimo like that.

[@jessicahill6418]

It's crazy because it went over a lot of people heads

[@ADJackD]

@@dunbass7149 ok woke

[@ADJackD]

@@dunbass7149 because no one finds it offensive

[@youxkio]

Because he knows where all that talk will lead to. Avoid it and stay in that better cozy place or get in conflict and leave his comfort zone? He knows better, as life lessoned and matured him fast. He is on other roads.

[@awakenwithmychal5390]

Saying he's native

[@hannahm3048]

What the fuck did the teacher think was gonna happen 🤣

[@turningjapanese6032]

You must be under 40

[@jaysonb.6669]

BROTHERHOOD! 😭

[@mrupert22]

Movie

[@bhodili-3396]

Liberal Acadamia doing what It does best. Separating People and Injecting Identity Politics into Everything.

[@slice39]

Great underrated movie, The Wanderers, saw this when it first came out, I was 13. Loved the classroom scene, this is a cult classic.

[@rickd2140]

Me too, great movie.

[@RamsLakersDodgers]

Great soundtrack too.

[@chickenalaking1319]

A&E would show this on Saturday afternoons in the early 90's.

[@elchango6183]

Hbo too!

[@thechameleon77]

That's how i first saw it. I was around 13/14 years old.

[@adamkahoe6327]

3:34 Nerdy kid in the background is like “Mom, can you pick me up? I’m scared.”

[@Bob-eo3gf]

The Wanderers, Over the Edge, and The Warriors, classic movies.

[@darkshad0wbee483]

Over the edge?? Dont think I've seen or heard.. will have to look.. was a kid when I watched these and I was definitely not in the theaters lol Been looking for "rainbow fish" a black and white movie with bad boy Mickey Rourke

[@Bob-eo3gf]

@@darkshad0wbee483 "Rumble Fish", excellent movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Matt Dillion, Mickey Rourke, Dennis Hopper, Nicholas Cage, Lawrence Fishburne.

[@darkshad0wbee483]

@@Bob-eo3gf that's the one.. thanks for that. Its such a great movie. Almost a silent film if I remember. And only color was the goldfish in the window. I hope to find it.. I don't believe any apps carry it

[@burn50]

Great music too

[@johnmoreno5965]

The Sanders blood un blood out and scarface is the shit

[@jeremiahwoods1845]

The teacher started all this B. S when the tension was all ready thick on top of that Black Cedar took him over when he played an Italian mob boss

[@mrupert22]

You do know it’s a movie right?

[@ishanc4701]

The jewish guy just chilling

[@jaysonb.6669]

Knowing all his classmates will be working for him in a few short yrs 😂

[@jolly7041]

If this was taught today..the teacher would've got himself fired.

[@johnmoreno5965]

Yeah that's true. Pussy ass era

[@kieranfo3739]

In fairness it was a pretty bad idea getting his students to hurl racial slurs at each other, the teacher does definitely seem well meaning but also very naive, he's genuinely shocked when it backfires.

[@whatsgoingon07]

There should be a class that teaches racism, so that racial slurs won’t hurt no more

[@l0v3lyniaa]

@@johnmoreno5965 pussy era ? more like calling people out for racist and homophobic shit .

[@countbrackmoor]

Should’ve been fired then too. It’s a stupid lesson that had no goal other than “get along” and caused further division

[@poixses_]

its funny cuz back then ( before this ), italians weren't considered white

[@SuburbanTerrorist89]

They still aren't 💁🏽‍♂️

[@jonm6775]

Yeah it's interesting how race has changed over the years.

[@jonm6775]

​@SuburbanTerrorist89 racially italians are still seen as white. I don't know any Italian person in the modern day who considers themselves not white.

[@kaylao.3326]

@@SuburbanTerrorist89are you blind? If they aren’t white then wtf are they

[@user-ql8lt2uy5s]

Not true, they were officially recognised as whites, as were the irish and eastern euros. But they were seen as lower than anglos and other germanics and were lower class on average. Officially they were always white.

[@xza5687]

Back then when people weren't so politically correct... good times.

[@shimshamjunior]

Is that good ?

[@uruk-hai2819]

I miss those days...

[@shimshamjunior]

@@uruk-hai2819 huh

[@uruk-hai2819]

@@shimshamjunior The days where people were not soft assholes who wined and cried over being called names. The days where you could say whatever you want without some PC asshole having a mental breakdown.

[@gunitkjkp470]

Hussein Obama started this whole BS. Hence why I moved to Zimbabwe!

[@greenlantern1123]

Was filmed in My high school Columbus in da bronx. Love this scene hilarious!

[@tonyj8947]

I watched part of the filming. The part when 3 guys go to school (Ganios, Wahl, one who plays Joey) get out of the car, Joey hits the hood saying "good car, good car" and they walk towards the school. Filmed On Waring Ave along the gate that has the opening to walk towards Astor Ave (the soccer field) Went to Columbus myself.

[@greenlantern1123]

@@tonyj8947 good times back then

[@tonyj8947]

@@greenlantern1123 yes, i miss those days

[@greenlantern1123]

@@tonyj8947 love the opening scene on Fordham road. Spent many days getting off the 34 bus to transfer the the 12 to get to school. That is a classic shot of the Bronx!

[@tonyj8947]

@@greenlantern1123 it is a classic shot. The 12 bus went to Pelham pkwy, right? Where did you live that you took the 34?

[@minekara6407]

Val Avery great actor..one of my favourite overlooked actors.....great film...

[@jc940]

I see Val Avery AKA Mr .Sharp in alot of 60s and 70s western tv. His part was small in the Wanderers but memorable.

[@Willsey]

@@jc940first saw him in the magnificent seven

[@RamsLakersDodgers]

He was in Donnie Brasco too.

[@McCarthy1776]

I love that he actually wrote eskimo down 😂

[@erics362]

The actor from Oz looks the exact same age 25 years earlier.

[@softeuph3974]

HE WROTE NIGGA ON THE BOARD LMAOO

[@mrp9507]

You find that funny? This is why the "culture" is where it's at right now. smh

[@ghs7714]

I found it funny roo

[@epappas1035]

Turkey was great - the laugh , the drinking lol

[@stephanosgreco2602]

you malaka

[@fletchkeilman2205]

If you read the book.....Turkey is kind of a.....well....read the book

[@Gay-Icon]

​@@fletchkeilman2205he was what?

[@RamsLakersDodgers]

@@fletchkeilman2205Gay?Because he was gay in the movie.

[@zenmar2415]

The teacher must have been thinking that he would have a stand by me moment when he did that.

[@bhodili-3396]

Stupidest Teacher in the World.

[@MyNameIsUnavailable]

As a Middle-aged Black man that loves this movie, *_"Watch Your Mouth, Boo Boo"_* 😂 will always have a special place in my heart... My adult daughter and I reference this as an inside joke when someone is lying or scamming or otherwise talking slick and its likely to backfire. *_"WATCH YA MOUTH, BOO BOO" _* 😂😂😂😂😂

[@r.pmcmurphy2158]

i played this to death on my vhs player.easy one of my top growing up movies,and still is. a shout to lemon Popsicle for another great soundtrack .plus i could never understand the teachers motivation for this.

[@coreytumulty816]

Its impossible to find either movie anywhere now! Last American virgin was the U.S. version of Lemon popsicle was pretty good too .

[@aliceitty]

He tries to explain at 4:02.

[@shannond1511]

@@aliceittyok…but it clearly Doesn’t make any sense. His “motivations” are very suspicious because how would thinking of racial slurs for each other unify anyone? It was a stupid thing to do.

[@aliceitty]

@@shannond1511 Agreed. It's kind of tone deaf. Look up Jane Elliot, she is an teacher and a diversity trainer. She probably would've handled this situation much better if it was in the real world.

[@jobidden2073]

@@shannond1511 Because they eventually run out of negative words for each other and find balance/perspective..... Brotherhood.

[@Riles3152]

The teacher thought he was on to something with this lesson, and then it went south 🤣😭

[@dennyblackhair5104]

Great movie favorite growing up n still is

[@lovedisaster69]

If we could get every race to shit on each other equally, I think we could get along relatively well, except maybe the Irish. We always seem to gum things up.

[@shimshamjunior]

That is the worst idea I've ever heard anyone come up with "Hey let's all knock each other down instead of build each other up and treat each other equally."

[@SuperAnimelover100]

Not Bono, He's a cool Irishman. :)

[@jrobbin24]

It's a good idea if people are able to respect each other. That's how it was at point in time

[@l0v3lyniaa]

3:19 | "ya momma!" 😭💀

[@cliff6122]

Add some Irish and it would have been Boston in the 1980's.

[@paddysmith461]

You had Irish kids in a different part of New York more Hell’s Kitchen and queens

[@kingsittystudios2400]

@@paddysmith461 woodlawn in bronx is the most irish area in nyc

[@Admin-qy4zi]

The ducky boys were Irish, weren’t they?

[@jaysonb.6669]

@@kingsittystudios2400 I think around Riverdale area of the Bronx, Irish used to roll deep too. I remember hearing hoodlum kids speaking Gaelic to each other & they always seemed to wear wife beaters with suspenders while playing sports. 😂

[@misterabel_9017]

"Ima Eskimo" 💯

[@gavindaly5731]

The translate to English is hilarious .

[@dxithlord5897]

Once a Wanderer you’ll always be.

[@edwards.6857]

Fucking beautiful especially now. Coronas and race violence going on now couldn't compete with this scene. Classic! The teacher was my favorite idol in this movie.

[@XavierCoolDude]

Watch it boo boo is still my favorite line. Great movie-especially this and the football game scene with Ducky boys

[@ayarlett]

Dont F..k with the Wongs

[@KELPacino]

1:45 young Mike Tyson on the left?

[@danw1374]

No it isn't him.

[@benyaminyisrael4634]

@@danw1374 second row in the back right next to a young John F Kennedy

[@furibar2367]

Lol sniper

[@nickypoundtown9568]

He would have been 9 years old in 79

[@KELPacino]

@@nickypoundtown9568 No, 13

[@longlivetheboleyn1917]

Great movie. Especially the ending when they all started to get along. Wanderers forever. #blackandwhiteunite

[@UpinsmokeSmokey]

Great movie a classic!!!

[@yomema8234]

Who would’ve thought this would of ended in violence

[@chipsthedog1]

I've watched this movie a lot and only just heard in this clip the perfect response to a your mamma joke. 3.18

[@nunocolon]

Love the ..”any homework?” At the end 😂😂😂

[@samallardyce2522]

all schools must bring back this subject

[@abrahamjackson6019]

Great movie classic

[@terencethomas5063]

Young Micheal Wright aka eddie kane

[@dimitdaamazintv6939]

He look like younger asap rocky

[@M1tjakaramazov]

Yeah that was always gonna end well... 😂

[@suzeray87]

Sounds like every comment thread on Facebook.

[@dchavez1528]

This is some Los Angeles unified school district shit

[@KGBSpyGeorgeCostanza]

kind of, takes place in new york, LA would be mexicans, blacks, asians, and whites

[@LiterallyGod]

Urban public schools be like

[@michaelbonhomme3677]

Haha! How times have changed. This is my father’s generation. Crazy to be raised by them, and compare with the youth/adults just becoming 30 now. Even wilder comparing to my kid brother and the 18-25yos now.

[@SoulStylistJukeBox]

Looooooove this film

[@lafanboy6793]

Great scene!

[@Nathancom10]

I'm glad this is just a movie, the tension between the groups is very enticing!!!!

[@marier7379]

Wait... That student was turning up a bottle

[@shalamigri]

LOL!!!

[@rodneyprescott5796]

The real bad boy didn't even have to get out of his chair nor did he say a word.

[@kallel6588]

The tra her when he's called down to the principals office "I dont know what happened. I was teaching my lesson and for some reason the students just got unruly"

[@Aphrodite-85]

The teacher started all

[@jameskelly6612]

Great 🎬

[@jaysonb.6669]

If i'm Italian, can i still join the Wongs? They were badazz in this film. Can even change my last name to Wonganelli🤔😂

[@shalamigri]

"Don't F#$% with the Wongs!!!" LOL!!!!

[@quincylopez7376]

3:50 u could tell in that part they had to cut it cause those guys started laughing cause that guy pulled that assignment off

[@paddysmith461]

Crazy how the schools have changed in the Bronx. Hardly any Italians kids left in New York

[@Ishitonyou666]

Italian and Irish

[@paddysmith461]

@@Ishitonyou666 were have they all gone ? ?

[@Ishitonyou666]

@@paddysmith461 moved. Shame I never met any Italians/Irish Americans from the Bronx. I’m from Brooklyn, My neighborhood used to have Italian/Irish & Greek American, I never thought it’ll change, but it got worse so everyone moved out.

[@paddysmith461]

@@Ishitonyou666 so whats Brooklyn like now ? Do you get manny Irish Italian left. ?

[@skinhead5]

Where did they all go? And what's in the Bronx now?

[@bigran_outbound2262]

Turkey, any homework 😅😂

[@mr.z.007]

1:55 Bro went for the kill 😂

[@kreativekulturetv2488]

At least they chose to handle their differences without guns and knives 🤷🏾

[@laverdadescatolica5]

Teacher: “how’d you guys forget those names?” 😀

[@gusfil8404]

Italians forgot mulligan

[@IchabodvanTassel98]

Soprano reference? Ditsoon?

[@gusfil8404]

@@IchabodvanTassel98 mulligan is a word used. By first Italian American generations

[@jaysonb.6669]

Technically, it was used it Italy to refer to gypsy's & scoundrels first.

[@calebkent6706]

Lol sopranos reference 😂

[@luigibianchi5132]

@@jaysonb.6669 Absolutely not. It derives from the dialect word of the Campania region, "mulignana", and means "eggplant". The Neapolitans who emigrated to New York used this word to define blacks because according to them the faces of blacks resembled aubergines

[@factoryfactory7142]

They should remake this!

[@tameriajones593]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 They should remake this today and see what attention you gonna get.

[@tameriajones593]

Please do a remake on this it should be Guyanese vs Italians stuff really going down. Guyana 🇬🇾.

[@rshelley7496]

This is how young people can learn to get along with other creeds and races and is a beautiful example on how to have racial unity

[@shimshamjunior]

But the lesson didn't work

[@Slopemboppers]

@@shimshamjunior did ya watch the movie?

[@jaysonb.6669]

@@shimshamjunior Then why were they all singing & partying together at the end of the movie, smart guy?

[@shimshamjunior]

@@Slopemboppers obviously not

[@shimshamjunior]

@@jaysonb.6669 how would I know that genius it's obvious I've only seen this clip or are your braincells as combative with each other as these guys were

[@cute4real846]

There’s Leon!

[@JaNeija]

We did something like this 25 years ago in university based on the current (then) Balkan crisis based on the before time. Games theory had war breaking out 99% of the time :(

[@Jenna-Tailya]

No one was messing with Meat

[@Cooljazz873]

2:22 oh shit, we have here a live action of jimmy Hopkins years before bully was created

[@smefour]

You talk about racism you get racism

[@jaysonb.6669]

Wrong. Talking is how you sort problems out. Words are better than resorting to violence which is the next step as this teacher was trying to explain.

[@smefour]

@@jaysonb.6669 Being constantly reminded you are black, you are white, keeps racism alive

[@nickfrewin]

thankfully we can all unite against the Ducky boys

[@dirtlevel]

Mountain wop lmfaooo

[@tonyh1515]

Bet the snowflakes love this....GREAT SCENE !!

[@dunbass7149]

I think you missed the purpose of the scene

[@romanicvs]

Really cool movie, didn't know about it

[@luisbohorquez7096]

What a great teacher ..😅🙄 Who could of known...

[@dmagwaza]

One of the actors is Omar White in Oz

[@clifftonicstudios7469]

I have Wanderers Jacket

[@samsmith4216]

How to incote a riot in about 5 min

[@wolf17238]

Damn. Omar White aged pretty well when he got to OZ.

[@2003jsciarrino]

That one guy was in The Principal and the other was Meat from Porkies

[@stivosimz]

Mountain Wop! haha

[@ghxstkennedy3637]

Look at Eddie Cain

[@erics362]

Did this teacher think he coud evoke understanding with this inflammatory lesson?

[@poet4966]

2:30 god damn

[@earlofsandwich7884]

When he asked for all the coloured I thought he was going to use a different word 🙉

[@boneyn3661]

What was the teacher hoping to accomplish? What was the objective of the lesson?

[@jamesatienza9338]

Geez if this happened now… GG

[@rossdawson5575]

I blame the teacher for the trouble started here

[@pierremilburn5257]

David the nome … such language lol

[@yes_marky]

It takes more than name calling to make someone racist

[@Sangria]

Great experiment, teach'

[@scooterb2229]

Is that Chris from The Sopranos

[@milesgeary6358]

Naw, he ain't in the movie. But the broad who plays Richie's girlfriend also played Big Pussy's wife.

[@utahsilvey5930]

The jewish guy was neutral

[@ghs7714]

This needs to ebay taught toda 2024

[@user-cp4hz4ew4k]

What is a creed?

[@bennyadler5882]

The black kid in red went on to co starting as Eddie King jr in 5 Heartbeats. Poignant scene went kind Of astray, I recall watching it when it came out.

[@sheppardnightshade1256]

Damn. 😕

[@bastymanguy]

Hehe we need more scenes like this in our movies with the funny name calling. I thought there would be some skin heads though, with the whole ‘white power’ thing, lol.

[@Capeesh_]

They don’t look Italian to me

[@atrainbrady3208]

They looked part Italian

[@tameriajones593]

They are Italian American if you went to the mainland you'll see their true identity.

[@Capeesh_]

@@tameriajones593 I’m talking about looks.. these looks like Irish and German to me 😂 probably non Italian actors playing Italian bc I’ve never seen Italians nor Italian Americans look like them

[@drewmalone8318]

Beetle juice laugh

[@Manuqtix.Manuqtix]

Parliamentary brawl