The Warriors Is Sweaty, Grainy, Dirty and Awesome | CineFix Top 100

“Warriors… come out and play-ayyyyy…”
The Warriors dropped in 1979 during an age of New York City that was about to change. Walter Hill’s film about a gang being hunted across the city as they try to make it home is a portrait of the politics of gang society. Clint, Cal and Alex talk about 70s fight scene choreography, expert camera blocking and just how many guys it takes to be wearing vests with no shirt, before you start to look cool.
Meanwhile, Dan’s algorithm has been asked to relay a request from the Gramercy Riffs and has a hit dedicated to all the boppers out there.
CineFix Top 100 was created by Clint Gage and Dan Parkhurst and is produced by Tayo Oyekan, with Director of Photography, Jamie Parslow and Technical Producer, Marhyan Franzen. Our Executive Producers are Clint Gage and Corrado Caretto. Logo and graphic design by Eric Sapp and title animations by Casey Redmon.
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[@jonsmith1956]

Cinefix fans: please stop saying "rizz" Cinefix: we're adding a new segment to talk about the movie's rizz

[@92bagder]

I did Cyrus's speech for my high school drama class final, wore a flamboyant robe, walked up stairs, incorporated the class as the crowd. Ace + it

[@theonlymegumegu]

based af

[@goodmusicpodcast7368]

Did they dig it?

[@kenip9800]

They talk about not remembering the characters' names, yet they can name all the gangs. The GANGS are the movie's characters.

[@MyHazey]

This movie needs more love on KZbin. This is an often overlooked film.

[@shaunandrews1151]

My read on this movie is that while it may not be the best movie ever, it damned well might be the coolest.

[@benc6252]

How can you never remember these characters? They are amazing and have the best names ever.

[@YesterdaysMoose]

It can easily be argued that the majority of beat-em-up video games were massively influenced by this movie. Renegade, Double Dragon, and Final Fight all see you travel to different locations battling a colorful variety of punks.

[@Michael-xp7gw]

I love these top 100 discussions and look forward to them. Reminds me of the Roundtable discussions you used to do here. Would love to see something like that return when the top 100 is done. I love deep dive discussions on films.

[@justins21482]

this movie is a masterpiece I stumbled across as a preteen/teen. my grandfather had a pretty sizable vhs collection and I dove head first. a solid 60% of my film interests are because of that man. hes still alive and doing well btw. in case that all sounded dark... 42 yrs old btw so this would have been some 30 years ago when I saw it the first time

[@Dralle86]

The DJ, for everyone who was a kid in the early 90s, is the Chief in where in the world is Carmen San Diego.

[@helengraves7850]

The late great Lynne Thigpen! I was lucky enough, in the 90s, to see her in Athol Fugard's play "Boesman and Lena" at Manhattan Theater Club. She was devastatingly good.

[@aaronsarchive82]

I was surprised they didn't mention this. She was an MVP in this movie.

[@littlestrangerBashu]

I'm glad someone is finally talking about this movie.

[@thelochlord]

The actor who played Luther, has said that his inspiration for the way he did the "come out to play" scene was based on real life experience with bullies. Who would call out creepily like that, and use whatever was on hand to make noise

[@randorandom]

20:05 F-bomb is bleeped out but the one less than half a minute earlier at 19:39 and the one 15 seconds later at 20:20 are both living their best life haha

[@pesky716]

One of my all-time favorite films, and always a fun rewatch.

[@ccio.]

my first contact with warriors was through the game. we played it with my brother every day and when we found out there was a movie... 😱😱😱

[@mattmarzula]

Just rewatched this movie. Still good. I would encourage anyone willing to spend the time on Sunday watching this podcast spend it watching "The Warriors" instead.

[@BoyNamedSue4]

Waaaaaaarrrrrriiiiiiioooooooorrrrrsssssss, come out to ppllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

[@MrMann0123]

Dammit came to say this

[@ledadunlop7467]

I can't count the number of times I said it over the years. In ALL of the cases, the situation didn't warrant it. Are we all stuck with it until we go 6 ft under?

[@mikedelong1207]

This inspired a great Duck Tales episode based on this movie where the Beagle Boys have different gangs and chase the kids around. Hilarious!

[@oftenpotter]

O.M.Goodness just saw this and cant wait to listen later. Love this podcast keep it up! ❤

[@aaronsarchive82]

I'm sorry but "a cool way to end it" is an understatement. Joe Walsh's "In the City" is an absolute perfect ending for this film. Seeing the final shots of daybreak on the shores of Coney Island after going through this tumultuous night with these characters, and then hearing the Walsh's guitar riffs...It is just magic. Classic late 70's New York at its best. When I think of the movie, that ending is the first thing that comes to my mind. Putting it in words just can't do it justice.

[@henrikhanssen6321]

Love this movie. Truly puzzled that it was literally "off the charts."

[@siriany]

I am sooooo gonna watch that tonight! Thank you guys

[@khcstewie]

Is this just a podcast channel now

[@jprowland]

Haven't watched this episode yet but I just want to thank y'all for introducing me to an absolutely delightful movie. I was born 5 years before this came out but I'd never heard of it and watched on Prime Video in prep, was expecting a depressing slog of serious writing with murky camera work and was treated to a ridiculous ensemble of clown posse's in what is clearly a loving restoration with vivid clarity. Not sure it makes my top 100 but it deserves to be on someone's!

[@occularmalice]

This is one of my favourite films. The most cinematic moment to me is the furies chase and fight. That moment when you see the furies running up the sidewalk and appearing and that music kicks in. Oh man. Also the clear winner for the movie is the music. It's just perfect.

[@tetsubo57]

I saw this film first run in the theater. Such a great film.

[@444garage]

warriors, definitely helped me shape the person I am today along with the ps2 game

[@tomlotti240]

I remember seeing parts of this on cable and on TV as a kid, and thinking it was a horror movie. The costumes and make up kind of confused me, and since I never saw the entire movie it sort of got classified as horror in my mind. This was on AMC the other day, and left it on in the background while doing chores. Had to sit down though and appreciate that scene though: "COME OUT AND PLAAYAYAY."

[@nickydooo]

I gotta say, I prefer going in not knowing if it is on the list or not. Made for a bigger surprise at the end!

[@josephschenkenfelder1876]

James Remar who played went on to in played in both 48hrs movies, The Long Riders, Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, the Quest, Dexter series, and recently in Oppenheimer!!

[@oftenpotter]

Great ending... what a twist ;)

[@changunn]

Classic!!!!!!!

[@kurtisdeakin]

Brilliant film!

[@mbrook1]

A classic with David Patrick Kelly. Love all his movies. Last Man Standing and 48 Hours.

[@iNDY1001]

Fascinating that you didn't pick up on the Fred Hampton vibe that Cyrus was likely channeling, the person in the real world who nearly pulled of an actual rainbow coalition between gangs of all different creeds. The comparison between the Riffs and Black Panthers isn't subtle, both were quiet organized and disciplined groups. In the real world, the Black Panthers were organizing kids breakfast programs for impoverished areas and looking to expand that all impoverished areas. Given the setting being post suburban flight New York on the brink of bankruptcy from a lack of tax revenue from those who were left behind, one could imagine the kinda lasting psychic legacy someone like Fred Hampton would've had as a uniting figure, even after all those years, on the highly impoverished neighborhoods the gangs were forming in, surely even the writers and artists developing the ideas for the film would've had that history rolling around in their sub-conscious at a minimum. A lot of intersections of culture in the film that gave it its unique aesthetics, I know a huge variety of queer cultures were thriving around that same time being able to afford housing before the inevitable gentrification that would follow in the 1980s pushing many of the lesser known diaspora out. There are lot of queer undertones in the clothing choices by many of those gangs, some might call them vibes. Not to mention, Luthor would be a full on internet troll in 2024 from the likes of 4chan or 8chan causing emotional trauma for the sake trauma often operating in areas that had no real law enforcement presence...much like many of the poorer settings of the film. That guy is a stand in for every predator looking for groups/people society ignores to act out their sadism on.

[@codhisattva]

👆🏽 Love this take. My jaw dropped! Def the kinda folk I'd wanna watch movies with.

[@unclemetal8774]

I love this movie . I can name some of the characters Rembrandt, Swan, Cochise and Ajax. 😊

[@Sebass2021]

Don’t forget Cowboy, Fox, Snow, and Cleon! EDIT: Forgot Vermin 😢

[@joekotlarsic4360]

Recently read online that someone has this move as a sequel to a clockwork orange in there head cannon. And ive wanted to rewatch both since

[@WowAaronIsAwesome]

I got introduced to the Warriors through the game too! Lol

[@GUY_EDITS821]

Dude who remembers when vine fox used to make homemade movies about 6-8 years ago

[@magaz]

I remember my second trip to New York and being dragged along to Coney Island forgetting its relevance. The n we pulled there and seeing the place and then immediately being hit with that wave of “oh shit… this is the place…” it was the same feeling I had rolling up on hook and ladder 8 accidentally on my first visit. Also. When the Riffs rolled up on them at the end. How did nobody notice the giant group of robe wearing, sunglasses aficionado led tough guys, just ambling over to hem menacingly? New theory. The Riffs can teleport

[@deepcutfilm]

Completely random comment, I love how the beep that's meant to censor the swear word from 20:02 completely misses the swear word 😂😂😂

[@theylied1776]

There are pure Guy movies and movies for everyone. The Warriors is a Guy movie. I loved this movie growing up. I have seen this movie several times.

[@lordmegatron4789]

this is pretty much the only film i like on the list thus far 😅

[@paulstroud9686]

Robin Hood rules!

[@theylied1776]

I hate to break it to you three, but there were Gangs in New York in the 1970s that dressed like the Gangs in the movie! I was a kid in the 1980s, and I remember the news reports on Gang activity in New York.

[@helengraves7850]

Well, yes, but mimes?!

[@sdafasdfasdfsda]

Walter Hills best movie was Hard Times with Charles Bronson. Just a beautiful set piece of depression era New Orleans with Bronson as a rail riding drifter with a talent for knocking people the F out in underground boxing matches. Love, love this movie.

[@julianzapata905]

How are you gonna say Luther is anti Rizz and then gush on how much charisma he has and how much you get drawn into his character?

[@heavymochagamer4624]

My boys snow and swan

[@brotherdandy]

There’s an actual event that inspired the gang meeting in this movie. It’s called “Rubble Kings” and many of the NYC street gangs had their own kutes to differentiate their groups.

[@MikefromTexas1]

What is it with people trashing comic book transitions?? They're so fun. Besides, they're used in films *based on comics.*

[@JimMilton-jq1vd]

lol thought this was new Star Wars game trailer 😂

[@theonlymegumegu]

so... top 10 list related to rizz when? Xd

[@user-ce1nf1fx2z]

Gemma, Diamonds are hard to find.

[@AaronSmith0]

Legit thought the thumbnail from the new starwars game.

[@noomade]

Can you DIG IT?

[@gorryman]

where is the top 100 list , interested to see it

[@MrMann0123]

What the fuck! The fuck! That twist ending! No! No! Go dump Dan in enemy territory

[@andreraymond6860]

Oh my God! Jaws?

[@pay_it_forward_franklin4469]

caaaaaaan yooooooou dig-iiiiiiit!?

[@billymuellerTikTok]

Cyrus is "The Rock" before Dwayne Johnson became The Rock

[@billymuellerTikTok]

CAN YOU DIG IT? = CAN YOU SMELL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKING?

[@benfisher1376]

New York was sleazy and dirty throughout the 80s too. It was only cleaned up in the 90s.

[@Jiddy12345]

Shout out to Thomas G. Waites who played Fox and was also Windows in The Thing

[@jonsmith1956]

Dan's algorithm has gone too far. It's completely unhinged now

[@johnkirkland7393]

Dan just likes doin stuff like that

[@DanParkhurst318]

If I don’t, who will?

[@davidjohnsonl-pr6yx]

When are we going to get Shawshank Redemption or Cuckoo's Nest? There has to be at least one prison movie in the community season, right?

[@SeanTBarrett]

100 movies is going to take long enough to go through, but doing 200+ movies is just absurd.

[@starkparker16]

The Driver is a better Hill movie. Repo Man next week.

[@TDawgBR]

I'm not even mad. I absolutely love this show and watching these 3 love movies and hate Dan.

[@manjsher3094]

Nothing like the Furies

[@Ghadente]

208... dang not even the top 200 😢

[@noahegr3341]

I really enjoy this movie, but top 100 would have seemed silly to me, #208 seems about right to me; I feel like it got some great moments, but I don’t think it’s one of the best films of all time. In my opinion a top 100 movie should be a more thoughtful piece of cinema with far greater performances and direction than this one. I’d definitely rank it in a top 100 most fun to watch movies though. Great episode again btw!

[@MrMann0123]

Calling it now, Jaws is top rlten or im flipping a table

[@MrLee-zh9ls]

Rizz. Spectrum. 😂

[@move_i_got_this5659]

#208 I was going to complain if this movie made the top 100. I don't like what's on the list so far. You have failed me for the last time (telekinetic one hand choke)🤪

[@MrMann0123]

And hold on... two lists and not top 100 but some are just one! Wtf

[@DanParkhurst318]

Where they rank also factor in

[@aaronsarchive82]

A plea from a Millennial: please stop saying "rizz."

[@Michael-xp7gw]

ok, just finished watching and now I feel so lied to. how can this be?!?

[@theylied1776]

You do realize The Warriors is referenced a lot in John Wick? Locations, actors. and in John Wick 4 they use the DJ close-up scene while playing (Nowhere To Run To). That entire scene is from the Warriors!

[@jonsmith1956]

If you actually listened to the episode, you'd know they talk about all that

[@theylied1776]

@@jonsmith1956 No they didn't. She said some scenes "reminded her of John Wick". They never made the actual connection.

[@michaelherrera4312]

​@@theylied1776you didn't watch it, because they literally say that those scenes in john wick were "stolen" from the warriors

[@theylied1776]

@@michaelherrera4312 if you say so??

[@tomukuruzu]

One of the movies that is more fun to talk about than to actually watch.

[@insanedb]

No

[@tomukuruzu]

@@insanedb it has a great start and end. But in the rest is just a lot of slow paced running. The movie has a lot of whacky ideas, but they didn't do alot with it

[@insanedb]

@@tomukuruzu watch again, all of the hero journey is well developed and crafted, video game style and even has great real cinematic moments, it is a gem from start to finish

[@mattmarzula]

​@@tomukuruzuyou're out of line.

[@jeffk7881]

@@tomukuruzucame here to say this!! I always joke around and call it “The Runawayers” 😂 Only good part is the scene when he clanks the bottles that everyone already knows

[@seanmcginnis4112]

Hahahahahahahaha. This thing has officially jumped the shark. Start over please.

[@caniprokis7780]

Dan is correct about robinhood!

[@DanParkhurst318]

Thank you.

[@ClassG7]

Supposed cinephile cant even recognize james remar

[@TreadwellJay]

Not to take away from its greatness, but if they had just ditched their vests immediately they could've gotten back to their home turf without being hassled.

[@sgommerable]

Great work on a not Top 100

[@adamwilliams9914]

I like listening to these three talk about movies, but I don't understand the central schtick. The bit where they don't even understand why they talk about these movies or how the algorithm works -- who's that for? It takes energy away and adds nothing I can place. Also, the Nick Cage runner -- that's a lazier version of what they already do on the Rewatchables, which is less geared to cinephiles anyway. Why not, play up rather than down? I love Cage, but he is the most obvious, who would he play... actor imaginable.

[@ckellyedits]

Fun conversation, but this "Not 100" nonsense needs to be its own, shorter show on like I dunno a Wednesday or something. These episodes always always feel like a waste of time

[@MrMann0123]

Why was the fuck at the end allowed but not the rest?

[@LynnHermione]

avatar sucks

[@jessebbedwell]

You guys have only 100 slots and these are the movies you are choosing from? I feel like I've lost a little respect for cinefix.

[@apenneukende]

"me-me answer" damn, that pronouciation hurts