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In the last couple of weeks we've spent a lot of time covering the Warriors-- the game, the re-release of the DVD, etc-- but somehow, we missed a glaringly obvious angle. Queerty fills us in:
The Warriors takes place in New York. The major gangs have called a truce. A gang leader is killed at a gathering of all of NYC’s gangs and The Warriors are framed. The movie follows their journey back to their home turf of Coney Island. Along the way they fight various gangs.The premise sounds tough. And as kids we thought The Warriors were badasses. But now in the age of gangsta rap and semi-automatics The Warriors appear to be one thing: big flaming fags.
Um, hello? Leather vests with no shirts? Face make-up and baseball bats? Roller-skates, striped shirts, and overalls? These weren’t gangs. They were choruses from Broadway shows.
Maybe we are too young to know what gangs in the 70s looked like. But something tells us they did not look like the cast of Rocky Horror. The film's campiness is what saves it from the ridiculous plot and horrible acting.
We giggle when at the end of the film the gang returns to Coney Island for one last fight. The gang leader who framed them calls out "Warriors, come out and play." Come out and play? Indeed.
The Warriors was the first gay gang film. And it will likely be the last.
The last?! We seriously hope not. Can anyone think of another great NYC gay gang film?
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Maybe you had heard of a movie called "West Side Story"?
It may not be New York, but those little questioning teens in Astoria, Oregon named the Goonies were definitely Queenies in the making.
West Side Story, obvs. Queerty is weak
No mention of the two gayest things about the movie?!
The movie features a lesbian gang (The Lizzies, who seduce and destroy!) and The Punks, a bunch of burly guys who hang out around men's restrooms in Union Square station - the leader has feathered hair and roller skates!
A while back, I did an internet search for gay readings of The Warriors, but didn't find any - shocking.
dont forget the Warriors' leader's name was Swan. what kind of bad-ass gang leader is going to name himself Swan?
Warriors, gay? Next thing you'll tell me that the Village People were gay.
New Jack-Off City.
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Did Queerty just discover this movie yesterday or something? Plus, they can't even get the most famous Warriors quote right. It's "Warriors, come out TO play"!
i'm closing this thread and deleting all the recent comments-- all are off-topic. bikers, please don't murder any of our commenters-- they are talking about the MOVIE "the warriors", not about your bike gang. also, please do not email threats or post them elsewhere on this site-- we have to report all of that stuff to the police, and that's a giant pain in the ass.