References

This section details some of the references to The Warriors in TV, film and music.

The Purifiers

The Purifiers is a British movie that came out in 2004 which has more than a passing resemblance to The Warriors. In fact, it is almost a modern-day remake of the original movie. However, the movie reviews have not been very favourable. Check out the trailer below.

Doomsday

In the film Doomsday, the good guys get chased by a cannibal gang through a deserted city. The gang of cannibals ride an old school bus in the exact same way the Turnbull AC's did in The Warriors, swinging chains and planks of wood. The camera angles are also remarkably similar to those used in The Warriors. The chase scene even continues through the station, and over the turnstile, right to the end of the platform, just like The Warriors. In the movie commentary, they mention that the scene is a homage to The Warriors.

Grosse Pointe Blank

In Grosse Pointe Blank, the character played by Minnie Driver works in a radio studio and there is one shot which shows her talking into the microphone in the exact same style as the DJ in The Warriors.

Other References in Movies

In the 2007 movie Murder Party, one of the lead characters is dressed up as a member of the Baseball Furies. (sent in by Greg).

References in TV

In The Simpsons episode "Three Gays and a Condo", Homer can be heard in one episode saying "Puzzle piece, come out to play-ay", a reference to Luther's famous line in The Warriors.

In the South Park episode "Smug Alert" when the Radio DJ makes an announcement on the radio about a song Stan made it uses the same shot with the lips and the microphone. (sent in by Jonah).

In an episode of Scrubs, Turk flexes his muscles and says "you see?! you see what you get when you mess with the warriors?!" although in the movie the line mentions The Orphans and not The Warriors. (sent in by John Sloan, Scotland).

Entourage references The Warriors twice. Click here for the first clip and here for the second. (sent in by Savva).

References in Music

The music video for Fight Music by D12 is based on The Warriors starting with the meeting in the park. Ice T is playing Cyrus.

A Mover El Culo by Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas have very cool video which is based around The Warriors (sent in by Ronald Chavez, Venezuela).

Come Out and Play by Twisted Sister features a glass-bottle clinking chant performed by the bands leader Dee Snider (at start).

Shame on a Nigga by the Wu Tang Clan features a line from The Warriors (around 2:04).

Anybody Killa samples The Warriors many times in his "Hatchet Warrior" album, which even includes a cover of In The City by Joe Walsh.

British band Pop Will Eat Itself features some tracks that sample The Warriors.

A song by a1 Voyager called Baseball Furies (12" Single, 1993) samples the movie. (sent in by Savvas).

Biohazard, a hardcore band from Brooklyn, wrote a song called 'Wrong side of the tracks' about the Warriors. It is featured on Urban Discipline (1992). (sent in by Noelle).

An album cover of Delinquent Habits, a Californian HipHop group, is clearly based on The Warriors poster. You can even spot some Baseball Furies and some Hi-Hats (sent in by Paulie, Holland).