These are the Armies of the Night. They are 100,000 strong. They outnumber the cops five to one.

Starring: Michael Beck, James Remar, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, David Harris, David P. Kelly, Brian Tyler, Tom McKitterick, Marcelino Sanchez, Terry Michos

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★★☆ - near perfect

"One gang could run this city! One gang. Nothing would move without us allowing it to happen. We could tax the crime syndicates, the police, because WE got the streets, suckers! Can you dig it?" - Cyrus

Why watch this? This is one bad-ass film.

Plot Summary: In New York City, a charismatic gang leader attempts to unite the city's myriad street gangs at a midnight summit. When this leader is unexpectedly killed, a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for his death. Now, targeted by every other gang in the city and pursued by the police, the Warriors must fight their way across enemy territory to reach the safety of their home turf in Brooklyn.

Dad's Preview: As toxically masculine high school males, most teen boys loved this intense movie about NYC street gangs (I was one of them). It combines non-stop action and a great rock soundtrack (which I played non-stop in my 1979 blue Camaro Z28's 8-track player). At a secret gang pow-wow in uptown New York City, the rebellion leader, Cyrus, is killed. The Coney Island Warriors, are framed for murder and are being hunted. The tough cadre has to battle their way back home to Coney, if they can survive. There are great fight scenes. The film's finale, back on the beach, as dawn breaks, still hits hard.

Lawrence Gordon Productions; Paramount Pictures