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The Wanderers Reviews

1979

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from 1668 members

The high school scene of the Bronx in 1963 is ruled by rival gangs. The Wanderers are the Italians-only gang, ruled by a group of streetwise, fast-talkin' boys looking for good times and pretty girls in the streets of their tight-knit neighborhood. This charming vignette of 1960s Bronx life, set to the bopping music of the era, .. Read more

Starring	Ken Wahl, Karen Allen, John Friedrich
Director	Philip Kaufman
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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- - 11
  - 0
  Classic
  
  This movie IS very good, not happy about the dvd coversion, very poor picture for saying its on dvd,could do with a remastered edition, i think what makes this ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Mark Powell
  - Derby England
  - 08 Jan 2004 at 19:14
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- - 3
  - 0
  great film
  
  brilliant film. a must for your film colection its also better than the warriors . needs to be on blue ray though
  
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- 899070
- - howie1972
  - 7 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 15 Jun 2010 at 22:06
- - 0
  - 0
  Nostalgic
  
  This was my favourite movie as a young teenager and I was expecting to be disapointed when I rewatched it but I could'nt have beeen more wrong! Fantastic ... read more »
  
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- 793956
- - JoeImprobable
  - 8 reviews
  - Inverness
  - 05 Aug 2009 at 12:50
- - 3
  - 0
  Iconic Movie
  
  I saw this years ago.
  
  Its one of those movies once seen never forgotten.
  
  It was very funny then.
  
  A must see movie for all.
  
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- - Cheekyman
  - 3 reviews
  - Burnley
  - 18 Apr 2008 at 10:51
- - 2
  - 0
  Better than Porkies
  
  Well I watched this one again after a fifteen years absence and for pure naivety and lack of subtlety and a great deal of censorship it all came flooding back.<... read more »
  
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- - vosblod
  - 22 reviews
  - England
  - 11 Jun 2006 at 03:41
- - 2
  - 0
  A nostalgic look back at American teenage gangs in early 60s
  
  The nice thing about this film is that we get a real sense of the main characters as individuals and not just gang members, which I would argue is not the case ... read more »
  
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- - Laurence Scotford
  - Brighton, England
  - 20 Feb 2006 at 13:17
- - 0
  - 0
  OK film but it's the book you gotta get hold of
  
  Not many people are aware that this film is based on a novel by the same title written in 1974. The novel is dark, super-tough, squalid and outrageously funny... read more »
  
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- - johnny_friendly
  - London, England
  - 18 Feb 2006 at 10:17
- - 2
  - 0
  not a bad film
  
  hard to knock this film.'the warriors' meets 'american graffiti' type of film.
  
  not a great cast or story but very adequate.
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- - uknightbreed
  - northants
  - 31 Jan 2006 at 06:51
- - 1
  - 0
  A wonderful piece of nostalgia in sight and sound
  
  So the story line was not exactly briliant, nor was the acting, but a good film all the same.
  
  Excellent music from a fantastic era
  
  The ... read more »
  
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  - woolpit suffolk
  - 27 Jan 2006 at 01:27
- - 0
  - 2
  Warriors 1 Wanderers 0
  
  This story is basically a coming of age story about a high school gang called the Wanderers. I wasn’t sure whether to give it 2 or 3 out of five as one of ... read more »
  
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  - Muckle Roe, Shetland, Scotland
  - 25 Jan 2006 at 11:25
- - 0
  - 1
  not good
  
  not my type of film, very dated and i must admit very boring, turned it off in the end.
  
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- - kim
  - surrey, england
  - 08 Dec 2005 at 21:05
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- - 11
  - 0
  Classic
  
  This movie IS very good, not happy about the dvd coversion, very poor picture for saying its on dvd,could do with a remastered edition, i think what makes this ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 899
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Mark Powell
  - Derby England
  - 08 Jan 2004 at 19:14
- - 5
  - 0
  Well, I'm the kind of boy........
  
  Been a long time since I've seen this. It came out around the same time as the Warriors and I think it suffered by comparison but is in fact a totally ... read more »
  
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- - eric1
  - Surrey
  - 13 Apr 2005 at 19:20
- - 3
  - 0
  Iconic Movie
  
  I saw this years ago.
  
  Its one of those movies once seen never forgotten.
  
  It was very funny then.
  
  A must see movie for all.
  
  Report this review
- 555091
- - Cheekyman
  - 3 reviews
  - Burnley
  - 18 Apr 2008 at 10:51
- - 3
  - 0
  great film
  
  brilliant film. a must for your film colection its also better than the warriors . needs to be on blue ray though
  
  Report this review
- 899070
- - howie1972
  - 7 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 15 Jun 2010 at 22:06
- - 2
  - 0
  not a bad film
  
  hard to knock this film.'the warriors' meets 'american graffiti' type of film.
  
  not a great cast or story but very adequate.
  read more »
  
  Report this review
- 200561
- - uknightbreed
  - northants
  - 31 Jan 2006 at 06:51
- - 2
  - 0
  A nostalgic look back at American teenage gangs in early 60s
  
  The nice thing about this film is that we get a real sense of the main characters as individuals and not just gang members, which I would argue is not the case ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 209021
- - Laurence Scotford
  - Brighton, England
  - 20 Feb 2006 at 13:17
- - 2
  - 0
  Better than Porkies
  
  Well I watched this one again after a fifteen years absence and for pure naivety and lack of subtlety and a great deal of censorship it all came flooding back.<... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 253426
- - vosblod
  - 22 reviews
  - England
  - 11 Jun 2006 at 03:41
- - 2
  - 1
  good
  
  this a classic movie the sound track is great as well but i cant stand that fat piece of dog crap the bald one that is actually going out with a kid . does ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Liverpool England
  - 19 Oct 2005 at 00:43
- - 1
  - 0
  Classic
  
  This is a classic film not one to be missed
  
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- - a customer
  - Bristol, England
  - 05 Feb 2005 at 11:20
- - 1
  - 0
  The Wanderers
  
  Classic film, some great lines and a fantastic soundtrack, in fact one of the first CDs i ever bought was the soundtrack to this film.
  
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- 163945
- - Jugulum
  - 93 reviews
  - Up my own passage!
  - 20 Oct 2005 at 22:37

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