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THE WARRIORS
(Walter Hill / USA / 1979)
Hosted by Dr. Kevin McGeough (Geography & Environment [Archaeology])
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Movie Mill, 7:30 p.m.
$5 students/youth | $8 adults
Season passes for seven films are also available! $25 for students and $40 for the general public: https://moviemillprivaterental.as.me/schedule.php
The Greek historian Xenophon’s tale of Greek soldiers caught behind enemy Persian lines, reimagined as 1970s costumed New York City street gangs, trying to get through the Bronx back to their home turf in Coney Island.
#16 in Entertainment Weekly’s “Top 50 Greatest Cult Films” list. Also #14 in Entertainment Weekly’s “25 Most Controversial Movies Ever” list!
"No matter what impression the ads give, this isn't even remotely intended as an action film. It's a set piece. It's a ballet of stylized male violence."
- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rated 14A for coarse language and violence
View the trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--gdB-nnQkU
$5 students/youth | $8 adults
Season passes for seven films are also available! $25 for students and $40 for the general public: https://moviemillprivaterental.as.me/schedule.php
Contact:
Aaron Tayler | aaron.taylor2@uleth.ca | moviemill.com/movie/the-warriors---uleth