The Warriors will be released on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray on December 12 via Arrow Video. Laurie Greasley designed the new cover art for the 1979 action thriller; the original poster is on the reverse side.
Walter Hill (48 Hrs., Deadwood) directs from a script he co-wrote with David Shaber (Nighthawks), based on Sol Yurick's 1965 novel. Michael Beck, James Remar, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Marcelino Sánchez, and David Harris lead the ensemble cast.
The limited edition set comes with a 100-page book featuring new writing by film critic Dennis Cozzalio plus archival material, a double-sided poster, six art carts, and gang logo stickers.
Both the theatrical cut and the 2005 alternate version have been newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative, approved by Hill, with Dolby Vision. The theatrical cut is presented in its original 1.85:1 with original uncompressed mono, stereo 2.0, and Dolby Atmos audio. The alternate cut has stereo 2.0 and DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio.
Special features for the two-disc set are listed below, where you can also see more of the packaging and contents.
Disc 1 - Theatrical Cut:
Audio commentary by A Walter Hill Film author Walter Chaw (new)
Isolated score option
Interview with director Walter Hill (new)
Roundtable discussion on The Warriors with filmmakers Josh Olson (A History of Violence), Lexi Alexander (Green Street), and Robert D. Krzykowski (The Man Who Killed Hitler and then Bigfoot) (new)
Interview with editor Billy Weber (new)
Interview with costume designer Bobbie Mannix (new)
Costume designs and photographs from the archive of designer Bobbie Mannix (new)
Sound of the Streets - An appreciation on Barry De Vorzon's The Warriors score by film historian Neil Brand (new)
Filming location tour (new)
The Beginning - Making-of featurette with director Walter Hill, producer Lawrence Gordon, actor James Remar, and editor David Holden
Battleground - Featurette on shooting in New York City with director Walter Hill and assistant director David O. Sosna
The Way Home - Featurette on the look of the film with director of photography Andrew Laszlo
The Phenomenon - Featurette on the film's legacy with director Walter Hill and cast members
Theatrical trailer
Image gallery
Disc 2 - Alternate Version:
Introduction by director Walter Hill
Also included:
100-page book with new writing by film critic Dennis Cozzalio plus archival material
Double-sided fold-out poster with original and new art
6 postcard-sized art cards
Gang logo stickers
In New York the gangs outnumber the cops by 5-1. Together, they could rule the city. Gang-leader Cyrus has a dream to do just that and calls a summit. The gangs of New York gather in their thousands, Cyrus takes the stage. From somewhere in the crowd a shot rings out and Cyrus falls down dead. In the chaos that follows, a small gang from Coney Island – the Warriors – are blamed. Now everyone is out to get them. On foot, in enemy territory, can they make it through the night to get back across the city to the safety of home turf?
Joan Baez “Tramp On The Street” Struggle Mountain, Palo Alto, CA, 1969.
“When the battles are over and the victories won
Everyone mourns for the poor man's son
Red, white, and blue and victory sweet
And they left him to die like a tramp on the street”
(via David Harris, Leader of the Vietnam Draft Resistance Movement, Dies at 76 - The New York Times)
David Harris, an activist and journalist who in the late 1960s became a national figure for encouraging young men to resist being drafted to serve in the Vietnam War — and who went to jail after refusing the draft himself — died on Monday at his home in Mill Valley, Calif. He was 76.
Bottleneck Gallery has released The Warriors 36x24 giclee prints by Andrew Rowland. The standard edition is limited to 100 for $50, while the black-and-white variant (below) is limited to 50 for $60.