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Set in the Bronx in , the film follows a gang of Italian-American teenagers known as the Wanderers and their ongoing power struggles with rival gangs such as the Baldies and the Wongs. For an entire week hundreds of screaming, stunted madmen—armed with real baseball bats, axe handles, and chains—hurled themselves at us in wave after wave of unabated Celtic fury. Both sides deliver a very comical, genius moment and it doesn't end there. They walked away after bumping into van Lidth. Tony Munafo as Tony. Apr 13, Rating: Kind of creepy, with their zombie-like ways.
And their pale as shit too! Even their turf looks like something out of a horror film. Kind of creepy, with their zombie-like ways. They become the biggest threat to the Wanderers, as well as other street gangs.
The Wanderers have other rivals too, such as the "Fordham Baldies" which is based on an actual gang from Fordham Rd, and in reality, weren't actually bald. The Wanderers who are mostly shit-talkers fear them and are constantly looking over their shoulders. Things get even worse for the gang when their friend Turkey has a midlife crisis and decides he's better off with the Baldies.
Turkey shaves his head, wears the jacket - the whole nine. He feels the Fordham Baldies can provide a better future for him -- as quoted by Turkey when confronted by his friend Joey, "I'm thinking about the future Joey". It's an ignorant state of mind Turkey's in, and like many teenagers, he craves acceptance, but is confused on exactly where it is he fits in. As both stand there arguing, right across from the Baldies, Joey always the loudmouth provokes the girlfriend of "Terror" who is the leader of the Baldies , consequently causing a beef in which a chase ensues through the alleyways of Fordham Rd.
The Wanderers are fast, but not that fast. They get cornered by the Baldies from all sides, but just before there is any bloodshed we hear the heroic, deep voice speak the words, "Leave After beating the Baldies to a pulp, The Wanderers take Perry under their wing and show him the ropes this group needs a strong muscle. Perry also enrolls in their high school, in which race is an issue. The students occupy their school days making fun of other races, calling each other names, spitting out racial slurs.
Every different nationality has it's own gang - The Wanderers: An all-Italian gang comprising 27 members. Their leader, Richie, is dating Despie Galasso, the daughter of an infamous mobster, so The Wanderers have connections. Richie is also best friends with Joey. They are the toughest all-black gang in the Bronx.
They have 23 members, and are prejudiced against Italians. They wear purple and gold hoodies with "DB" written in Old English lettering on the back. Their leader is Clinton Stitch.
But it's not so much a deadly threat for they both have an understanding, with safe, specific rules most importantly, no weapons. It would be a clean fight. Even their confrontation in the classroom at the beginning of the film, when they were battling each other verbally. It seemed like they were having more fun than actually getting angry. You'll be laughing your ass off with them too.
Both sides deliver a very comical, genius moment and it doesn't end there. As their name suggests, they are all Chinese, and have the last name "Wong". There are 27 members, and every single one of them knows jujutsu. Their leader is Teddy Wong. They wear black hoodies with a hanzi Chinese character on the back. They all appear to be quite stealthy as during a meeting in an open field they appear to vanish as the Wanderers momentarily turn their heads.
Their motto is "Don't Fuck with the Wongs". They all have dragon tattoos. When The Wanderers have their little meeting in the park the Wongs come off like nocturnal ninja assassins who could dodge bullets and hear a dog fart a mile away in the middle of a thunderstorm. They act like superhumans from a Matrix film. I'm not sure which race the Baldies fall into. All I know is that they have shaved heads, wear leather jackets with a skull on the back, and seemed to be high school dropouts. The rest of the movie deals with getting chicks, partying, and street fighting.
It's warmhearted for the most part, and fun along the way, but it still manages to capture the truth. You'll laugh, you'll cheer, or you may even cry hey, you never know. And being that it's undertone is about friendship and loyalty, it's a movie I'm sure we can all relate to in some way. But best of all is definitely the final brawl on the football field with the Ducky Boys. More Top Movies Trailers. DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Black Panther Dominates Honorees. Trending on RT Avengers: Post Share on Facebook. Set in the Bronx in , the film concerns the titular gang of Italian-American teens and their ongoing power struggle with the rival "Fordham Baldies.
Essentially a series of anecdotes-some tension-filled, some amusing -- The Wanderers climaxes on the occasion of the J.
Viewed from the vantage point of the s, one would wish that the current street gangs be shocked into adulthood with such suddenness though not through the same tragic means. Ken Wahl, Karen Allen, and Linda Manz are among the standout performers in this richly detailed period piece.
Philip Kaufman , Rose Kaufman. Ken Wahl as Richie. John Friedrich as Joey. Karen Allen as Nina. Toni Kalem as Despie Galasso.
Alan Rosenberg as Turkey. Jim Youngs as Buddy. Tony Ganios as Perry. Linda Manz as Peewee. William Andrews as Emilio. Erland van Lidth as Terror. Val Avery as Mr. Dolph Sweet as Chubby Galasso. Michael Wright as Clinton.
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Share this Rating Title: The Wanderers 7. Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Edit Cast Cast overview, first billed only: Despie Galasso Alan Rosenberg Emilio Erland van Lidth Chubby Galasso Michael Wright Marine Recruiter Samm-Art Williams Edit Storyline Set against the urban jungle of New York's gangland subculture, this coming of age teenage movie is set around the Italian gang the Wanderers.
Meet the Fordham Baldies. They thought they were the hottest guys in town.
Set against the urban jungle of New York's gangland subculture, this coming of age teenage movie is set around the Italian gang the Wanderers. Philip Kaufman. Ken Wahl, Karen Allen, John Friedrich. The Wanderers is a American comedy-drama film written and directed by Philip Kaufman, starring Ken Wahl, John Friedrich, Karen Allen and Toni Kalem.
Edit Did You Know? Trivia Richard Price who wrote the novel which the movie was based from, picked all the songs in the soundtrack. Goofs at around 22 mins You can see the boom sound mic in the reflection of a parked car window that Turkey passes by while arguing with Joey about shaving his head to get in with the Fordham Baldies. You hear the whistle? Ready to kick some ass!