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‘Hey, boppers, keep your radio tuned tight’: A look at ‘The Warriors’

In a scene from the film 'The Warriors' (directed by Walter Hill), members of the titular gang walk west along Bowery Street in Coney Island, New York, New York, 1979. Pictured are, from left, actors Tom McKitterick (as 'Cowboy'), Marcelino Sanchez (as 'Rembrandt'), David Harris (as 'Cochise'), Terry Michos (as 'Vermin') (partly obscured), Michael Beck (as 'Swan') (fore), Brian Tyler (as 'Snow'), and Deborah Van Valkenburgh (as 'Mercy').
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The cast of Walter Hill’s 1979 film adaptation of ‘The Warriors.’

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton follow-up is here, and it’s a concept album — a musical adaptation, written with Eisa Davis, of the 1979 film The Warriors and the novel that preceded it.

This hour, a look at Warriors, the album, and The Warriors, the movie, and more.

GUESTS:

  • Walter Chaw: A writer, editor, and instructor and the author of A Walter Hill Film
  • Sam Hadelman: Works in music public relations and hosts The Sam Hadelman Show at Radio Free Brooklyn
  • Craig Jenkins: A critic for Vulture and New York Magazine who writes about music and television and comedy and video games
  • Bill Yousman: Professor of media studies at Sacred Heart University

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Colin McEnroe and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.

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