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Post by pimpinainteasy on May 10, 2017 11:14:25 GMT
anyone seen this? really nice coming of age gang war movie that is mostly comedic but contains some commentary on race relations. TONY GANIOS was pretty cool. im surprised he did not become a big B-movie star. KAREN ALLEN looked gorgeous. the film has eve teasing and groping scenes that would put most bollywood movies to shame and make feminists convert to islam. it is probably a bit long at 2 hours but its great entertainment. i guess its sort of a film of place. the chase scene at the beginning through the dark alleyways of new york with the jumps over the wire fences (might have inspired the chase scene in POINT BREAK), the garden-museum where richie (KEN WAHL) and his girlfriend go to kiss, the bowling alley, the small apartments where the characters live. the film is full of these cool places (atleast from the viewers point of view). a young LINDA MANZ makes quite an impression. her role as the aggressive wannabe peewee is almost like a precursor to her role as the murderous cebe in OUT OF THE BLUE (1980). i also noticed KEN FOREE as one of the promoters of the football match.
(7.5/10)
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Post by outrider127 on May 10, 2017 11:56:12 GMT
anyone seen this? really nice coming of age gang war movie that is mostly comedic but contains some commentary on race relations. TONY GANIOS was pretty cool. im surprised he did not become a big B-movie star. KAREN ALLEN looked gorgeous. the film has eve teasing and groping scenes that would put most bollywood movies to shame and make feminists convert to islam. it is probably a bit long at 2 hours but its great entertainment. i guess its sort of a film of place. the chase scene at the beginning through the dark alleyways of new york with the jumps over the wire fences (might have inspired the chase scene in POINT BREAK), the garden-museum where richie (KEN WAHL) and his girlfriend go to kiss, the bowling alley, the small apartments where the characters live. the film is full of these cool places (atleast from the viewers point of view). a young LINDA MANZ makes quite an impression. her role as the aggressive wannabe peewee is almost like a precursor to her role as the murderous cebe in OUT OF THE BLUE (1980). i also noticed KEN FOREE as one of the promoters of the football match. (7.5/10) I saw it a long time ago, and I freaking loved it--Its a shame its never shown on TV
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Post by jervistetch on May 10, 2017 15:53:01 GMT
This is one of my favorite movies. I have it on DVD and watch it every couple of years. It's a wonderful film. I remember it came out at the same time as The Warriors. Everyone was going ape over that movie but hardly anyone had seen The Wanderers. It didn't make sense to me. My favorite scene comes toward the end when Wahl chases Allen into a Greenwich Village coffee house and sees the singer that's supposed to be Bob Dylan. He realizes then that "times are a changing" and nothing will be the same again. Just one of many memorable scenes. Oh. And the Ducky Boys? They still freak me out.
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Post by koskiewicz on May 10, 2017 15:56:35 GMT
I own this one on DVD. It is close to me because I was drafted during the Vietnam war and this movie culminates with the JFK assassination and with Bob Dylan singing "the times they are a changin'" and the turmoil that would ensue in the late 1960's. I loved the scene in the bowling alley...
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Post by teleadm on May 10, 2017 18:52:54 GMT
I actually own The Wanderers on DVD, but I haven't seen it years. I haven't even reflected until now that it was directed by Philip Kaufman and that this was made after his well-made Invasion of the Body Snatchers remake.
I've been wondering whatever happened to Ken Wahl after his Wiseguy days, since he suddenly dissapeared from the limelight. I have now read two versions and I don't know which one is true, if any of them is true. In one he had a motorcycle accident in 1992 and sustained life-threatening neck injuries and for many years battled addictions in an attempt to ease the chronic pain. In an other he admitted that the story he told about breaking his neck in a motorcycle accident was false. He admitted that he broke his neck falling down a staircase at Joan Dangerfield's house. According to Wahl, Joan was Rodney Dangerfield's girlfriend at the time and asked Wahl not to reveal her infidelity.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2017 19:59:05 GMT
Great movie. Linda Manz is one of the few Hollywood child actors who truly 'walked away from it all'.
Very memorable movie. The Ducky Boys still creep me out, yes!
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Post by har28low on May 11, 2017 7:26:33 GMT
Hi great movie saw it when first come out in Australia at cinema. Can never forget "Pricks with ears" comment lol. Honestly and I don't know why but I do remember reading somewhere once that Ken had passed away. But from what I read now he's doing fine...
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Post by Seto on May 12, 2017 0:05:28 GMT
This is one of my favorite movies. I have it on DVD and watch it every couple of years. It's a wonderful film. I remember it came out at the same time as The Warriors. Everyone was going ape over that movie but hardly anyone had seen The Wanderers. It didn't make sense to me. My favorite scene comes toward the end when Wahl chases Allen into a Greenwich Village coffee house and sees the singer that's supposed to be Bob Dylan. He realizes then that "times are a changing" and nothing will be the same again. Just one of many memorable scenes.Oh. And the Ducky Boys? They still freak me out. That's a scene that stood out for me as well, but for different reasons. I took it to mean that he finally realised the Karen Allen character was too much of a different person, and the scene she enters at the end, is definitely not his scene. He goes back to his boys and happily sings the films theme song, realising who he is and where he belongs.
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Post by jervistetch on May 12, 2017 2:29:11 GMT
Seto, The look on Richie's face at that moment can be interpreted in many ways but I really like the meaning you've given to it. He does go back to his buddies (at least the ones that were still around) and tries to keep the spirit of The Wanderers alive. Who knows how long it can last, though, with the world changes that are looming. It's a good thought to ponder.
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Post by koskiewicz on May 13, 2017 17:56:29 GMT
...and the soundtrack rocks...!!! (no pun intended)
I always regarded Kelly McGillis and Ken Wahl as somewhat interchangeable regardless of sex. They both seemed to disappear without a trace...
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Post by petrolino on May 13, 2017 19:33:22 GMT
'The Wanderers' is one of my favourite movies. I always think of it with 'The Warriors' (1979), two of the best gangland thrillers of the late 1970s.
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