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Genres:
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Drama /
Action /
Music
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Release:
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Director:
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Philip Kaufman
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Actors:
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Val Avery,
Tony Ganios,
Dolph Sweet,
John Friedrich,
Toni Kalem,
Jim Youngs,
Linda Manz,
Erland van Lidth,
Samm-Art Williams,
Burtt Harris,
William Andrews,
Ken Wahl,
Karen Allen,
Alan Rosenberg,
Michael Wright
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Duration:
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117 min.
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Rating:
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(7.3/10)76.5
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Plot Summary:
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Set against the urban jungle of 1963 Late York's gangland subculture, this coming of seniority teenage movie is set around the Italian clique the Wanderers. Depreciate comedy, slight High School angst and every equity funny with its prototype 1950's Reel n' Roll soundtrack such as "Walk Like a Man", "Big Girls Don't " by The Four Seasons and "My Boyfriend's Rear" about The Angels. Focusing around a football game where the different gangs play with and against each other, then at its grand finale, come together in a heap of union to defend their deference and their turf. Nostalgic fundamentals... and above all a Beyond repair c destitute n' Roll retrospective on a opulent musical times. Timeless.
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Classic
This movie IS very good, not happy about the dvd coversion, very poor picture for saying its on dvd,could do with a remastered edition, i think what makes this film stand out is the soundtrack with goes perfect with the film,well worth a watch.
Wanderers, The
A winning homage/parody of gang movies - West Side Story this definitely ain't. Kaufman's look back at the 1960s Bronx gangs is big on laughs, but shows the darkness at the heart of the gang lifestyle
Set in the 1960s, this chronicle of a bunch of high-school friends and foes in a Bronx gang is interspersed with some obligatory violence, but fortunately director Kaufman is more interested in the dynamics of the complex relationships than any potential exploitation. He effortlessly draws a convincing portrait of a generation looking for some meaning in their daily lives but with nowhere to go.
Assured camerawork and a refusal to impose any moral judgement on his characters makes The Wanderers an interesting companion piece to the altogether sunnier
Wanderers, The
"...The film begins marvellously with a broodingly dark shot....[And] ends with relaxed, graceful absurdity..."
Wanderers, The
A rotten boys' American Graffiti, all strength and unpleasantness.
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