The wanderers are an italianamerican gang vying for respect on the streets of the bronx in 1963. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the wanderers near you. The magic, the music, the mystery of growing up the streets of the bronx are owned by 60s youth gangs where the joy and pain of adolescence is lived. Wanderers a short film by erik wernquist official version. Based on the acclaimed first novel by richard price the night of, philip kaufmans the wanderers follows the exploits of the eponymous italianamerican gang in the bronx in 1963, just before the country underwent profound change. The movie is a mystery thriller, where we discover the story of louis moudon armand assante, a hardened vampire hunter and robert landau lior ashkenazi, a journalist who are travelling to a. In this episode of 60 second snacks, john mark tries pani puri on the streets of kochi, kerala, india. More than any other film, it captured the timelessness of the transition from being a boy to. In 1979, the warriors wasnt the only movie to open depicting the roughandtumble lives of gang members on the streets of new york. A box office flop in 1979, the wanderers now lives forever. Set against the urban jungle of 1963 new yorks gangland subculture, this coming of age teenage movie is set around the italian gang the wanderers. Philip kaufmans cult classic the wanderers is back on the big screen after nearly 40 years thanks to kino lorber, restored, remarkable and still relevant. The films budget is unknown, but kaufman said it was relatively low. Wanderers is a vision of humanitys expansion into the solar system, based on scientific ideas and concepts of what our future in space might look like, if it ever happens.
While not quite establishing the same level of cult fervor. One such theater is film forum in new york city, which hosted. While i already know some of these locations, i am dying to find out the location of despie golassos house. For a start its partly based in fact and if thats not enough,its also an adaptation of one hell of a novel. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played. Unfollow the wanderers movie to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The movie itself centres around the titular gang and is a slice of teenage life in the bronx in 1963. Dc published a thirteenissue series featuring the team in the late 1980s. I am a huge fan of the film the wanderers 1979 and i love the look of the film locations. The year 1979 saw an epidemic of american streetgang films, including phil kaufmans hit period drama the wanderers. Boyd tries to find his longabsent father and uncover his past with the help of his estranged brother layton matthews and an eccentric tv personality ben dreyfuss.
The wanderers love the song wish they sold the movie too. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Part comedy and part drama, the film is an evocative and thrilling look back at a more innocent time. The wanderers is a teenage, italian gang in bronx, nyc, 1963.
After a comet passes near earth, a sleeping sickness takes hold, causing victims. Gangs get ready to rumble in trailer for philip kaufmans newly restored the wanderers 26 august 2016. Beautiful short film wanderers by erik wernquist and narration by carl sagan is a vision of humanitys expansion into the solar system, based on scientific ideas and concepts of what our future in space might look like, if. A brief fantasy of future space exploration produced by eric wernquist and narrated by carl sagan. With armand assante, lior ashkenazi, branko djuric, raluca aprodu. The seminal 1979 film is currently screening in theaters across the u. With ken wahl, karen allen, john friedrich, toni kalem. The wanderers 2016 rerelease set against the urban jungle of 1963 new yorks gangland subculture, this coming of age teenage movie is set around the italian gang the wanderers. Set in the bronx in 1963, the film concerns the titular gang of italian. Veteran filmmaker philip kaufman visited the smith rafael film center on nov. The wanderers easily has to be one of the best gang movies ever.
The locations depicted in the film are digital recreations of actual places in the solar system, built from real photos and map data where available. The film centres around the members of a north bronx youth gang, the wanderers, and their fights with other gangs, and as well as gang rivalry, it deals albeit in a highly juvenile manner with issues such as racial tensions, sex, growing up, loyalty, the good and bad points of machismo and brotherhood, and the reflection of youth rebellion in the music of the era. The wanderers philip kaufman, 1979 rerelease trailer. There is something real and scarier than vampires in transylvania. The wanderers movie jacket the wanderers movie jacket is very comfortable and pleasant to wear. Philip kaufman tells his take on the novel by richard price about the history of the italianamerican gang the wanderers. Wanderers is a 2014 swedish science fiction short film created by the digital artist and animator erik wernquist. She played ken wahls girlfriend and her house looked like a. Ben meadows, visiting his home town in texas for the first time in ten years, ends up in a coma following a car accident on the way home from his mothers funeral. This film made a big impression on me when i was growing up. This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2016. The wanderers 1979 is a great, still largely unacknowledged minimasterpiece. The wanderers original motion picture soundtrack the.
The wanderers are a fictional group of superheroes appearing in comics published by dc comics. The wanderers juxtaposition of gang rivalriescumurban fantasies and its truly racially charged scenes are what sets the film apart. Panipuri is an indian snack food that consists of a fried, hollow bread, called puri, that is then filled with chutney, chili, masala, and potato. Set against the urban jungle of 1963 new yorks gangland subculture, the wanderers are a teenage gang who are growing up and coming to terms with life in the city and their rivals. Philip kaufmans the wanderers follows the exploits of the eponymous italianamerican gang in the bronx in 1963, just.
The wanderers complete soundtrack spotify playlist. Between rumbles with rivals such as the ducky boys and the. Watch our gopro highlights from 3 weeks in mozambique. A man with amnesia elicits the help of his estranged small town brother and an eccentric underground tv personality as he travels from. Songs are great, but it would be amazing to be able to get the movie. For example, a movie released over thanksgiving in 2015 will most likely earn money in 2015 and 2016. American comedydrama film written and directed by philip kaufman and starring ken wahl, john friedrich, karen allen and toni kalem. The wanderers is a 1979 american comedydrama film written and directed by philip kaufman.
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