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[Porridge]

Finally, it's coming.

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While Walter Hill has nothing to do with Tony Scott’s re-make of The Warriors, (“What’s worse,” says Hill, “neither does producer Larry Gordon”), he is more occupied in giving “my entire blessing” to a new, special edition DVD version putting much of his original concept - “missing material and ideas” - back into this first street gang movie.
So is this the director’s cut?

“You could call it that although in many ways it’s changed very little. The film was designed to be a comic book come to life and tell a futuristic story and due to my inability to get along with the studio they exorcised all of that. So we have restored that intention and that idea. Also, there were a lot of optical effects that got lost.”

Did you have all this stuff at home – studios are notorious for junking, losing or even selling off such footage, aren’t they?

“Yes, they are. Some of it has been re-created, some of it I had a record of from back then.”

One thing he can’t retrieve. A planned narration agreed to, but nver recorded by... Orson Welles.

The DVD is due out in September or October.

As for Scott’s re-mould, Hill says he did his version of Warriors and certainly doesn’t have any ambition to make it again. “If somebody asked my advice about what to do and not to do, I’d be happy to give it. Then, choosing his words with care, he adds: “I do think the idea that the project has been taken away from the producer is a lousy deal. Larry Gordon found the project, developed the project, brought it to Paramount as a partner and made a successful, profitable movie of it. The idea that 25 years later, or whatever it’s been, he is dismissed is, I think, shamefully wrong.

“As a director, you’re hired to do something. I did it. I did the best I could - and left! But I didn’t own it.

“The producer is a friend of mine, so obviously I feel strongly. I certainly don’t think that the treatment of him has been in the best traditions of Paramount Studios.

“In another sense, it’s none of my business... but as long as you’re asking!”

 

[ToxicAdam]

This will make a good christmas gift. Can't wait.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

Hell yea! I love how many fans this movie has now...when I was younger and would ask people if they knew this film they would always be like "wtf?". Classic.

 

[HokieJoe]

Hell yea! I love how many fans this movie has now...when I was younger and would ask people if they knew this film they would always be like "wtf?". Classic.

Yep, I'd never heard of it. Then, back in the 80's, I saw it on one of the movie channels. I watched it like four or five times after that. I couldn't stand that weasley little bastard (David Patrick Kelly- I had to look it up) that clicked the beer bottles together chanting- Warriors, Warriors, Warriors.

 

[DarienA]

Oh hell yes.

 

[Guzim]

"Warriors, come out to play!"


Can't wait for this on DVD.

 

[DarienA]

Yep, I'd never heard of it. Then, back in the 80's, I saw it on one of the movie channels. I watched it like four or five times after that. I couldn't stand that weasley little bastard (David Patrick Kelly- I had to look it up) that clicked the beer bottles together chanting- Warriors, Warriors, Warriors.

That's ok dood Arnold takes care of him in Commando!


Matrix: Where is she, Sully?
Sully: Kiss my ass!
Matrix: I can't hear you!
Sully: I'll say it a little louder then, get fucked!
Matrix: Listen, loyalty is very touching. But it is not the most important thing in your life right now. But what is important is gravity!
[Matrix holds Sully over a cliff by his left leg]
Matrix: I have to remind you, Sully, this is my weak arm.
Sully: You can't kill me, Matrix. You need me to find your daughter.
Matrix: Where is she?
Sully: I don't know. But Cooke knows. I'll take you to where I am supposed to meet him.
Matrix: But you won't.
Sully: Why not?
Matrix: [holds Cooke's motel key to Sully's face] Because I already know.
Matrix: Remember, Sully, when I promised to kill you last?
Sully: That's right, Matrix, you did!
Matrix: I lied.
[Matrix drops Sully off the cliff]

Cindy: What happened to Sully?
Matrix: I let him go.

and Brandon takes care of him in The Crow.

EXT: WHARF. T-BIRD'S CAR ON WHARF. T-BIRD TAPED TO DRIVER'S SEAT, ERIC OUTSIDE WORKING QUIETLY.

T-BIRD
Remember? Yeah, I remember everything ... But I don't know what ... what? What? What're you talking about. No, no, no, no. You mean that place downtown? Yeah, I remember her. We needed to put some fear into that little lady--she wasn't going along with our "tenant relocation" program.

[Laughs nervously. Eric gets explosives and duct tape out of car trunk]

Then her idiot boyfriend shows up, and turns a simple sweep-and-clear into a total cluster fuck! Who gives a shit--it's ancient history.

[Starts to get scared]

Why? Whaddya want? What is it? What? Speak to me! Speak!

[Eric rips off more duct tape]

FLASHBACK: INT LOFT, T-BIRD PUSHES WAY IN, HOLDING PETITION.

T-BIRD
Did you send us these complaints? [Flash through rape memories. T-bird reads] "Abashed the devil stood ..." Does it get you sweaty?

PRESENT

T-BIRD
I know you. I know you, I knew I knew you .. I knew I knew you. [Almost sobbing] But you ain't you ... you can't be you. We put you through the window. There ain't no comin' back. This is the really real world, there ain't no comin' back. We killed you dead--there ain't no comin' back.

[Eric begins taping his head to seat, he gets desperate Quick cut to Skank, stumbling after them.] There ain't no comin' back ... there ain't no comin' back.

[Eric rigs steering and accelerator, then triggers grenade] "Abashed the devil stood ..." [Now he's terrified] "and felt how awful goodness is ... felt how awful ... goodness ..."

[Eric tosses grenade in T-bird's lap, sets car to drive off of pier. It peels out, Skank watches. Eric gives it ironic two-fingered wave as it goes off pier and explodes. He squirts lighter fluid, lights it. Flames outline giant crow.]

 

[Porridge]

david patrick kelly's awesome in the crow

 

[themadcowtipper]

already have the bare bones dvd, but I will be getting this as well...Great Movie