Sorry, this movie sucks

It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Liked the film to a certain point, but really wish Hollywood would change the generic narrative. Italian & Black gangs are basically decent guys, Chinese gangs are fearsome for using Kung FU. Whilst all White gangs are vicious ignorant brutes, get real. All gangs are Clanish, which is worse than racist, our Scottish gangs have been fighting each other for centuries. If you ignore the obvious stereotyping of White gangs you can enjoy this film if only for the soundtrack itself.

Set against the urban jungle of 1963 New York's gangland subculture, this coming of age teenage movie is set around the Italian gang the Wanderers.This story is something like a blend between "The Warriors" and "American Graffiti", though for some reason is not as well known as either of them. My suspicion is because there are no real breakout stars. A few familiar faces, but nobody huge. This likely sent it back into obscurity.What stands out for me is the dynamite soundtrack. The film is funny and has a good plot, but that soundtrack is just perfect and something I would gladly listen to over and over again. I don't know how music rights worked at the time, but today a film like this would probably cost a fortune just on licensing.

The Wanderers is a really nice coming of age gang war movie that is mostly comedic but contains some commentary on race relations. The film had many cool actors. These were the ones that stood out for me - TONY GANIOS was really cool as the alpha male tough guy who always came to the gang's rescue. I'm surprised he did not become a big B-movie star. KAREN ALLEN looked gorgeous. JOHN FRIEDRICH is nearly as memorable as De Niro in Bang the Drum Slowly. 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.It is 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).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.(7.5/10)

I love this film. I remember this was one of the first videos I hired in the early 80's and loved it initially as a teenager for the fighting, humour and great soundtrack. I revisit it a couple of times a year and it grows on more even more and you realise there is a lot more to it. Turkey's death is more and more harrowing and most of the guys fight and play (american) football to escape from poverty and abusive parents. I am quite surprised that other than Karen Allen and Ken Wahl, none of the leads really went on to bigger and better things as there are some fine performances in this. I much prefer it to the better known "The Warriors".