Cyrus, leader of the Gramercy Riffs, the most powerful gang in New York City, calls a midnight summit of all New York area gangs, requesting them to send nine unarmed representatives to Van Cortlandt Park. The Warriors, from Coney Island, Brooklyn, are one such gang. Cyrus proposes the assembled crowd a permanent citywide truce that would allow the gangs to control the city. Most of the gangs laud his idea, but Luther leader of the Rogues uses a smuggled gun to shoot Cyrus. Panic ensues and the NYPD rushes in. Fox ) one of the Warriors, sees Luther commit the shooting, but in the chaos, Luther screams that the Warriors are responsible. While the Riffs beat their leader Cleon ), the other eight Warriors escape the melee and debate their next move, knowing they are deep in enemy territory.
Meanwhile, Masai, second-in-command of the Riffs, takes charge, and declares a bounty on the Warriors. This sets the city's gang population out hunting for them, with a radio DJ (Lynne Thigpen) reporting live on the events.
The Warriors regroup in Woodlawn Cemetery and begin their long journey back to Coney Island. The second-in-command, Swan takes charge, though Ajax () openly voices his desire to be acting warlord. On their way to the subway, the Warriors find the Turnbull AC's looking for them. They have no choice but to make a run to the train. On the ride to Coney Island, the train is stopped by a fire on the tracks, dumping the Warriors in Tremont, in the Bronx. There, they come across a gang called the Orphans, who are parlayed into let the Warriors through peacefully, until Mercy (), a feisty girl, convinces the Orphans to put up a fight, which the Warriors cleverly avoid by using a Molotov cocktail. Mercy, impressed, follows the Warriors.
When they arrive at the 96th Street and Broadway station in Manhattan, they are chased by patrolling police. Three of them make the train to Union Square, while Fox, struggling to escape the police, is pushed on to the tracks and run over by train. The girl escapes somehow. Swan and the remaining three run outside, where the Baseball Furies lie in wait for them. This gang chases the four into Riverside Park, where a fight ensues with the Warriors victorious. Leaving the park, Ajax breaks from the group in order to "make it" with a woman on a park bench, in spite of the others' warnings. The woman () is an undercover police officer who handcuffs Ajax to the bench; he is arrested and taken to jail. Arriving at Union Square station, Vermin, Cochise, and Rembrandt are seduced by an all-female gang called the Lizzies. Back at their hangout, the Lizzies draw weapons, but the trio narrowly escape, learning in the process that everyone believes they killed Cyrus. Swan returns to the 96th Street station, finding Mercy there. More police show up and Swan and Mercy flee into the tunnel. While there, they initially make out, but Swan pushes her away and leaves without her. He makes it to Union Square station, but is tailed by members of The Punks. Mercy arrives, followed by the remaining members of the Warriors. They lead the Punks into a nearby male public restroom, where another fight ensues. The Warriors, sore but victorious once more, catch the last train on their journey back to Coney Island.
The Riffs are meanwhile visited by a gang member who attended the earlier gathering, a witness to Luther firing the gun.
The Warriors finally arrive to Coney island at daybreak, but find the Rogues waiting for them. The two gangs meet on the beach, where Luther reveals he had no reason for killing Cyrus, other than his own gratification. Swan suggests he and Luther fight one-on-one, but Luther pulls his gun. Swan throws a knife into Luther's wrist, disarming him. The Riffs then arrive and acknowledge the truth about Cyrus's murder. Masai compliments the remaining Warriors and lets them go. The Riffs then jump onto the Rogues.
The DJ then informs everyone that the early reports were wrong and apologizes to the Warriors with a song.
CYRUS( blair UNDERWOOD)
Cleon (Don Chiedle): A character based on the novel's character, Papa Arnold. The Warlord, leader, and founder of the gang. Named after the Ancient Greek politician. He wears a leopard-patterned cloth around his head as well as an Indian-style necklace. Immediately after Cyrus' assassination, he is attacked and overwhelmed by the Gramercy Riffs and presumed dead
Swan (Jared Padalecki ): The Warchief, second-in-command of the gang, and the central focus of the film. Assuming control after the loss of Cleon, he makes the decision for the gang to continue wearing their colors and fight their way back home. In the script, he was to be captured by a homosexual gang, the Dingos, in Union Station and later revealed to have escaped, but in the film this does not happen.
Ajax (Sean Williams Scott): Named after the legendary Greek hero. After the loss of Cleon, he is involved in a confrontation with Swan over who should assume command. He wears fingerless leather gloves and a black tank-top under his vest. He is arrested by an undercover female police officer.
Vermin (Ashton Kutcher): The most cynical member of the gang, but a solid soldier and extremely loyal. He is tasked with carrying the tokens and money to the meeting. In an early script, he is shot and killed by the Lizzies, but in the film he survives
Cochise (Kofi Kingston): Named after the Apache Chief, he wears Indian-style jewelry, leather pants, and boots. He was originally scripted to be beaten to death by the Baseball Furies and then thrown into the Hudson River, but in the film he survives
Fox (Danial Masterson): The gang's scout, Fox is very familiar with other gangs' tactics, territory, and numbers. He dies when thrown in front of a speeding train during a fight with police. In the script, Fox was originally the love interest of Mercy, but the two actors had no chemistry and the Mercy romance was transferred to Swan
Rembrandt (CORBIN BLEU): A character based on the novel's main character, Hinton. The gang's graffiti artist wears the standard Warrior's vest along with a messenger bag. The youngest member, Rembrandt is far less battle-hardened and is frequently looked after by the other members of the gang. He is named after the famous painter.
Snow (COLUMBUS SHORT): Proves to be a talented fighter during the brawls with the Baseball Furies and the Punks. In the script and deleted intro scene, Snow is referred to as "Snowball
Cowboy (DRAKE BELL): A young, optimistic Warrior who wears a Stetson cowboy hat and a shirt underneath his vest. Like Rembrandt, Cowboy is far less battle-hardened and is frequently looked after by the other members of the gang.
Mercy (MILA KUNIS): A street girl from Tremont who originally has ties to the Orphans. She joins the Warriors after their confrontation with the Orphans and shows romantic interest in Swan. She denies being a prostitute and shows embarrassment over her condition around normal people.
The Orphans Leader(JOEL MOORE)A poor, cowardly, and little-known gang from the Bronx. They are not part of the "network" of the Gramercy Riffs so therefore they are not invited to the meeting with Cyrus
The PunKS LEADER(Charlie McDermott)A gang whose leader strolls around on rollerskates. The members are all tall, broad, resembling hockey players. They wear denim overalls over striped shirts. They are only referred to by name in the credits. They share the Bowery neighborhood with the Lizzies
The Gramercy Riffs LEADER DENZEL WASHINGTON: The largest and most respected gang in New York. Each member wears orange karate Gi with the exception of their leader who wears black. It is assumed that they are skilled in martial arts due to their attire and the martial arts style kicks they employ in a fight with Warriors leader Cleon.
The Rogues LEADER LUTHER(SEAN PENN): A gang led by Luther and the Warriors' primary enemies as they framed the Warriors for Cyrus' murder, starting the events of the film.
There you have it my cast of THE WARRIORS this movie was an epic movie and was one of my top 3 movies of all time if HOLLYWOOD WAS TO remake it they would not do so good because they would try to induce guns into film and the only gun in the film was the gun used to kill CYRUS,DONT bash this cause half of you probably have never seen the warriors and supposably it was a comic book once owned by DC.