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What if Cyrus hadn’t been shot?

posted 7 years ago by duckofprey (1557)
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Presently watching The Warriors for probably the 30th time, and as Cyrus got wasted a thought crossed my mind.

I wonder what kind of film it might have been if Luther had missed or just winged Cyrus and they went along with what Cyrus was proposing? Of course it would not be a film about one night anymore but long term. Could be an HBO mini-series, “Cyrus - The Riffs take New York”. I’d like to see it as long as it didn’t take the all too common turn to stupidity that Hollywood likes to do.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (77984) 7 years ago

They would have taken down NYC
It would have been amazing...but i loved the story as it was told

[–] duckofprey (1557) 7 years ago

Oh, I love the film as is myself.

Still would love to see HBO or Netflix etc take a new spin on it via a mini-series.

That said, I might hunt down the original novel (published 1965?) this winter and give it a read.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (77984) 7 years ago

Id be all in for a mini series!
And i didnt know it was a novel first...wonder if its till in print

[–] ShogunofYonkers (77984) 7 years ago

Available on Kindle for $10
Amazon has it used for about the same ( but the prices are all in pounds or some shit...thats all i could find)

[–] mplo (2357) 7 years ago

Then maybe there would've been a real truce between all the gangs of NYC, which was the purpose of that huge meeting.

[–] DarthJJ (349) 7 years ago

The warriors could have then been the prequel to Escape from New York.

[–] mplo (2357) 7 years ago

Hmmmm.....interesting idea. Who knows, though?

[–] DarthJJ (349) 7 years ago

I like linking unlinked movies. Like how the Matrix could have been a long down the road sequel the Terminator movies.

[–] mplo (2357) 7 years ago

The only trouble is, however, that sequels, or linking of movies only work for so long, and then they begin to go downhill.

Superman was a good example. Superman I and Superman II were quite good, but, then from Superman III on, it began to go downhill.

[–] DarthJJ (349) 7 years ago

I mean just linked in my head, not by choice of the studio.