The Wanderers

1979 • 117 minutes

About this movie

Set against the urban jungle of 1963 New York's gangland subculture, The Wanderers are a teenage gang who are growing up and coming to terms with life in the city and their rivals. With a classic 1950's rock 'n' roll soundtrack, including such hits as 'Walk Like a Man', 'Big Girls Don't Cry' by The Four Seasons and 'My Boyfriend's Back' by The Angels, the drama focuses around a football game where the different gangs play against each other for the honour of their home turf.

Ratings and reviews

You can tell if you'll get on with people of a certain age group just by saying "Leave the kid alone" and seeing the knowing smiles appear. Fantastic soundtrack, takes me back to my teenage years.

Yeah this film was a Massive part of my childhood in the 80's and it was the must watch film for so many reasons!! Here we are in 2018, I'm 42 and this film still Rules!! Watched back2back with Warriors was the done thing, life code!!

For a 35 year old film it's STILL fantastic! I've seen it over and over and still want to see it again, fantastic soundtrack fantastic story line must see, a film you will remember every time you hear one of the tunes you will think about the part of the film where you heard it. Totally unforgettable.