"Warriors...Come out to play-e-ayyyyyy..."
-- Luther, The Warriors
It is happening again...My co-host with the most Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast! This time, we continue our retrospective of Twin Peaks Actors in Other Films by discussing The Warriors, the 1979 action thriller film directed by Walter Hill, starring David Patrick Kelly as Luther, James Remar as Ajax, Michael Beck as Swan, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh as Mercy!
LET'S ROCK!
In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like Ghostwood becoming a James Remar podcast, the bad fashion choices for the various gangs, the Beastie Boys being called "Menudo", the original Death Wish, wondering where the Warriors got the money for their matching vests, the Sylvester Stallone movie Nighthawks, Sol Yurick's original 1965 novel, actor Henry Silva, the movie Xanadu, Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Too Close for Comfort, our concern about the upcoming Quantum Leap remake pilot, Paramount halting their advertising campaign after reports of 3 killings and vandalism, David Patrick Kelly improvising the the "Come out to play" scene, Walter Hill being inspired by comic books, original plans for the Warriors to be an all-black street gang, original plans for Tony Danza to play Vermin, Walter Hill demanding that Thomas G. Waites' character Fox be killed off after the two began fighting behind the scenes, the script being rewritten so Swan and Mercy ended up together, why Mercy suddenly shows up with a jacket over her arm, original plans for Vermin to be killed by the Lizzies, Cyrus being a great motivational speaker, Luther blaming the Warriors for Cyrus' death, wondering why the Warriors didn't steal a van and simply drive to Coney Island, the distance from Central Park to Coney Island, Lynne Thigpen as the DJ, wondering why Mercy keeps hanging out with the Warriors, wondering what the Warriors wear in winter, the Lizzies setting a honey trap, the Punks' leader wearing roller skates, giving the Baseball Furies props for using wooden bats instead of aluminum, Ajax getting busted by an undercover Mercedes Ruehl, Mercy suddenly having a problem with going into a men's room, that awkward moment when Luther confesses to killing Cyrus while the Gramercy Riffs are within hearing distance, Cyrus having a good message about the gangs joining together to fight the oppressive system that keeps them down, young David Patrick Kelly making a great Joker, David Warner in Tron, Cindy Morgan as Lacey Underall in Caddyshack, and more!
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Be sure to come back in two weeks, as Xan and I continue our retrospective of Twin Peaks Actors in Other Films by discussing Tron, the 1982 science fiction adventure film directed by Steven Lisberger, starring David Warner as Ed Dillinger/Sark, Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn/Clu, Bruce Boxleitner as Alan Bradley/Tron, and Cindy Morgan as Lora Baines/Yori!
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