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Movie
The Wanderers
Synopsis
The year 1979 saw an epidemic of American street-gang films, including Phil Kaufman's hit period drama The Wanderers. Set in the Bronx in 1963, the film concerns the titular gang of Italian-American teens and their ongoing power struggle with the rival "Fordham Baldies." Richard Price, upon whose novel this film was based, drew from his own experiences to weave his tale. Essentially a series of anecdotes-some tension-filled, some amusing -- The Wanderers climaxes on the occasion of the J.F.K. assassination, which for Price and hundreds and thousands of his aimless contemporaries served as a wake-up call. Viewed from the vantage point of the 1990s, one would wish that the current street gangs be shocked into adulthood with such suddenness (though not through the same tragic means). Ken Wahl, Karen Allen, and Linda Manz are among the standout performers in this richly detailed period piece.
Cast
- Ken Wahl
- John Friedrich
- Karen Allen
- Toni Kalem
- Alan Rosenberg
- Jim Youngs
- Tony Ganios
- Linda Manz
- William Andrews
- Erland Van Lidth
- Val Avery
- Dolph Sweet
- Michael Wright
- Burtt Harris
- Samm-Art Williams
- Dion Albanese
- Olympia Dukakis
- George Merolle
- Terri Perri
- John Califano
- Richard Price
- Linda Artuso
- Earlie J. Butler III
- Rafael Cabrera
- Brian Colleary
- Rosemary De Angelis
- Lorna Erickson
- Ken Foree
- Frank Ferrara Sr.
- Sally Anne Golden
- Tony Munafo
- Leon W. Grant
- Jery Hewitt
- Adam Kimmel
- Tara King
- Faith Minton
- Bruce Nozick
- Michael Pasternak
- Sheryl Posner
- Bert Samuel
- Konrad Sheehan
- Harry Benjamin
- Alan Braunstein
- Mark Lesly
- Farrel R. Tannenbaum
- Anthony Tirico
- Bob Wahl
- Stuart Pappe
- Steve Maslow
- John J. Moore
- Philip Kaufman
- Robert de Mora
- Richard R. St. Johns
- Scott Rudin
- Fred Caruso
- Robert O'Bradovich
- Ronald Roose
- Richard Price
- Steve James
- Michael Chapman