10 Things You Didn't Know About The Warriors
1. Its Most Famous Line Of Dialogue Was Improvised
Mention The Warriors to anyone with even a passing understanding of the film and they'll likely reply with one sinister quote that has the ability to send shivers up your spine even on repeat viewings. Luther's ill-intentioned request for the Coney Island gang to 'come out and play' alongside the incessant rattling of beer bottles is the epitome of the character's gleeful psychosis that first led him to murder The Riffs' Cyrus during his heartfelt pledge for peace.
However, what's all the more remarkable about this instantly recognisable moment in cinema history is that it was entire ad-libbed by actor David Patrick Kelly. Wracking his brains to come up with a suitable way to coax the gang from their hiding place, he harked back to his childhood and drew inspiration from the taunt of an old neighbour that used to regularly harass him.
A moment that has well and truly endured, it's further proof that you simply cannot script that intangible magic which only improvisation can provide.