Can You Dig It? - The Warriors (1/8) Movie CLIP (1979) HD

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Cyrus (Roger Hill) brings together all the gangs in New York City to prove their strength in numbers.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
Walter Hill's hip, super-stylized action film unfurls in a dystopian near-future, when various gangs control New York City. Each gang sports a unique moniker ('The Warriors,' 'The Baseball Furies,' 'The Rogues'), with a costume underscoring its "theme"; each, in turn, is also responsible for one geographic area. Hill sets up the landscape as a massive, violent playground - replete with bridges, vacant subway tunnels, parks, abandoned buildings and the like, all ripe for exploration and adventure. As the tale opens, the titular Coney Island has traveled to the Bronx to attend a city-wide meeting of all gangs; at that event, however, the psychotic leader of a rival gang, The Rogues (David Patrick Kelly of Dreamscape) assassinates the head of the city's foremost gang, but The Warriors are pegged as culpable. This sends the gang fleeing through the labyrinthine city. With every thug in Manhattan in vicious, homicidal pursuit, they must also overcome all obstacles in their way. Throughout, Hill keeps the onscreen violence absurd, exaggerated and unrealistic, downplaying death to an extreme degree; despite this fact, the film sparked a massive amount of controversy and an ugly backlash for allegedly inciting violence and destruction in several theaters where it initially played. James Remar, Michael Beck and Deborah Van Valkenburgh lead the ensemble cast.

CREDITS:
TM & © Paramount (1979)
Cast: Roger Hill
Director: Walter Hill
Producers: Laurent Bouzereau, Freeman A. Davies, Lawrence Gordon, Walter Hill, Frank Marshall, Joel Silver
Screenwriters: Sol Yurick, David Shaber, Walter Hill

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[JCardenas]

Not gonna lie, the fact that Moonrunners right by the Van Cortlandt Rangers and not wasting nobody is truly a miracle.

[arnoldjack]

just heard roger hill passed away, rest in peace cyrus,   we all dug it.

[realmamaknows]

Such a powerful message for us all today: there's more of us than them, and when we're not wasting time wasting each other, the future is ours.

[savageproduction]

Just once a president should start and end a speech like this

[mdjones]

The fact that Cyrus could get 900 street thugs and ne'er-do-wells to shut their cakeholes just by lowering his arms shows that he has the power to lead the troops to victory.

CAN YOU DIG IT?

[schizoidboy]

This has to be one of the most underrated performances ever. Here's a guy addressing a crowd in a way they relate to, uses reason, and is full of charisma. My question is why this actor isn't better known today?

[kevinadams]

Drove my whole family nuts today by saying "can you diggit" all morning. I'm 49 yrs old, I think the only people who remember this on TV when cable first came out in the late 70's early 80's anyone who remembers watching this when it came out must be between 48 and 58yrs old!! Classic line along with "warriors come out and play hey" you all know what I'm talking about, the good old days!

[itsconnorstime]

George Washington gave this exact same speech at the start of the Revolutionary war.

Fun fact.

[kiddisley]

I will forever love this movie. Idk if its the nostalgic vibe or camera quality but new movies will never give this type of feel with basic scenes.

[norakat]

My friend used to repeat that “Can you dig it” line when he lowers the tone of his voice .. used to crack me up every time.

[BladeR]

Imagine if Cyrus's vision had been fulfilled, what a glorious age would have unfolded

[Ishutupsometimes]

The most inspiring speech of all time.

[dillanreed]

Ah, The Warriors. So deliciously camp. Only in the 80's is it plausible to audiences that the toughest, largest and most reputable gang in the city is lead by a Shakespearean thespian wearing a robe.

[KafshakTashtak]

Why can't we have a movie like this any more? It's all super heroes and franchises.

[DetroitLoveU]

The most important speech in cinema history.

[salvadormansini]

One of the best scenes in cinematic history.

Speech should be used in every and acting and public speaking class.

Rest In Peace Mr. Roger Hill.

[joejones]

Looking back. Everyone in this scene took part in such an iconic movie

[spartybrearly]

The Orphans were invited but they were busy collating their newspaper cuttings.

[jcrocky]

If you’re still watching this movie you’re a true legend

[RLTee-twzv]

Those men witnessed the making of an iconic scene and 1 of the greatest speech in cinematic history.