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| Directed by | Enzo G. Castellari |
| Produced by | Fabrizio de Angelis |
| Written by | Elisa Livia Briganti Dardano Sacchetti |
| Starring | Vic
Morrow Christopher Connelly Fred Williamson Mark Gregory Stefania Girolami |
| Music by | Walter Rizzati |
| Cinematography | Sergio Salvati |
| Editing by | Gianfranco Amicucci |
| Release date(s) | 1982 |
| Running time | 86 min. |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Followed by | Escape from the Bronx |
1990: The Bronx Warriors (Italian: 1990: I guerrieri del Bronx) is a 1982 Italian action/science fiction film directed by Enzo G. Castellari.
The plot revolves around Anne (Stefania Girolami) 17 year old heiress to arms manufacturer The Manhattan Corporation. Unable to contain her guilt over having to inherit a morally questionable company on her 18th birthday, she runs away into the lawless wasteland of New York’s Bronx . A written explanation then states that:
“In the year 1990 the Bronx is officially declared No Man’s Land. The authorities give up all attempts to restore law and order. From then on the area is ruled by the Riders”.
Attacked on sight by a roller skating gang named The Zombies, Anne is saved by four members of The Riders and taken under the protection of The Riders’ leader Trash (Mark Gregory).
The Manhattan Corporation then hire a ruthless and psychopathic mercenary named Hammer (Vic Morrow) who turns the various Bronx gangs against each other to ensure Anne is returned.
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Filmed in 1981 in both Rome and New York, 1990: The Bronx Warriors had a complete unknown as the male lead, 17 year old Marco de Gregorio (billed as Mark Gregory in all but the Italian release) who was spotted by director Enzo G. Castellari at a gym they both frequented. Castellari states on the director's commentary of the DVD that Marco was very quiet, hardly speaking but doing a workout on his own and keeping to himself but standing out due to his looks, physique and height.
One scene has the twin towers of the World Trade Center visible in the background, during a meeting of main gang The Riders and the dominant Bronx gang The Tigers led by Ogre (Fred Williamson). The drummer that is inexplicably included in this scene was not scripted but was in the area of shooting the day that the scene was to be shot. Castellari included him in the scene, without any explanation being given as to why he was there, heralding the gangs' arrival and starting up again as they leave.
This was Vic Morrow's penultimate movie as he died while filming Twilight Zone: The Movie the following year.
The movie topped the American billboard charts for 3 weeks when released and spawned a sequel in 1984 entitled Escape From The Bronx.
While some people decry the poor acting and dodgy martial arts choreography, others regard the film as a cult film, stating that it’s charm is enhanced by some of its flaws (such as Trash’s effeminate gait or traffic proceeding in an orderly fashion in a “No Man’s Land”).
A website was set up in 2004 for both movies [1]. It contains two interviews with Enzo G. Castellari conducted solely for the website and an ongoing attempt to locate Mark Gregory (Trash) who vanished from public view in about 1989. It also has a message from Enzo and his son Andrea in mp3 format asking Mark to contact them and saying how much they miss him. The first Bronx Warriors convention was held in Rome in May 2009. Attendees received a badge with the DAS logo from the second movie (standing for Disinfestation Annihilation Squad).
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