

The Wanderers
It was The Wanderers against the world ... and the world never had a chance!
The streets of the Bronx are owned by '60s youth gangs where the joy and pain of adolescence is lived. Philip Kaufman tells his take on the novel by Richard Price about the history of the Italian-American gang ‘The Wanderers.’
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $23M
- Language
- English
- new york city
- adolescence
- rock 'n' roll
- street gang
- coming of age
- 1960s
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR13 Jul 1979
CzechiaCZ
- Physical1 Nov 1993
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1622 Aug 1979
NetherlandsNL
- Physical6DVD20 Mar 2001
- TV6RTL 725 Dec 2007
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The Wanderers was released on 13 July 1979.
Audience reviews
2- J8/10
John Chard
7/10/2016
Rumble in the Bronx. The Wanderers, an Italian street gang in the Bronx 1963, preparing for a rumble with rival gang the Del-Bombers, try to enlist other gangs to help their cause. However, as the times are a changing, The Wanderers and all the other gangs of the city must come to terms with pending adulthood, and, the ending of an era. Directed by Phillip Kaufman, this adaptation of Richard Price's novel stand…
- G6/10
griggs79
3/28/2025
_The Wanderers_ definitely isn’t perfect—some moments felt awkward and dated, especially that uncomfortable racist word battle, which made me cringe more than once. But if I look past those issues, there’s plenty here to enjoy, particularly as a lively jukebox film with echoes of American Graffiti and The Last Picture Show. It nailed the nostalgic beats for me, nicely capturing teenage friendships, rivalries, and cla…
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