1990  I guerrieri del Bronx (1982)

Country of Origin: Italy
Year of Production: 1992
Running Times: 84m/86m/89m/92m
Length:
Format: 35mm/anamorphic
Colour Format: colour
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound:

DIRECTION

Directed by: Enzo G. Castellari

CREW

PRODUCTION
A film produced by Fabrizio de Angelis
Production Manager: Pasquale Vannini

SCRIPT
Screenplay: Dardano Sacchetti, Elisa Livia Briganti, Enzo G. Castellari
Story: Dardano Sacchetti

DIRECTION
Assistant Director: Giuseppe Giglietti
Script Supervisor: Marisa Agostini

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Sergio Salvati [uncredited]
Camera Operators: Franco Bruni, Roberto Forges Davanzati
Assistant Camera: Maurizio Lucchini, Daniele Cimini
Gaffer: Fernando Massaccesi
Key Grip: Giacomo Tomaselli
Stills Photographer: Antonio Benetti
Camera and Equipment: Cinenologgio

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Film Editor: Gianfranco Amicucci
Assistant Editors: Roberto Amicucci, Mauro Nonnis, Stefania Falzetti
Negatives: Eastmancolor
Processing Laboratory: Telecolor S.p.A.

MUSIC
Music Composed and Directed by: Walter Rizzati
Music Copyright: DEAF Edizioni Musicali S.r.l. Rome

SOUND
Sound: Gaetano Testa
Boom Operator: Eros Giustini
Dubbing Director: Pino Colizzi
Sound Studio: Studio Venus
With the participation of Cooperativa Coppiatori
Westrex System

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costumes: Massimo Lentini
Costumes: G.P. 11
Wardrobe: Renata Renzi
Footwear: Arditi
Jewellry: Michele Rodo
Make-up: Mauriazio Trani, Antonio Maltempo
Hairdresser: Armenio Marroni
Wigs: Rocchetti-Carboni

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Antonio Corridori, Walter Battistelli, Pasquino Benassati, Pasquale Sarao
Special Effects Labs: Corridori

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Design: Massimo Lentini
Set Decorator: Mariangela Capuano
Property Masters: Franco Vascotto, Rodolfo Ruzza
Armourer: Rocco Lerro
Set Furnishings: G.R.P., E. Rancati, L'Immaginoteca
Set Dressings: D'Angelo

OTHER CREW
Production Secretaries: Luca Santolini, Guglielmo Smeraldi
Administrator/Cashier: Otello Tomassini

LOCATIONS
Locations: New York, USA
Studio: De Paolis, Rome, Italy
Unit Managers: Rita Agostini, Paolo Gargano, Fabrizio de Martino

STUNTS
Action Sequences: Rocky's Stuntmen Team and the Hells Angels

CAST

with
Vic Morrow (Hammer)
Christopher Connelly (Hot Dog)
Fred Williamson (The Ogre)
Mark Gregory (Trash)

with
Stefania Girolami (Anne)

also with
Enio Girolami (Samuel Fischer)
George Eastman (Golem)
John Sinclair (Gianni Lofreddo) (Ice)
Betty Dessy (Witch)
Rocco Lerro (Leach)
Massimo Vanni (Blade)
Angelo Ragusa
Enzo Girolami (Fred)

UNCREDITED CAST

Carla Brait (leader of dancers)

PLOT SUMMARY

The near future: the daughter of a wealthy property developer wanders into a Bronx populated almost exclusively by vicious gangs. Tough cop Hammer is sent in to get her out and finds her being protected by ganglord Trash.

Italy
Theatrical Distributor: Fulvia Film

UK
Theatrical Distributor: Entertainment
Video Distributor: Entertainment in Video / CBS (EVB 1001)

USA
Theatrical Distributor: UFD

Australia
Rating: R

France
Rating: -12

Germany
Rating: 18

UK
Rating: 18 (cut by 8 minutes)

USA
Rating: R (cut by either 3 or 6 minutes, depending on source)

TIMELINE

1982
May
1: Shooting begins in Gotham, New York and in the studios at Rome

April
27: Shooting begins in the Bronx

October
Day Unknown: Italy - theatrical release

November
17: France - theatrical release

1983
April
Day Unknown: USA - theatrical release

May
Day Unknown: UK - video release

December
16: West Germany - theatrical release

Bronx Warriors - UK title
1990: The Bronx Warriors - US title
The Bronx Warrior - alternative title
1990: The Bronx Warrior - alternative title
I guerrieri del Bronx
The Riffs - Die Gewalt sind wir - German title

A Heavy Metal Journey Into An Urban Hell Where Everything Was Done Wrong!

The lucky ones were the first to die!

LINKS

SEQUEL
Fuga dal Bronx (1985)

REFERENCES

PERIODICALS

City Limits no.87 (3 June 1983) p.24 (UK)
review

Diabolik 1 p.36 (UK)
illustrated review, credits

Foreign Sales, Italian Movie Trade vol.8 no.4/5 (April / May 1982) p.50 (Italy)
credits

Hollywood Reporter vol.277 no.36 (12 July 1983) p.25 (USA)
credits, review

Monthly Film Bulletin vol.50 no.594 (July 1983) pp.191-192 (UK)
credits, synopsis, review

Sight and Sound vol.3 no.11 (November 1993) p.61 (UK)
note

Starburst no.56 (1983) p.10 (UK)
review

Variety 27 April 1983 p.32 (USA)
credits, review

BOOKS

Invasion of the Sad, Man Eating Mushrooms p.111
illustrated review (by Jason J. Slater)

KEYWORDS

post apocalypse; gangs; motorcycles; the future; the bronx

Last Updated: 7 December, 2009