Youth Worker

Coney Island Baby · Post by **Coney Island Baby** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 3:49 pm

When Swan and Fox are trying to keep the peace with the Orphans, Fox says: 'our youth worker, she talks about you guys all the time'. Does anyone else find it hard to believe that the Warriors have a youth worker?

Post by **GonzoNYC** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 7:56 pm

Not really. If you are ever in trouble with the law you probably get assigned one or go to jail. Easy choice.

Post by **The Fox** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 7:59 pm

In the book they have one.

starcat the cosmic toker · Mon Nov 29, 2004 10:17 pm

wasnt youth workers and sponcers a big thing in the late 70s and early 80s???

Coney Island Baby · Post by **Coney Island Baby** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 10:49 pm

Yeah, they have a youth worker in the book, but the average age of the gang in the book is like 15 or 16. In the film, most of the Warriors seem to be pushing 30. I dunno, I just can't imagine Ajax sitting down with a youth worker.

snowball fury · Post by **snowball fury** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 9:04 pm

In the film the Warriors only look like they're in the early twenties, except Rembrandt he's probably around seventeen.

BigMike7 · Post by **BigMike7** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 4:14 am

I always figured that Fox made up the line about the youth worker just to fit the situation... Guess not!

starcat the cosmic toker · Thu Dec 02, 2004 12:40 am

no, in the 70s and 80s they didnt care at all to take older actors and cast them as teen characters...so id say we are supposed to believe that they did see a youth worker... i wonder if they will use a younger cast in the remake... would make that line make more sence

snowball fury · Post by **snowball fury** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 2:07 am

In the 80s many older actors were playing teens. The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, and Sixteen Candles all have actors playing younger ages.

Coney Island Baby · Post by **Coney Island Baby** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 3:54 am

Yeah, I think Michael Beck and James Remar were both about 30 when they starred in the Warriors. And Judd Nelson's character in the Breakfast Club, he looked like he had been held back at school for like 10 years.

Post by **GonzoNYC** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 4:09 am

In 1979 Beck was 30 and Remar was 26.

Irishfan · Post by **Irishfan** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 9:47 am

I'd say Cleon was around 30, Swan, Ajax and Snowball were mid 20's Vermin, Coschie, Cowboy and Fox were late Teens/Early 20s and Rembrandt was mid Teens.

Post by **GonzoNYC** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 2:30 pm

Actually, Cleon/Dorsey Wright was 22 and Rembrant/Marcelino Sanchez were both 22 when the film came out according to IMDb. No birthdates listed for the others.

snowball fury · Post by **snowball fury** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:59 am

Cleon is definatly younger than Cowboy and Fox. Cleon might be the second youngest to Rembrandt.

Snow · Post by **Snow** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 2:24 am

That's surprising because you would think that the leader of such a gang would be the oldest one there.