The Wanderers (1979)

  • R
  • 07/13/1979 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 57m

It was The Wanderers against the world ... and the world never had a chance!

Overview

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.’

Philip Kaufman

Director, Screenplay

Richard Price

Novel

Rose Kaufman

Screenplay

Cast

Ken Wahl's headshot

Ken Wahl

Richie
John Friedrich's headshot

John Friedrich

Joey
Karen Allen's headshot

Karen Allen

Nina
Toni Kalem's headshot

Toni Kalem

Despie Galasso
Alan Rosenberg's headshot

Alan Rosenberg

Turkey
Jim Youngs's headshot

Jim Youngs

Buddy
Tony Ganios's headshot

Tony Ganios

Perry
Linda Manz's headshot

Linda Manz

Peewee

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