JohnHowardReid This one is a rip-off of The Warriors and Escape to New York. Occasionally, it's rather inventively directed, and it's always very interestingly photographed by Sergio Salvati – particularly the exteriors on real locations. The action material is great, but the dialogue is absolutely ridiculous. Not a single cliché is missed! Young Mark Gregory as the gang leader may look the part, but he is way outclassed by many of the other players, particularly Fred Williamson, Christopher Connelly, and Joshua Sinclair (masquerading here as John Loffredo) as Ice. Vic Morrow plays a crazy cop with his usual edge and Stephania Girolami Goodwin is attractive enough as the heroine. The pace is sufficiently fast to overcome both the dull moments and the hokey dialogue. And of course there is sufficient action for the fans.

rivertam26 How have I not seen this film. Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a fan of bad cinema especially exploitative action pics Savage, Streets, Chained Heat, Barbarian Queen, enough said. But this one...this one takes the cake. It centers on a young woman who escapes from Manhattan in the future "1990" it was made in 1981 which has becomes the arms capital of the world to the Bronx which has been declared a war zone full of degenerates. She immediately falls in with Trash and his gang. But when Her rich Dad sends a ridiculous assassin to get her back who in turns plans on turning all the Bronx gangs against one another or something well chaos ensues. Now let's talk Trash. Wow he is one of the most stupefying, badly dressed, hunky conic characters I've ever come across. He has long curly hair, a muscular broad chest and sports a very open leather vest that exposes his nipples from time to time and very tight Mom jeans that well just lets you see everything. oh and let me not forget about his knee high leather boots. Oh he is amazing. even more amazing is how committed he is too the role. And his acting is just so bad he even has an intensely dramatic crying homoertic moment when his best friend gets killed. And the film is filled with gorgeous moments like that. The bad ass assassin is about 60 and jumps down from first floor windows in slow motion, Fred Williamson shows up as a sort of disco pimp character and his sidekick is a feisty blond with silver claws, a whip and a shiny silver and black cape. And let me not forget about the gang on roller skates with rainbow elbow and knee pads and their samurai haired leader. Oh I could just talk about this movie all day. But here it is if your a fan of Trash cinema you will be a fan of Trash and his gang and this movie seek it out as soon as possible it's worth it

Scarecrow-88 The heiress of a major corporation(..called The Manhattan Corporation)decides to flee to the trash heap of Bronx, getting caught in the middle of a gang war as a hired ruthless cop, Hammer(Vic Morrow)is charged to get her. This heiress, Ann(..the lovely Stefania Girolami, daughter of the director)finds herself in the company of The Riders, whose leader Trash(Mark Gregory)keeps her safe. This endangers the group as Hammer will target them, attempting to pit The Riders against The Tigers, led by the formidable, highly regarded Ogre(Fred Williamson). Other gangs patrol their own areas attacking those who enter their territory, such as The Scavengers(..who look like rejects from The Stone Age)and The Zombies(..roller skating hoods with funny looking chest wear and white helmets). When Ann is kidnapped by the Zombies, Trash will gather two of volunteers in an attempt to ally his gang with Ogre's but must enter through other group's territory's in order to do so. Meanwhile we discover that within The Riders is a trader, Ice(Joshua Sinclair)who is working with Hammer and a diesel driving weapons supplier, Hot Dog(Christopher Connelly)who has been attempting to pit his gang against Ogre's so that chaos could ensue. The Bronx, no longer policed & left to rot and ruin, is a scar to the rest of the large city and seeing gangs warfare with each other doesn't bother those far from such violence. Hammer, born in Bronx, is a mercenary for hire who doesn't care about anyone and enjoys the role of killing people, particularly gang members. And, once Hammer discovers Ann's whereabouts, he gets Ice involved in negotiating her to Manhattan Corporation, but if Trash is able to join forces with Ogre, then such a plan will have complications.Obviously another Italian imitation of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK & THE WARRIORS, director Enzo G. Castellari attempts to keep the action front and center despite the many problems weighing against it..such as the absurd casting of Mark Gregory, without the look needed for the role of a tough leader of a motorcycle gang(..his uncomfortable walk and teenage face, not to mention his vacant delivery). The costumes and make-up for the gangs are modeled after THE WARRIORS, except in 1990, they aren't as effective as they are laughable. The hideous, crude, vulgar dialogue spoken throughout the movie by all the characters is a laugh riot to behold. The action set-pieces themselves, however, are entertaining and thrilling..lots of bodies being stabbed with plenty of hand to hand combat. Slick Vic the Hammer is a joy to watch, slippery in how he infiltrates the Bronx, blasting a couple with his shotgun. Williamson is allowed to kick some ass as Ogre, always cool, with a cigar, bright blue shirt and shiny jeans, with a cane that has a sword(..he gets to chop a head off with it)as his weapon. Perhaps the show-stopping set-piece is Williamson in battle with gargantuan George Eastman(..as the pony-tailed leader of the Zombies)to the death. Gregory never convinces as the hero, so it's up to Williamson to pick up the slack..although, Gregory does have an effectively emotional moment where his Trash discovers a friend, damaged and dying after being attacked by the Scavengers. Betty Dessy is actually quite effective as Ogre's companion, Witch, a tall, long-haired blond who can wield a mean whip, with sharp steel claws(..applied to her fingers) that buries into the torsos of enemies like blades. Hammer and a heavily armed task force plan to besiege Ogre's fortress with all manner of hell breaking loose(..including blow torches assaulting victim's faces and machine guns dropping running gang members).Before the film ends, nearly everyone is dead. The ruins of Rome serve the setting of a fallen Bronx quite well. The film is pure testosterone. See this for the action choreography, because 1990:BRONX WARRIORS is a pure trash epic without a hint of originality.

Witchfinder General 666 Enzo G. Castellari's "1990: Guerrieri Del Bronx" aka. "1990: The Bronx Warriors" is a trashy end time action flick that was mainly produced to cash in on the success of two prior post-apocalyptic cult flicks, Walter Hill's "The Warriors" of 1979 John Carpenter's "Escape From New York" of 1981. I have utmost respect for director Castellari for movies such as the great late Spaghetti Western "Keoma" with Franco Nero in the lead, but it "Bronx Warriors" is certainly not one of the highlights of his career. Although "The Bronx Warriors" is overall a silly film that lacks in many departments, it has some qualities and is fun to watch if you're a fan of apocalyptic 80s trash. The exploitation factor makes it worthwhile, although it could have been higher, since there's no nudity, and not nearly as much violence as i hoped for.In the future (the year 1990) The Bronx is entirely in the hand of criminal gangs. The fight against crime has become so hopeless that the state has decided to keep out of the Bronx and declared this territory no man's land and people have to kill in order to stay alive in this godforsaken place ruled by hostile gangs. One of these gangs, a biker gang called the 'Raiders' are lead by a young guy called Trash (Mark Gregory), who falls in love with Ann (Stefania Girolami Goodwin, daughter of director Castellari) a girl who has fled to the Bronx from Manhattan...The main reason to watch "Bronx Warriors" is the great blaxploitation star and badass Fred Williamson, who is once again the epitome of coolness as 'The Ogre', the self-proclaimed King of the Bronx. Another cool role is that of Vic Morrow, who plays a professional gun called Hammer. Other than Willamson and Morrow, and Victor Conelly, who has a smaller role, the performances are pretty forgettable, especially Mark Gregory is rather terrible in the role of Trash. I also found it quite questionable, why the huge, badass bikers with their tattoos and full beards would accept baby faced Trash, who looks like he's 15 years old as their leader. Some (unintentionally?) hilarious aspects of this film are the ridiculous-looking rival gangs, like "The Zombies", a gang whose members come on roller skates and armed with hockey sticks, another gang who look like Neanderthals, and another 'fearsome' gang of rouged guys who look like ballet dancing drag-queens.The great Fred Williamson is responsible for almost all the cool moments in this film, which is otherwise quite forgettable. Nevertheless, the exploitation and trash factor make "Bronx Warriors" worthwhile if you're a fan of this kind of trashy end-time cinema. Don't set your expectations too high, and you might have an entertaining time, if only due to Williamson and several bloody fights. Mildly recommended to lovers of trashy 80s stuff.