The Wanderers

Starring:Ken Wahl, John Friedrich, Karen Allen, Toni Kalem, Alan Rosenberg, Jim Youngs, Tony Ganios, Linda Manz, William Andrews (II), Erland van Lidth, Val Avery, Dolph Sweet, Michael Wright, Burtt Harris, Samm-Art Williams, Dion Albanese, Olympia Dukakis, George Merolle, Terri Perri, John Califano
Director: Philip Kaufman
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product Type: DVD

Description

Tully High School seniors Richie, Joey and Perry run with a gang called the Wanderers in the Bronx. The time is fall 1963 but their experiences are universal: falling in love, surviving in school and defending turf against rivals like the Fordham Baldies, the Del Bombers and the Ducky Boys.

Customer Reviews:

Great Movie .......2007-05-12

Very good acting and writing. Cool story of the New York life ,back in the day.

The Wanderers.......2007-03-29

Bought this DVD for my husband. He had been searching and searching for it in stores, when I found it on Amazon I immediately bought it. Great price - Received DVD in good condition. Husband absolutely loved it.

A Masterpiece Drama.......2007-02-17

Set in the Bronx in 1963, The Wanderers focuses on the life of several young gang members coming of age. On it's surface The Wanderers may seem like nothing more than a sytlish little ditty. But watch closely and you'll find this movie is an existential masterpiece.

Ken Wahl plays Richie, the handsome and charismatic leader of The Wanderers gang. Ken juggles his friendships, loyalties, girlfriends, and struggles to maintain his Italian gang's position in the neighborhood. The Wanderers face threats from The Wongs (the Chinese gang), The Baldies (the greaser gang), an Irish gang and a black gang. But while all these gangs fight eachother, they fail to recognize the real threats to their ethnic enclave are the end of the decade and existential angst.

Always on the edge of this movie is the threat of the Duckie Boys gang. The movie never identifies the ethnic identity of the Duckie Boys. Instead the viewer experiences them as a silent and secret hoard of white men emerging from the fog with calm, placid and psychotic smiles on their faces. The Duckie Boys seem to number in the hundreds-a creepy mass of nameless individuals. In a pivitol scene, The Wanderers and the Blacks have gathered at a football field for a throwdown-they see the enemy in eachother. But on the edge of the field the Ducky Boys quietly gather, waiting to strike. Black, Italian and Chinese band together to fight this hoard of angry and psychotic white men which seem to represent urban America-the America that threatens to swallow them all, force them to assimilate and leave behind their ethnic identities.

The threat of the end of an era is cleverly disguised in Nina (Karen Allen), a hip and beautiful hippie chick. Richie is enthralled with her, but is bound to his Italian girlfriend. He feels Nina's pull and in a climatic scene they end up in the back of Richie's car and then are discovered. Ultimately Richie returns to his girlfriend and is forced to marry her. But Nina never really leaves his mind. We see Richie at his bachelor party and he glimpses Nina on the street. He follows her to a club where Bob Dylan (the real Bob Dylan according to the movie credits) is playing "The Times They Are A Changing". Richie doesn't go in to talk to her, returns to the bachelor party and is swallowed up by the Italians. Indications are he is going to be a "made man", married to the daughter of a mafioso but their way of life is ending. The 1970's are approaching. Nina will no doubt go on to be a hip east villager and Richie will settle into the role he is forced to play by life's circumstances, never entering modern society. We are left feeling like Richie's generation will be the last of it's kind.

This movie achieves violence without being violent. Viewers taste threat and never quite know where it is coming from. The characters and acting in this movie are superb. The plot is subtle and unique. It isn't your modern gang movie where drugs and guns and violence are the fireworks of an otherwise extremely dull movie.

My husbands favourite movie.......2007-01-18

I had searched for this movie...my husbands favourite as a teenager. I found it on Amazon, for a good price and easy purchase. Thank you for a quick Christmas delivery. He was THRILLED.

Karen Allen is indeed beautiful..........2006-12-13

in response to what another reviewer wrote about her beauty.
The film is excellent as well...

El Hazard: The Wanderers - The DVD Collection

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El Hazard: The Wanderers - The DVD Collection
Starring: El Hazard
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The broadcast version of El Hazard (1996) repeats most of the characters and situations from the popular OVA series (1995). When Jinnai sabotages Makoto's science experiment, he inadvertently transports himself, Makoto, Nanami, and Mr. Fujisawa to the parallel world of El Hazard. Makoto and Fujisawa set off to find the powerful Priestesses of Water, Wind, and Fire, who may be able to help them return to Earth, while Jinnai makes himself virtual ruler of the Bugrom. Makoto inadvertently awakens the sappily naive demon Ifurita, who's described in legends as the Ultimate Weapon. In a plot to conquer El Hazard, Jinnai takes Ifurita to the Eye of God satellite, where she becomes part of that engine of world destruction. Makoto saves the day by redirecting the energy weapons into another dimension. The effort carries him back to Earth, but leaves Nanami, Jinnai, and Mr. Fujisawa stranded. Makoto inexplicably reappears with angel's wings in a saccharine, unsatisfying ending.

Wanderers is even sillier in tone than the earlier adventures, with Jinnai's egotism played for laughs and the Bugrom representing less of a threat. Many episodes are heavily padded with flashbacks, side adventures, and Jinnai's rants. Director Katsuhito Akiyama can't find a satisfactory balance between the comedy and the adventure, and the story lurches between the two with little sense of a sustained narrative. (Unrated: suitable for ages 13 and older: risqué humor, brief nudity, minor profanity, violence, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon

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If you like the OVA's .......2007-02-02

I watched the original OVAs and loved them, so I thought a TV series would be
cool. This however, was not the case. The things that made the OVAs so magical were removed, and what I saw of it was a rehash. If you haven't seen the OVAs, you might like the TV series.

The Wanderers - El Hazard TV Series - The Winds of War (Vol. 3)

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Starring: Eddie Frierson , Michael Sorich , R. Martin Klein , Lia Sargent , and Melissa Fahn
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The plot falls by the wayside in the first three episodes, but things begin to pick up in the "Eye of God" episode. The hinted-at romance between Makoto and Rune starts to heat up as they discover Makoto possesses mystical powers traditionally held by members of the royal house of Roshtaria. Those powers enable him to activate ancient machinery that may be the key to inter-dimensional travel--and a way back to Earth. The idyll proves short-lived: Jinnai uses his Bugrom troops and the terminally dim Ifurita (who now describes herself as "the Devil") to kidnap Princess Rune--and Nanami. The inevitable sibling squabbles ensue, threatening to derail Jinnai's plot to conquer all of El Hazard. Of course, Makoto, Mr. Fujisawa, and the rest of the gang are already planning the rescue that will occur during the final episodes. Rated 13 Up: Violence, brief nudity, minor profanity, alcohol use. --Charles Solomon

The Wanderers - El Hazard TV Series - The Final Adventures (Vol. 4)

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Release Date: 2002-04-02

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The final episodes of the TV series are heavily padded with flashbacks, repetitious side adventures, and Jinnai's endless ranting. After Makoto's attempt fails, Priestess of the Wind Afura rescues Rune and Nanami from the Bugrom. In an attempt to conquer all of El Hazard, Jinnai takes Ifurita to the Eye of God satellite and threatens to drop it on Roshtaria. But she melds with its circuitry and assumes her true identity: an agent of world destruction. Only Makoto can save the day--and El Hazard--by redirecting the energy of the subspace reactor into another dimension. Overall though it's a rather saccharine and not particularly satisfying ending to the final installment in this popular property. Rated 13 Up: Violence, brief nudity, minor profanity, alcohol use. --Charles Solomon

The Wanderers - El Hazard TV Series - The Ultimate Weapon (Vol. 2)

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ASIN: B00005OLB5
Release Date: 2001-12-11

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Stranded on the alternate world of El Hazard, Makoto, Fujisawa, and Nanami follow Princess Rune and Alielle into situations that allow Rune and Makoto moments of romantic longing--to Nanami's annoyance. But their mini-adventures don't really go anywhere: in episode 10, Makoto rescues the shape-shifting cat Ura from a vulpine monster--whose presence is never explained or resolved. The story grows darker when a legendary floating castle appears over Roshtaria. Makoto inadvertently awakens the demon Ifurita, but she's kidnapped by Jinnai and his Bugrom minions. The legends describe Ifurita as the Ultimate Weapon, but she's naive to the point of sappiness, which hinders Jinnai's plans to use her to conquer El Hazard. Director Katsuhito Akiyama can't find a satisfactory balance between the comedy and the adventure, and the story lurches between the two with little sense of a sustained narrative. Rated 13 Up: risqué humor, violence, alcohol use.--Charles Solomon

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Wild schemes abound! Nanami, Jinnai's sister, converts the "Sacred Palace of Water" into a leisure resort, while Jinnai plots to conquer El Hazard in an attempt to humiliate Makoto. While most plots implode for Jinai, his ambitions may be realized when he awakens the dreadful entity of destruction - Ifurita! Or not...

The Wanderers - El Hazard TV Series - The Adventure Begins (Vol. 1)

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Unlike most, I didn't go head over heels for this title....
Excellent, worth watching
Hilarious!
El Hazard - The Wanderers

The Wanderers - El Hazard TV Series - The Adventure Begins (Vol. 1)
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El Hazard - The Magnificent World Boxed Set

ASIN: B00005OLB4
Release Date: 2001-10-16

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The broadcast version of El Hazard repeats most of the characters and situations from the popular OAV series. The megalomaniacal Jinnai attacks Makoto's high-voltage science experiment, inadvertently transporting them, his sister Nanami, and hard-drinking history professor Mr. Fujisawa from Shinonome High to the parallel world of El Hazard. After meeting with Princess Rune of Roshtaria, Makoto and Fujisawa set off to find the powerful Priestesses of Water, Wind, and Fire, who may be able to help them return to Earth: Miz Mistal, Afura Mann, and Shayla-Shayla. Meanwhile, Jinnai has become virtual ruler of the insectlike Bugrom, and Nanami has established herself as a chef. Although many of the story elements survive from the earlier adventures, the tone is much sillier, with Jinnai's snide egotism played for laughs and the Bugrom representing less of a threat. Rated 13 Up: Risqué humor, brief nudity, minor profanity, violence, alcohol and tobacco use. --Charles Solomon

Description

Makoto always upstages Jinnai without trying, which exasperates the delusional rivalry that Jinnai has concocted within his own brain. However, when Jinnai attempts to sabotage Makoto's invention, the machine actually opens a dimensional rift throwing Makoto, Jinnai, and several others from their high school into a land of wonder and fantasy. Will they ever be able to find their way back home? Will they want to? The first seven year episodes of The Wanderers (El Hazard TV series) begin an alternative world version of the El Hazard series outside of the regular continuity. The 26-episode series will be collected onto four DVDs and packaged in clear cases with double-sided jackets, full-color, two-page inserts, and an art gallery of extras on every DVD!

Customer Reviews:

Unlike most, I didn't go head over heels for this title...........2004-03-26

I have been hearing about this series for years now, so I thought I'd give it a try. And yes, I did like it, but I also haven't had the urge to watch it in over a year. And I am going to sell it here on Amazon sometime soon.

See, while the art was pretty, I just couldn't bring myself to like any of the characters. I can't explain it--there just wasn't any magic there. There were all just standing around, trying to decide what to do, rather than taking any form of action. Some of their voices annoyed me as well.

All in all, I recommend that everyone watch this at least once. Maybe you'll like it better than I did.

Excellent, worth watching.......2002-03-21

I first got hooked onto El-Hazard through the TV series version, rather than the OVA series. All I can say is, wow, and I don't regret watching a single episode. It's got humor, some action, and best of all great personalities among the characters. While the TV series is good, I felt that the first OVA did a better job (especially in plot and humor), but both are still worth watching.

Hilarious!.......2002-02-06

I have only seen El Hazard OAV and El Hazard II and I figured that I would like this one also (the wanderers) and boy was I right!! I love it!! At the end of every episode, there is always something going on or something said that will just make you bust out laughing! Also 7 episodes on 1 dvd (175min worth) is a great deal for under 30 dollars. Try getting that for Evangelion or Ranma 1/2. Impossible!
For an anime that is funny throughout and have very likable characters, the Wanderers is a good value!

El Hazard - The Wanderers.......2001-10-15

This series is the TV remake of the Magnificent World OAV set. The Wanderers takes a differant turn in the beginning by having Jinnai Sabotage Makoto's machine thus sending the cast to El Hazard. In addition to the opening story change, they changed the personality of Iferita, and created a love interrest between Mikoto and the princess. The other major change is the deletion of the princesses sister who makes up some of the funniest moments of the OAV set. Also one major note, the Alternate world set takes place based on the Magnificent World set and not the Wanderers. This set is good to get only to see the alternate version of how it started, but is worth it, for its own merit.

Songs of the Wanderers / Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan

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Heavenly!
ABSOLUTETLY AMAZING!!!
IMpressive dance performance
breathtaking DVD
Is this Dance or Pantomime?

Songs of the Wanderers / Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
Starring: Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
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ASIN: B00005NG0Z
Release Date: 2001-09-18

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Since its 1995 premiere, Songs of the Wanderers has gripped the imaginations of audiences worldwide. It is the signature work of Lin Hwai-min's Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, Asia's leading contemporary dance company. The choreography blends Eastern and Western dance styles and demands absolute focus and control from the performers who, at times, appear to have been transformed from human beings into body sculptures, with startling imagery evoking a quest for spiritual enlightenment through experience and suffering.

Customer Reviews:

Heavenly!.......2004-09-30

I was absolutely delighted to see the performance of the Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan last November in Brazil and have lost track of how many times I have watched the DVD... It is a marvellous dance show that may raise deep questions about one's purpose in life. If you're a wanderer, you just can't miss it!

ABSOLUTETLY AMAZING!!!.......2004-03-24

This piece was breathtaking. The dancers were not of this world as they demonstrated divine strength and control. The piece had so much depth as it bridged themes between the East and West. I recommend it to those with an appreciation for dance, culture and the art of the physical.

IMpressive dance performance.......2003-11-30

Great dance performance merging elements from East and West, Georgian folk music with chinese Tai-Chi and meditative themes.
NOt for trigger ready remote control freaks or people who do not know the difference between rice and corn, or between Georgia and Romania.

breathtaking DVD.......2002-10-06

This video is one of the finest examples of pure beauty. I have never seen a video like this one before. And it's not only the dance itself, there's also excellent lighting and camerawork. All in a perfect harmony. The music is quite repetitive, but also in perfect harmony with the dance. Of course this is modern dance. People expecting to see classical dance won't get what they were thinking to pay for. But by modern dance standards, this is the best. Cloud Gate Dance Theatre has won lots of prices for their performances all over the world, if you'll see this video, you'll know why.

Is this Dance or Pantomime?.......2001-11-27

This "dance" video is more like pantomime. The dancers seem to be acting out a story of some kind, but it was too boring for me to want to try to interpret it. The entire video consists of one piece accompanied by 10 Romanian folk songs. The "dancers" move veeerrrrryyyyy sssslllloooowwwwllllyyyy most of the time, crawling around in a pile of what looks like dried corn. I suppose it's understandable that they move slowly because otherwise they would hurt their feet on the corn. At one point, a single male dancer writhes around in a pile of corn like a 3 year old for about 10 minutes. The only real drama it provided me was wondering if the one "dancer" who stood absolutely still for the entire time with corn falling on his head would ever flinch. He didn't. I bought this video because it is one of the few dance DVDs that provides performances as opposed to being a documentary about choreographers or dancers. Well, you pays your money and you takes your chances. The accompanying music is very boring also. Perhaps this would appeal to those who like contemplative, meditative dance. Others beware.

Cloudgate Dance Theatre: Songs of the Wanderers [Region 2]

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Cloudgate Dance Theatre: Songs of the Wanderers [Region 2]
Starring: Wei-Ming Wang , Rong-Yu Wang , Ching-Chun Lee , and Chun-Hsien Wu
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Great Movie
The Wanderers
A Masterpiece Drama
My husbands favourite movie
Karen Allen is indeed beautiful...

The Wanderers [Region 2]
Starring: Ken Wahl , John Friedrich , Karen Allen , Toni Kalem , and Alan Rosenberg
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Customer Reviews:

Great Movie .......2007-05-12

Very good acting and writing. Cool story of the New York life ,back in the day.

The Wanderers.......2007-03-29

A Masterpiece Drama.......2007-02-17

My husbands favourite movie.......2007-01-18

I had searched for this movie...my husbands favourite as a teenager. I found it on Amazon, for a good price and easy purchase. Thank you for a quick Christmas delivery. He was THRILLED.

Karen Allen is indeed beautiful..........2006-12-13

in response to what another reviewer wrote about her beauty.
The film is excellent as well...

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