Dorsey Wright credited as playing...
Cleon
- Cleon: I know that a lot of you aren't too happy about going out on patrol. Just just remember this, out of a street family of 120, plus affiliates, you were chosen for this expedition. That makes you special. Now, here's the line up: Swan, second-in-command, war chief, stay by me. Snowball, you're the music man. Cowboy: soldier of the middle. Vermin, you're the bear. You carry the tokens and the bread. Rembrandt, you got the stuff? I want you to hit everything in the city. I want the people to know that the Warriors were there.
- Ajax: That'll just slow us down.
- Cleon: Ajax, you're just soldier. Try and keep your mouth shut! Fox: scout and memory man. Run ahead and tell us all we need to know. Cochise, you're with Ajax, soldier of the middle; heavy mother. Now just remember this, there's a truce on. So, don't go around flexing any muscle unless I give the order. Okay? Let's roll!
- Luther: There he is! That's him! That's... the Warrior! He shot Cyrus!
- Cleon: Man, you crazy! I din't do nuthin'!
- Luther: We saw 'im!
- Cropsey, Rogue Lieutenant: Yeah, that's him.
- Luther: He's the one! He's the one! The Warriors did it!
- [starts charging Cleon]
- Luther: The Warriors did it! The Warriors did it! The Warriors did it!
- [first lines]
- Cleon: It's still on and we're goin'. Cyrus sent an emissary this afternoon to make sure. Now, Cyrus don't want anybody packed and he don't want anybody flexing any muscle. So, I gave him my word that the Warriors would uphold the truce.
- [pause]
- Cleon: Now everybody says that Cyrus is the one and only.
- [pause]
- Cleon: I think we better go have a look for ourself.
- Cleon: [Deleted introductory scene, day time. A girlfriend walks over to Cleon, who is sitting on a bench. As the camera follows her, we see Coney Island - and a huge wall which has 'Warriors' painted on it] ... What are you doing here?
- Lincoln - Cleon's Girl: I came to say goodbye.
- [Cleon waves]
- Lincoln - Cleon's Girl: I don't like it, Cleon.
- Cleon: You don't like what?
- Lincoln - Cleon's Girl: Going up to this meeting.
- Cleon: You ain't going, so don't worry about it.
- Lincoln - Cleon's Girl: I'm worried about you going. I've got a feeling. I don't want you getting messed up with something heavy, not way up in the Bronx. You've never even been up there.
- Cleon: [puts on his "head-covering," for lack of a better term] This conclave is gonna be a big item.
- [His girlfriend looks away, and - we cut to the next scene. Cleon is now standing and addressing the other Warriors]
- Cleon: ... I know a lot of you aren't too happy about going on patrol. Just remember this. Out from a street family of 120-plus affiliates, you eight were chosen for this expedition and that makes you special. Now here's the lineup...
- [as Cleon reads his choices, the camera focuses on each of them]
- Cleon: ... Swan, you're the second-in-command, the war-chief; you stay by me. Snow, you're the music man. Cowboy, you soldier the middle. Vermin, you're the bearer; carry the tokens and the bread. Rembrandt, got the stuff?
- [Rembrandt produces a spray can]
- Cleon: Now, I want you to hit everything in the city. I want people to know that the Warriors were there.
- Ajax: That'll just slow us down.
- Cleon: Ajax, you just soldier and try to keep your mouth shut...
- [moving on]
- Cleon: ... Fox, you're the scout and memory-man; you run ahead and tell us all we need to know. Cochise and Ajax, you soldier the middle; you're the heavy muscle...
- [to all eight]
- Cleon: ... Now just remember this. There's a truce on, so don't go flexing any muscle unless I give the order.
- [Ajax seems displeased]
- Cleon: Okay? Let's roll.
- [as surf-music plays, the Warriors stride up the boardwalk and into the distance, on this sunny afternoon. Cleon and his girlfriend follow, walking behind everyone else]