Swan, Mercy, and Ajax are all characters in which 1979 movie?

The Warriors is a 1979 American action thriller film directed by Walter Hill from a screenplay by Hill and David Shaber and based on the 1965 novel of the same name by Sol Yurick.

The film features an ensemble cast which includes Michael Beck, James Remar, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, amongst others.

In the film, a street gang must escape from the Bronx back to their home turf on Coney Island after being framed for the murder of a respected gang leader Cyrus.

Cyrus, leader of the Gramercy Riffs, the most powerful gang in New York City, requests that each of the city's gangs send nine unarmed delegates to Van Cortlandt Park for a midnight summit. Cyrus proposes a citywide truce and alliance to the assembled crowd.

Most of the gang members applaud this idea, but Luther, the unbalanced and sadistic leader of the Rogues, shoots Cyrus dead as police officers arrive to raid the summit. In the chaos, Luther realizes that Fox, a Warriors gang member witnessed his actions and falsely accuses the Warriors of responsibility, unaware that they have been implicated in Cyrus's killing.

The Riffs put out a hit on the Warriors through a radio DJ. To Ajax's disappointment, Swan takes charge of the group as they try to get home.

The Warriors was theatrically released in the United States on February 9, 1979, by Paramount Pictures. It grossed $22.5 million worldwide and received negative reviews from critics for its lack of realism and dialogue.

It is now considered a cult classic.