The Warriors

Long before the NBA dynasty, the name belonged to a gritty, stylized action film directed by . Based on the 1965 novel by Sol Yurick (and loosely inspired by the ancient Greek tale Anabasis ), the movie became a counter-culture phenomenon. The Plot: "Can You Dig It?"

Joe Walsh’s lyrical contributions (he also plays the guitarist at the DJ’s radio station) give the film its soul: "In the city / All the music never seems to fade." The Warriors

Critics lambasted the film as a "glorification of thugs." Yet, paradoxically, this moral panic turned into an underground sensation. It became the movie you had to sneak out to see. It was video nasty before the term existed. Long before the NBA dynasty, the name belonged