The Wanderers is a 1979 greaser film based on the novel "The Wanderers" by Richard Price . It tells the story of several Italian-American youths growing up together amid the various gangs of 1963 New York City. The film stars Ken Wahl, features Karen Allen and was directed by Philip Kaufman. In an interview for American Film in November 1983, Kaufman said he "had been wanting to do a gang movie for years - the urban experience, the darker side of teenagers growing up." Kaufman and his wife Rose wrote the screenplay, making a more cohesive story out of Price's episodic novel. Years later,... Kaufman said, "I think Richard Price would say that his novel was really a bunch of short stories, and we really tried to make one story out of them all." The Kaufmans also swapped characteristics between the individual Wanderers in the transition from novel to film. For instance, in the book it is Wanderer Buddy Borsalino who marries Despie Galasso; in the movie, protagonist Richie who marries Despie, and Buddy is relegated to a supporting role in the story.
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| Release date: | July 4, 1979 |
| Directed by: | Philip Kaufman |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 117 Minutes |
| Producer: | Martin Ransohoff |
| Cinematography: | Michael Chapman |
| Screenplay by: | Rose Kaufman, Philip Kaufman |
| Adapted from: | The Wanderers |
| Genre: | Action |