The only "controversy" around this movie was that after there was violence at some theaters where "The Warriors" played, the studios got very nervous about any remotely gang-themed movies they had coming up. So they really under-sold "The Wanderers" in its theatrical release and pretty much bypassed a theatrical release for "Over the Edge"--two movies that thus found their audience (and cult followings) primarily via heavy HBO play in the early 1980s. (A couple other, lesser movies were effected also.) "The Wanderers" wasn't controversial at all, but it got more or less swept under the rug because its studio was afraid it might get sued if the "Warriors" audience decided this movie deserved some real live gang fights, too.
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