Wanderers

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Wanderers ★★★½ 1979 (R)

Richard Price's acclaimed novel about youth gangs coming of age in the Bronx in 1963. The “Wanderers,” named after the Dion song, are a gang of Italian-American teenagers about to graduate high school, who prowl the Bronx with the feeling that something is slipping away from them. Fascinating, funny and touching. Manz is unforgettable as a scrappy gal. A wonderful 60s soundtrack (Dion, the Four Seasons) colors this “coming of age the hard way” film. 113m/C VHS, DVD . Ken Wahl, John Friedrich, Karen Allen, Linda Manz, Richard Price, Toni Kalem, Tony Ganios, Alan Rosenberg, Jim Youngs, Val Avery, Dolph Sweet, Olympia Dukakis; D: Philip Kaufman; W: Philip Kaufman, Rose Kaufman; C: Michael Chapman.

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