The Warriors

I learned today that one of my favorite movies is rated by Common Sense Media as 8+, meaning I can watch it with my 7- and 10-year old. This was exciting to me. The movie is Speed Racer by the Wachowski Siblings. I watched it years ago when Barb and Elizabeth (Suzanne not having at that time been a twinkle, etc.) were traveling. I loved it. I had zero familiarity with the cartoon that it's based on, but I couldn't help but fall in love with the humor, the action, and the beauty of the film.

So I told Elizabeth that I wanted to watch it for Family Movie Night. She was unenthusiastic. I told her, "If I were collecting movies on disc, this would be the second movie I'd buy." Naturally, she asked, "What would be the first?"

The Warriors, of course.

So we talked for some time about The Warriors. And it resulted in this picture. If I die tomorrow, I will die contented.

Elizabeth's depiction of a showdown between a Warrior and a Mime, based 100% on my oral history.