The Warriors Festival
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Name: | The Warriors Festival; The Warriors Fest(ival) 2; The Warriors Coney Island Reunion |
| Dates: | September 8-15 2015, September 15-18 2016 |
| Frequency: | Twice |
| Location: | 2015: Surf Pavilion, Coney Island 2016: Brooklyn Expo Center [1] |
| Type: | Procon |
| Focus: | The Warriors |
| Organization: | The Warriors Group LLC |
| Founder: | |
| Founding Date: | |
| URL: | https://thewarriorsreunion.wordpress.com/ |
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The Warriors Festival, also called The Warriors Fest 2 in its second year, was a convention held in 2015 and 2016. It was held in Coney Island[2] and Brooklyn,[3] where the story is set. There were Q&A sessions with the original cast and crew, along with cosplay contests and displays of costumes used in the movie.
2015 Guests
- Michael Beck/Swan
- Dorsey Wright/Cleon
- David Harris/Cochise
- Bryan Tyler/Snow
- Thomas G Waites/Fox
- Terry Michos/Vermin and David Kopland (The 10th Warrior)
- Jery Hewitt/Muson (Furies Leader)
- Eddie Hatch
- Bill Anagnos-Multi Face
- Harry Madsen-Silver/Blue Fury
- Leon Delaney-Orange Fury
- Rob Ryder-Purple Fury
- Apache Ramos (Orphans)
- Konrad Sheehan (Punks)
- Ginny Ortiz (Candy Store)[4]
2015 Events
All Autograph Signing Starts at 10:00am-4:00pm & 5:00p.m-7:00pm3:00 Cosplay Contest
4:00-5:00pm Photo Opt
7:00 pm Gotham Mashers
730-8:15 Sick Of It All
815- Special Showing from Director Walter Hill.
8:30-9:45 Film
9:45pm Q&A Hosted by John Joseph
11:00p,m Saying Good Bye to Coney…..
Doors open at 10:00am there will be Music from the 70’s Food and Drink and Vendors there all day to keep the festival going while you mark your turf for the first time in TEN YEARS and join the cast on a stop on the “Last Subway Ride Reunion” as we get to say good bye and thank you to the boy’s from Coney.
Music-Food-Screening of The Warriors (with the cast) and Special Q&A with the cast.
COSPLAY CONTEST: We are going to be hosting a Warriors Cosplay..Win Photo Ops-Autographed Pictures and Even a Cast Signed Vest.The Conclave, posted to official Wordpress blog
Gareth Jones of The Warriors Movie Site live-tweeted the event[5] and produced a special tribute video that was screened on September 13, 2015.[6]
2016 Guests
- Walter Hill (Director)
- Lawrence Gordon (Producer)
- Bobbie Mannix (Costume Designer)
- Michael Ginsburg (Photographer)
- Michael Beck (Swan)
- David Harris (Cochise)
- Thomas G Waites (Fox)
- Dorsey Wright (Cleon)
- Tom McKitterick (Cowboy)
- Brian Tyler (Snow)
- Terry Michos (Vermin)
- Deborah Van Valkenburgh (Mercy)
- Jery Hewitt, Leon Delaney, Eddie Earl, Rob Ryder (Baseball Furies)
- Apache Ramos (Orphan)
- Konrad Sheehan (Punk)
- Wanda Velez & Lisa Maurer (Lizzies)
- Joel Weiss (Rogue)
- Guy Stevens (Riff)
- Ginny Ortiz (Candy Store Girl)[7]
References
- ^ 2016 event listing
- ^ 2015 event listing
- ^ 2016 event listing
- ^ Brown Paper Tickets event listing for 2015
- ^ The Warriors Blog, September 8, 2015: It’s Still On and I’m Going…to the Conclave!
- ^ The Warriors Blog, September 28, 2015: The Warriors Memorial Video
- ^ The Warriors Movie Site, March 28 2016: The Warriors Fest 2 – Come Out To Play in September 2016