‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ director says film was influenced by cult classic ‘The Warriors’
nme.comJohn Wick: Chapter 4 was influenced by the cult classic The Warriors, according to director Chad Stahelski.The film has already been hailed as one of the greatest action films of all time by critics, and has been a smash hit with fans to boot.
Now, the creative force behind Keanu Reeves has been discussing some of the influences that helped to make the movie.Sitting down to talk with CBR.com recently, Stahelski said that films like Walter Hill’s 1979 movie The Warriors helped to influence the fourth Wick film. “In my teenage years, I saw The Warriors.
I thought it was the coolest thing ever – all the gangs, like the Baseball Furies. It just sunk back in the back of my head.”Stahelski went on to say that a particular scene from Hill’s film allowed him to come up with a way to get music he wanted to feature in the film into the script.
It turns out, that having a “beautiful radio DJ” playing bangers and reading out tips was also the perfect way to pay homage to The Warriors.“We were writing the John Wick: Chapter 4 script,” Stahelski explained. “We needed a way to consolidate all the different things.
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