The Hi-Hats

The Hi-Hats are a New York City street gang from the 1979 film "The Warriors" and the video game based on the film.

This gang is only seen in the opening credits and at the conclave during the film. In the game, however, they are featured in two levels. In Writer's Block it is revealed their turf is SoHo and that they are led by an extremely obese individual with a stutter who goes by the name Chatterbox (ironic, since the Hi-Hats pattern themselves after mimes). Chatterbox's makeup bears a strong resemblance to the makeup pattern that was used by Pogo the Clown, the alias of notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy. In SoHo, they hold a writer's competition to find the best graffiti artist in New York City, this is a setup, however to eliminate other gangs. The Warriors escape to Chatterbox's art gallery which they trash. Afterwards, the Hi-Hats come to Coney Island to take revenge on the Warriors. After a prolonged battle, the Warriors kill Chatterbox and his invading soldiers. Crackerjack then becomes the Hi-Hats' overlord.

The Hi-Hats are bitter rivals of the Electric Eliminators, who also hail from SoHo.

ee also

* The Baseball Furies
* The Boppers
* The Gramercy Riffs
* The Hurricanes
* The Jones Street Boys
* The Orphans
* The Rogues
* The Saracens
* The Turnbull AC's
* The Warriors

References

*imdb title | id=0080120 | title=The Warriors (original)
*imdb title | id=0423512 | title=The Warriors (remake)
*imdb title | id=0486048 | title=The Warriors (video game)
* [http://warriorsmovie.co.uk The Warriors Movie Site]