Question 1

What is the origin of the film's subtitle?

Accepted Answer

The subtitle comes from an alleged statement by a U.S. Army Major during the Vietnam War, who defended destroying a Vietnamese town by saying 'It became necessary to destroy the town to save it.'

Question 2

Why did Roger Corman leave American International Pictures after this film?

Accepted Answer

Corman left because of extensive cuts ordered by the studio, including removal of entire scenes and the final scene he considered his greatest. This was his last major film for AIP.

Question 3

Which real-life high school football team appears in the film?

Accepted Answer

The Warriors football team is the actual name of the Socorro High School football team in Socorro, New Mexico, where part of the film was shot, and their colors are blue and white.

Question 4

What historical site do the main characters drive past at the beginning?

Accepted Answer

When the two young main characters escape from Dallas, they drive their Edsel through Dealey Plaza past the Texas School Book Depository, site of JFK's assassination seven years earlier.

Question 5

Which actress made her film debut in this movie?

Accepted Answer

Janice Maureen Odell made her film debut in this movie.

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