''Three Warriors'' is a 1977 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Kieth Merrill Kieth W. Merrill (born May 22, 1940) is an American filmmaker who has worked as a writer, director, and producer in the film industry since 1967. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Directors Guild of America ...

, written by

Sy Gomberg Sy Gomberg (August 19, 1918 – February 11, 2001) was an American Oscar-nominated film screenwriter, producer, and activist, who taught screenwriting to University of Southern California students for over a decade. Gomberg was born in New Y ...

, and starring Charles White-Eagle, McKee Redwing, Lois Red Elk,

Randy Quaid Randy Randall Rudy Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor and comedian known for his roles in both serious drama and light comedy. He was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award for his role in '' The ...

Christopher Lloyd Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is an American actor. He has appeared in many theater productions, films, and television shows since the 1960s. He is known for portraying Emmett Brown in the Back to the Future (franchise), ''B ...

and

Trey Wilson Donald Yearnsley "Trey" Wilson III (January 21, 1948 – January 16, 1989) was an American character actor known for playing rural, authoritarian-type characters, most notably in comedies such as ''Raising Arizona'' and ''Bull Durham''. Career D ...

. It premiered at the Chicago International Film Festival in October 1977 and was released in February 1978 by

United Artists United Artists (UA) is an American film production and film distribution, distribution company owned by Amazon MGM Studios. In its original operating period, it was founded in February 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, D. W. Griffith, Mary Pickford an ...

Plot

Cast

*Charles White-Eagle as Grandfather *McKee Redwing as Michael *Lois Red Elk as Mother *

as Ranger Quentin Hammond *

as Steve Chaffey *

as Chuck *Michael Huddleston as Pat *Raydine Spino as Older Sister *Stacey Leonard as Younger Sister *Mel Lambert as Horsedealer * Dean Brooks as Officer at Fair *Byron Patt as Michael's Father *Lynn Miller as Slaughterhouse Supervisor *Nathan Jim Sr. as Mechanic *Avex Miller Sr. as Mechanic's Father *Harold Cedartree as Singer

References

External links

* * * 1977 films United Artists films American drama films 1977 drama films Films directed by Kieth Merrill Films produced by Saul Zaentz 1978 drama films 1978 films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{1970s-US-film-stub