The basis for the cult-classic film chronicles one New York City Gang's nocturnal journey through the seedy, dangerous subways and city streets of the 1960s. Every Gang in the city meets on a sweltering July 4 night in a...The basis for the cult-classic film chronicles one New York City Gang's nocturnal journey through the seedy, dangerous subways and city streets of the 1960s. Every Gang in the city meets on a sweltering July 4 night in a bronx park for a peace rally.