Walter Hill

Stripped-down action, in which men are defined by what they do. The Driver is about a getaway driver so good he has never been caught. In The Warriors, a New York gang is blamed for a killing and has to fight its way home across the city. Streets of Fire is a rock 'n' roll fable set in a city where it is always night.

Signature

• Characters named for their jobs, like the Driver.
• Urban gangs and outlaws.
• Western structure in modern settings.
• Stylised night-time cities.