 The original poster featured the words "These are the armies of the  night. They are 100,000 strong. They outnumber the cops five to one.  They could run New York City." This upset and outraged many people  and some tried to have the film banned. After several violent  incidents that occurred at various showings of the film, the  producers decided to change the poster as a way of cutting down on  the violence. The original poster featured the logo as well as a  picture of several tough looking gang members. The second poster  just featured the logo against a white background.