Pulp Fiction (1994)
Genre: Crime / Dark Comedy Walken in Short: He plays Captain Koons, and though he’s only performing a single monologue in one scene, Walken absolutely nails it. This is iconic … Continue reading
McBain (1991)
Genre: ’90s Mercenary Action Walken in Short: He’s the lead, he has a few good speeches, he hams it up and gets to kill a bunch of people who, some … Continue reading
King of New York (1990)
Genre: Crime Thriller (gangster) Walken in Short: Crazy. Brilliant. Violent. Hilarious. Badass. This is major Walken. One of his meatiest roles. Aeons of screen-time, a cascade of great lines, and … Continue reading
A View to a Kill (1985)
Genre: SPY-ADVENTURE – But more importantly, this is a Bond film, which is more like its sub-sub-sub-genre, but it tells you so much more about it. Everyone’s seen at least … Continue reading
Heaven’s Gate (1980)
Genre: Epic Historical Western Walken in Short: He’s one of the leads, although he is a bit underdeveloped. You need to watch this for (1) his cold-blooded entrance and (2) … Continue reading
Last Embrace (1979)
Genre: Paranoid-Spy Thriller Walken in Short: He has a single scene with a little speech in it. It’s good, but not great. Director: Jonathan Demme Writer: David Shaber Duration: One … Continue reading
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Genre: War Drama Walken in Short: This is necessary Walken. Director: Michael Cimino (chi-MEE-noh) Writers: Michael Cimino, Deric Washburn, Louis Garfinkle, Quinn K. Redeker Duration: 3 hours, 2 minutes Actors … Continue reading
Shoot the Sun Down (1978)
Genre: Western Walken in Short: Necessary Walken-watching Director: David Leeds Writer: David Leeds and Richard Rothstein Duration: One hour, thirty-three minutes MPAA Rating: Someone gave this movie a PG. But … Continue reading
Annie Hall (1977)
Genre: Cynical Romantic Comedy Walken in Short: A single scene of iconic greatness Director: Woody Allen Writers: Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes Available: on DVD, Blu-ray, … Continue reading
