Celluloide (1996)
In the list (if there WAS a list) of Christopher Walken’s most obscure films, CELLULOIDE would definitely be a Top Five contender. It would certainly beat out 1987’s WITNESS IN … Continue reading
A Business Affair (1994)
Genre: A ‘Love-Triangle’ Drama (with a dash of comedy) Walken in Short: Walken plays smooth-talking, womanizing New York literary publisher ‘Vanni Corso’. He has plenty of screen-time and oodles of … Continue reading
Skylark (1993)
[This is the second of three films to the SARAH PLAIN & TALL trilogy. It goes: Sarah P&T, Skylark, and Winter’s End.] Genre: Period Drama Walken in Short: Just like … Continue reading
Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991)
Genre: Family Drama Walken in Short: Don’t expect a bad-ass here. He’s a farmer. He’s quiet, non-violent, but stubborn. A father of two young children, and a widower. He has … Continue reading
Communion (1989)
Genre: Alien-Abduction Drama / Psychological Thriller Walken in Short: There is so much great Walken in this movie that there is barely any room for the almond-eyed extra-terrestrials. He talks … Continue reading
The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
Genre: Smalltown-Rebellion Drama / Kind-of-a-Western / Magical-Realism Fable Walken in Short: He is the outsider, the snake, the muscle, the burr. Though some fat-cat Boss Hogg-type plays the part of … Continue reading
Witness in the War Zone (1987)
aka DEADLINE (original title) aka WAR ZONE (unoriginal title) Genre: Middle Eastern Journo-political War Suspense Walken in Short: He is ‘Don Stevens’, a world-weary journalist, that has been called in … Continue reading
At Close Range (1986)
Genre: Dramatic Crime Thriller (based on a true story) Walken in Short: He’s a charismatic con-man ‘Godfather’ with a hint of a Southern drawl, a great 70’s porno-stash, and a … Continue reading
Who Am I This Time? (1982)
Genre: Theatrical Drama Walken in Short: He is the only reason to watch this. He plays an amateur thespian immersing himself in the role of Stanley in ‘A Streetcar Named … 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
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