The Dead Zone (1983)
Genre: Horror-Fantasy Thriller Walken In Short: This is iconic Walken. He is the lead. He is intense. He is dangerously and excitingly unbalanced. Great role for Walken. Movie In a … Continue reading
Brainstorm (1983)
Look at all these different film-posters I found for today’s Walken film. My favorite is the Spanish(?) one below where they look like heavily-rouged 80’s synth-punk music-video albinos playing eye-footsie … 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
Pennies From Heaven (1981)
Genre: Dark Musical Walken in Short: He is a pimp. Walken plays a pimp. That should be all you need to know. No? You somehow need more? Okay, he is … Continue reading
The Dogs of War (1980)
Genre: Mercenary/War Walken in Short: He is the bad-ass lead in this brooding, violent early ’80s war flick. Great lines and lots of screen-time. Yes, that is a hand-held gatling-gun … 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
Roseland (1977)
Genre: Drama Walken in Short: Not very necessary, but nice to see Director: James Ivory Writer: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Duration: 1 hour 44 minutes Availability: DVD and VHS. Not common, … Continue reading
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