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Walker (1987)

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Reviews Counted:10

Fresh:4

Rotten:6

Average Rating:5.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Cult director Alex Cox turns his hand to historical drama--with a twist--in this tale of William Walker (Ed Harris), an idealistic doctor, lawyer, and journalist who, at age 32, leads a bloody and... Cult director Alex Cox turns his hand to historical drama--with a twist--in this tale of William Walker (Ed Harris), an idealistic doctor, lawyer, and journalist who, at age 32, leads a bloody and violent invasion of Nicaragua at the request of robber baron Cornelius Vanderbilt. In short order, Walker declares himself president of the country, believing that America has a moral right to "protect our neighbors from oppression." By the end of the film, Cox allows present-day reality to creep in, making the point that this type of savage imperialism goes on all over the world, all the time. WALKER's critical reception was cool, largely because of the deliberate anachronisms (characters are seen reading People magazine and escaping in helicopters) used to equate the story with current political situations, but the film holds up very well. Ed Harris's performance is riveting, the violence is unflinching and to-the-point, and any film featuring Peter Boyle as Cornelius Vanderbilt is worth watching for that reason alone. [More]

Starring: Ed Harris, Richard Masur, Peter Boyle, Rene Auberjonois

Starring: Ed Harris, Richard Masur, Peter Boyle, Rene Auberjonois, Marlee Matlin, Miguel Sandoval

Director: Alex Cox

Director: Alex Cox
Composer: Joe Strummer

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Jeremiah Kipp

Walker is the dark, neurotic flipside of Repo Man, where the antiheroic title character is not interested in any form of individual self-expression other than a single-minded pursuit of fame and glory.

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Chris Cabin

a grievously misunderstood piece of schizo art

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Dennis Schwartz

Cox and writer Rudy Wurlitzer get the politics right, but don't know how to clearly tell their story without seeming like loonies.

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Rob Gonsalves

The movie's fierce detractors must have been so disgusted that they weren't even willing to concede its strokes of genius.

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Ed Harris in the lead role valiantly tries to make the best of a bad situation, but the cartoon dimensions of the story leave him twisting in the wind.

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Roger Ebert

Some bad movies are in no hurry to announce themselves, but Walker declares its badness right from the opening titles.

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