On March 31 1943 Christopher Walken was born... so the theme for today
are movies with Christopher Walken-as Walken has been in so many great
films it would be easy to add many more to the following list of
picks-hopefully these favourites will prove entertaining-enjoy!
1 Deer Hunter (1978) Director Michael Cimino
Oscar
award winning film about the affects of the Vietnam war on a group of
men from a small U.S. town-won several Academy Awards including Best
Supporting Actor nod for Christopher Walken; Best Director; Best Editing
and Best Sound...
2 The Dead Zone (1983) Director David Cronenberg
Film
about a man who comes out of a coma (Christopher Walken) to find that
he has new psychic abilities-Walken is great in his role...
3 Pulp Fiction (1994) Director Quentin Tarantino
Tells
the story of how different lives violently intertwine within the gritty
streets of Los Angeles-Nominated for several Academy Awards and won for
Best Original Screenplay...
4 Annie Hall (1977) Director Woody Allen
Academy
Award winning film about a neurotic New Yorker (Woody Allen) who falls
in love with an eccentric woman (Diane Keaton)-Both Allen and Keaton are
charming in their roles, which garnered Allen an Oscar nomination, and
won Keaton an Academy Award for Best Actress...
5 Catch Me If You Can (2002) Director Steven Spielberg
Based
on the true story of Frank Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) who was
able to successfully con millions of dollars worth of checks while still
a teenager- DiCaprio is good as Abagnale Jr., and Christopher Walken is
also good as Abagnale's father, which won him a Best Supporting Actor
Oscar...
6 True Romance (1993) Director Tony Scott
Story of unlikely pair who fall in love and end up entangled with the mob- Christopher Walken is good as sadistic crime boss...
I hope that the above picks will provide hours of cinematic entertainment... enjoy!
Dianezy
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