Walker (1987)
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Alex Cox directed this hallucinatory bio-pic starring Ed Harris as 19th-century American adventurer William Walker, who abandoned a series of careers in law, politics, journalism, and medicine to become a soldier of fortune and eventually a Nicaraguan dictator. When his deaf wife (Marlee Matlin) dies of cholera (but not before she utilizes sign language to tell Walker "To Hell with Manifest Destiny"), Walker is backed by multi-millionaire banker Cornelius Vanderbilt (Peter Boyle) to lead a band of mercenaries to Nicaragua in 1855 to make the country safe for Vanderbilt's steamships. When Walker subdues the Nicaraguan opposition, he sets himself up as president and rules the country with unfeeling repression. Finally the Nicaraguans rise up against him, figuring out that "the mad gringo is ripping us off." ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ed Harris, Marlee Matlin, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alex Cox
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Walker
Alex Cox directed this hallucinatory bio-pic starring Ed Harris as 19th-century American adventurer William Walker, who abandoned a series of careers in law, politics, journalism, and medicine to become a soldier of fortune and eventually a Nicaraguan dictator. When his deaf wife (Marlee Matlin) dies of cholera (but not before she utilizes sign language to tell Walker "To Hell with Manifest Destiny"), Walker is backed by multi-millionaire banker Cornelius Vanderbilt (Peter Boyle) to lead a band of mercenaries to Nicaragua in 1855 to make the country safe for Vanderbilt's steamships. When Walker subdues the Nicaraguan opposition, he sets himself up as president and rules the country with unfeeling repression. Finally the Nicaraguans rise up against him, figuring out that "the mad gringo is ripping us off." ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 94 mins
Complete Cast of Walker
- Ed Harris - William Walker
- Peter Boyle - Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt
- Keith Szarabajka - Timothy Crocker
- Sy Richardson - Capt. Hornsby
- Xander Berkeley - Bryon Cole
- Pedro Armendariz, Jr. - Munoz
- Gerritt Graham - Norvell Walker
- Alan Bolt - Don Domingo
- Raymund Kettless - Reporter
- Bennet Guillory - Achilles Kewen
- Dick Rude - Washburn
- David Chung - Lul
- Alfonso Arau - Raousset
- Del Zamora - Padre Vigil
- Rudolph Wurlitzer - Morgan
- Dexter Taylor - Liverpool
- Jack Slater - Sanders
- William Rothlein - Dewey
- Louis Mathews - Priest
- Tom Collins - Reporter
- Linda Callahan - Mrs. Bingham
- Enrique Beraza - Corral
- Ramon Alvarez - Reporter
- Zander Schloss - Huey
- Michele Winstanley - Maid
- William Utay - Fry
- Milton Selzer - Judge
- Ed Pansullo - Maj. Angus
- Luis Contreras - Benito
- Robert Dickman - Company Man
- Martin Aylett - Reporter
- Marlee Matlin - Ellen Martin
- Blanca Guerra - Yrena
- Richard Masur - Ephraim Squier
- René Auberjonois - Maj. Siegfried Henningson
- John Diehl - Stebbins
- Roberto Lopez Espinoza - Mayorga
- William O'Leary - James Walker
- Miguel Sandoval - Parker French
- Bruce Wright - Anderson
- Frederick Neumann - Wiley marshall
- David Hayman - Father Rossiter
- Rick Barker - Breckenridge
- Richard Zobel - Lemuel
- Biff Yeager - Max/Carpet Bagger
- Kathy Burke - Annie Mae
- Spider Stacy - Davenport
- J.D. Silvester - Huston
- Paulino Rodruguez - Castellon
- Nestor Mendez Garcia - Mendez
- Joe Celeste - Jury Foreman
- Charley Braun - Bruno Van Namzer
- George Belanger - Assistant Deputy
- Joe Strummer - Faucet
- Ren Woods - Alta Kewen
- Norbert Weisser - Prange
- Bob Tzudiker - Garrison
- Edward Tudor-Pole - Doubleday
- Fox Harris - District Attorney
- Richard Edson - Turley
- Rene Assa - Dr. Jones
- Sharon Barr - Darlene
- Director(s):
- Alex Cox
- Writer(s):
- Alex Cox, Rudolph Wurlitzer
- Producer(s):
- Carlos Alvarez, Angel Flores Marini, Edward R. Pressman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Not For Children)
- Categories:
- Action / Adventure
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