The Walker (2007)
- Starring:
- Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas, (more)
- Director(s):
- Paul Schrader
- Category:
- Drama
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With The Walker, Paul Schrader unofficially updates themes and tropes first explored by his controversial erotic thriller American Gigolo (1980). Woody Harrelson stars as Carter Page III, an overtly gay, Virginia senator's son, paid as an asexual escort of middle-aged women in the upper-crust circles of Washington, D.C. Carter's regular clients include three politicos' wives: Natalie Van Miter (Lauren Bacall), Abigail Delorean (Lily Tomlin), and Lynn Lockner (Kristin Scott Thomas), to whom Carter is closest - so close that he squires her, regularly, to sexual rendezvous with her lover, the lobbyist Robbie Kononsberg (Steven Hartley). When an unknown perpetrator stabs Robbie to death, and Lynn discovers his murdered body at his condo, Carter attempts to protect Lynn and her husband, Larry (Willem Dafoe), from media intrusion by informing the police that he found the body himself, despite the fact that it makes him an immediate suspect. In time, Carter discovers from the women (during their gossip over a canasta game) that Robbie was involved with a shady insurance company, on the verge of being investigated - and that the investigation would have uncovered dirt and scandal on each woman. To shield Lynn from trouble, and deliver himself from incrimination, Page ultimately decides to investigate the crime himself, with the close assistance of his lover, the German-Turkish photographer Emek (Moritz Bleibtreu). Schrader authored the original script. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 108 mins
Complete Cast:
- Woody Harrelson - Carter Page
- Lauren Bacall - Natalie Van Miter
- Ned Beatty - Jack Delorean
- Willem Dafoe - Larry Lockner
- Geff Francis - Detective Dixon
- Mary Beth Hurt - Chrissie Morgan
- Kristin Scott Thomas - Lynn Lockner
- Lily Tomlin - Abigail Delorean
- Moritz Bleibtreu - Emek Yoglu
- William Hope - Mungo Tenant
- Steven Hartley - Robbie Kononsberg
- Director(s):
- Paul Schrader
- Writer(s):
- Paul Schrader
- Producer(s):
- Deepak Nayar
- Categories:
- Drama
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