- The Walker
Infobox Film
name = The Walker
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caption = Theatrical poster
director =Paul Schrader
producer = Deepak Nayar
writer = Paul Schrader
narrator =
tagline = "Why play by the rules?"
starring =Woody Harrelson Kristin Scott Thomas Lauren Bacall Lily Tomlin Willem Dafoe
music = Anne Dudley
cinematography = Chris Seager
editing = Julian Rodd
distributor = Kintop Pictures
released =10 August 2007 (UK )
November 2007 (USA )
runtime = 107 min
country = USA
UK
language = English
budget = £ 6000.000 (estimated)
gross =
preceded_by = "Light Sleeper " (1992)
website = http://www.thewalkermovie.co.uk/
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imdb_id = 0783608"The Walker" is a
drama film that was written and directed byPaul Schrader and was released in 2007. It is a British-American independent production and was proclaimed to be the latest installment in Schrader's "night workers" series of films, starting with "Taxi Driver " in 1976, and then followed by "American Gigolo " in 1980 and "Light Sleeper " in 1992. The Walker shares a similar plot to that ofAmerican Gigolo .Description
"The Walker" is about a
Washington, D.C. -based homosexual professional escort for woman socialites, who is charged with a murder.The film features
Woody Harrelson ,Kristin Scott Thomas ,Lily Tomlin , andLauren Bacall .It received positive critical reviews in its premiere run in the Berlin, Sydney, and Cambridge film festivals.The Walker was sent right to DVD due to poor ratings but played in a independent film theater for two weeks in Dorris, California
Principal cast
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Woody Harrelson as Carter Page III
*Kristin Scott Thomas as Lynn Lockner
*Lauren Bacall as Natalie Van Miter
*Ned Beatty as Jack Delorean
*Moritz Bleibtreu as Emek Yoglu
*Mary Beth Hurt as Chrissie Morgan
*Lily Tomlin as Abigail Delorean
*Willem Dafoe as Senator Larry LocknerCritical reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics. As of
7 December , 2007, the review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes reported that 51% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 39 reviews. [cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_walker/ |title=The Walker - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2007-12-07 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes ] OnMetacritic , the film had an average score of 55 out of 100, based on 7 reviews. [cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/walker |title=Walker, The (2007): Reviews |accessdate=2007-12-07 |publisher=Metacritic ]References
External links
* [http://www.thewalkermovie.co.uk/ Official website]
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* [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/film_reviews/article2222698.ece The Walker: "Times Online " film review]
* [http://www.tobloggle.co.uk/the-walker-film-review/ The Walker review]
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