The Walker (2007)

Director:

Paul Schrader

Writer (WGA):

Paul Schrader (written by)

Release Date:

10 August 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

Everyone loves a good scandal

Plot:

An escort who caters to Washington D.C.'s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case.

Plot Keywords:

Gay Character | Investigation | Dandy | Male Escort | Photographer

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Woody Harrelson	...	Carter Page III
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Lynn Lockner
Lauren Bacall	...	Natalie Van Miter
Ned Beatty	...	Jack Delorean
Moritz Bleibtreu	...	Emek Yoglu
Mary Beth Hurt	...	Chrissie Morgan
Lily Tomlin	...	Abigail Delorean
Willem Dafoe	...	Senator Larry Lockner
William Hope	...	Mungo Tenant
Geff Francis	...	Detective Dixon
Steven Hartley	...	Robbie Kononsberg
Garrick Hagon	...	John Krebs
Michael J. Reynolds	...	Ethan Withal
Allen Lidkey	...	Andrew Salesperson
Stewart Alexander	...	Edgar

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some violent material and nude images.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

Canada:14A | USA:R | Ireland:15A | Sweden:11 | Finland:K-13

Filming Locations:

Isle of Man

Company:

Kintop Pictures

Quotes:

Carter Page III: I have had some illusions shattered... I thought we weren't an aggressor nation. I thought there was a separation between church and state. Hell, I even thought that the people elected the president.

Movie Connections:

References J. Edgar Hoover (1987) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Angel Eyes (Kaos Remix)

Great Movie for Adults

This is easily one of the best movies of the year. Woody Harrelson should pick up an Oscar nod for this role, which could play as a companion piece to Paul Schrader's earlier film "American Gigolo". Saw this at the Toronto Film Festival and observed that Schrader is an overlooked American heavyweight of the cinema, who still makes intelligent pictures for adults. The movie is suspenseful, but not because of artifice, because of the corner that the Woody Harrelson character finds himself in and how that triggers a stirring of is own moral code. I love that about this movie, how the plot is strong on it's own terms but that we get this added layer with the character study. It's a very timely movie too, what with the Senator Craig thing of this past summer, the movie is the only picture of our times to address the hypocrisy of the "Moral Values" brigade in Washington. First rate all the way.