25th Anniversary: 'Walker' (Alex Cox, 1987)

Thursday, February 23, 2012
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm, Melnitz Hall - James Bridges Theater

Free and open to the public.

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A hallucinatory biopic that breaks all cinematic conventions, 'Walker,' from British director Alex Cox ('Repo Man," "Sid & Nancy'), tells the story of nineteenth-century American adventurer William Walker (Ed Harris), who abandoned a series of careers in law, politics, journalism, and medicine to become a soldier… Show more of fortune, and for several years dictator of Nicaragua. Made with mad abandon and political acuity – and the support of the Sandinista army and government during the Contra war – the film uses this true tale as a satirical attack on American ultra-patriotism and a freewheeling condemnation of “manifest destiny.”

Featuring a powerful score by Joe Strummer and a performance of intense, repressed rage by Ed Harris, 'Walker' remains one of Cox’s most daring works.

Our 25th anniversary screening of WALKER will be preceded by the short film, 'Walker 2008' (Alex Cox, 2008), and followed by a Q&A with director Alex Cox, producer Lorenzo O'Brien, actor Miguel Sandoval (Parker French), actress Linda Callahan (Mrs. Bingham), and additional members of the cast and crew.

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