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Release Date: 1987

Cast: Miguel Sandoval, John Diehl, Rene Auberjonois, Ed Harris, Joe Strummer, Rene Assa, Del Zamora, Sy Richardson, Peter Boyle, Xander Berkeley, Alfonso Arau, Alan Bates ...MORE

Cast: Miguel Sandoval, John Diehl, Rene Auberjonois, Ed Harris, Joe Strummer, Rene Assa, Del Zamora, Sy Richardson, Peter Boyle, Xander Berkeley, Alfonso Arau, Alan Bates, Marlee Matlin, Keith Szarabajka, Richard Masur ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Political Drama, Period Piece, Drama Film, Satire, Action, War Film, Biographical Film, Biography, Docudrama, Biopic [Feature], Acid Western

Walker is a 1987 Acid Western film directed by Alex Cox. The film based on the life story of William Walker (played by Ed Harris), the American filibuster who invaded Mexico in the 1850s and made himself President of Nicaragua shortly thereafter. It was written by Rudy Wurlitzer and scored by Joe Strummer, who also plays a small role as a member of Walker's army. The film, released in 1987 and which by the end is intentionally full of anachronisms such as helicopters, Zippo lighters, automatic rifles, and a car passing a horse carriage, was made in Nicaragua during the Contra War. Alex Cox... MORE

Walker is a 1987 Acid Western film directed by Alex Cox. The film based on the life story of William Walker (played by Ed Harris), the American filibuster who invaded Mexico in the 1850s and made himself President of Nicaragua shortly thereafter. It was written by Rudy Wurlitzer and scored by Joe Strummer, who also plays a small role as a member of Walker's army. The film, released in 1987 and which by the end is intentionally full of anachronisms such as helicopters, Zippo lighters, automatic rifles, and a car passing a horse carriage, was made in Nicaragua during the Contra War. Alex Cox first visited Nicaragua in 1984, during the national election campaign for which Daniel Ortega became president, to see if conditions were as bad as the American media had reported. He discovered that this was not the case. The filmmaker was persuaded to return by two wounded soldiers from the Sandinista army. He later learned of the historical Walker from an article in Mother Jones that was largely about US foreign policy in Central America and decided to bring his story to the screen. A history professor at the University of California lent Cox a library card so he could do more research on LESS