Walken 101

Kenny and Brandon discuss Christopher Walken's enjoyable, extended cameo as a centuries-old vampire who refuses to give in to his desire to feed on human blood the "The Addiction," directed by Abel Ferarra, who also worked with Walken on "King of New York." They didn't much enjoy the movie, unfortunately.

Brandon and Kenny talk about Christopher Walken's iconic monologue in Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction." They discuss why Walken's monologue is so memorable and muse on what effect Tarantino had on Walken's acting career again in the early 90's. Brandon reads from a Vanity Fair article in which Walken talks about his particular day of filming and his perception of the monologue.

Brandon and Kenny discuss Christopher Walken's forgettable role as a villain in "Wayne's World 2." After discussing how he was not properly utilized in a comedy, delving into some behind-the-scenes gossip on Mike Myers and his difficult behavior on set, and reading some random Walken quotes, Brandon tells a embarrassing story about scratching his butt.

After voicing his disdain for Vice documentary filmmakers encroaching on his territory at an Autism Awareness event, Brandon and Kenny discuss Christopher Walken's iconic performance as a Sicilian crime boss in Tony Scott's "True Romance," written by Quentin Tarantino.

After a couple weeks off, Brandon and Kenny struggle to talk about anything of value about the instantly forgettable Showtime drama "Scam." They watched it on VHS thanks to fan Cooper Wiseman sending them a copy.

Kenny and Brandon enjoy Walken's solid performance as a Kansas farmer in the TV movie "Skylark," a sequel to the 1991 TV movie "Sarah, Plain and Tall." Brandon reads from an interview with Walken on-set of Skylark, in which he pretty much implies he's had pubic lice before. As a bonus, they also discuss Walken's appearance as an Angel of Death in the music video for Madonna's song "Bad Girl," directed by David Fincher. Afterwards, they read an IMDb review of the film by a woman named Kelly, and belittle her for her movie rating standards. Before the end of the podcast, Brandon reads from an interview with Walken which reveals why he mysteriously changed his name to "Christopher" from his original birth name "Ronnie."

After discussing a dream Brandon had in which he felt humiliated after telling Walken about the podcast, Kenny and Brandon take another time warp to a project they skipped over due to unavailability at the time: a 1966 Hallmark presentation of the play "Barefoot in Athens," with Ronnie Walken in a secondary role as Socrates' son. Brandon enjoyed it. Kenny tuned out. They also refer, again, to two other Walken fans, Todd and Kevin, who have, coincidentally and independently from each other, created their own blogs in the past devoted to watching every Christopher Walken project: "Walken This Way" (allwalkenallthetime.blogspot.com) and "Walken Chronicles" (https://walkenchronicles.com).

Kenny and Brandon talk about the abysmal action-thriller "Le Grand Pardon II," also known as "Day of Atonement." Christopher Walken was in default mode as a generic crime boss, but still managed to be the most compelling character in the film despite only having roughly 15-20 minutes of screen time. Kenny and Brandon then read some reviews of the film on Amazon and IMDb, and also refer to one of the only other Walken experts in the world, known only as "Todd," who has already watched every Christopher Walken project and made a blog about it titled "The Walken Chronicles." Whether Todd likes it or not, Kenny and Brandon will continue to read his writings for clarity, and also to comfort them in the long winter of straight-to-DVD shlock that lies ahead.

After discussing Breaking Bad, a new name for the patrons of the show (The Christofunders), swapping stories of what they did for the past two weeks, and a short "Walkening" segment in which Kenny describes an experience involving Christopher Walken at a Sheetz convenience store, Brandon and Kenny discuss Walken's second SNL appearance. Prominent sketches included "The Continental," the "Dead Zone" parody "Ed Glosser: Trivial Psychic," and "It's Pat," in which Walken throws himself out a window after being deeply troubled by Pat's androgyny. They spend the last ten minutes talking about their next movie, "Le Grande Pardon II," and mock someone for their ridiculous user review of the film on IMDb.

Brandon and Kenny catch up after a week off and discuss Christopher Walken's solid performance as a shrewd villain in Tim Burton's "Batman Returns." Afterwards, they watch Walken's first interview on late night television, specifically "The Late Show with David Letterman," to promote the film in 1992.