Walken 101

Kenny and Brandon, with the absolute minimum amount of energy required, endure the 1980 action movie "The Dogs of War," starring a grenade launcher, and also Christopher Walken. The "Second-Hand Walken" segment features a short anecdote from actress Maggie Q about working with Walken on the comedy "Balls of Fury."

Kenny and Brandon discuss Christopher Walken's performance in the three-and-a-half hour box office flop "Heaven's Gate," Michael Cimino's follow-up to "The Deer Hunter." For the "Second-Hand Walken" segment, Brandon reads a flowery blog post by a woman retelling a magical night she spent with Walken after his performance in an adaptation of "Coriolanus."

Back from a holiday break, a frustrated Kenny and Brandon struggle to come up with anything to talk about regarding Christopher Walken's short, fleeting appearance in the 1979 romance/thriller "Last Embrace." Beforehand, Kenny talks about his recent trip to China, Brandon talks about his trip to Los Angeles, and for the "Second-Hand Walken" segment, Kenny shares a brief Walken anecdote he heard from a teacher in college.

Kenny and Brandon finally get to watch the 1979 war drama "The Deer Hunter," featuring Christopher Walken's breakout Oscar-winning performance. For the "Second-Hand Walken" segment, Brandon reads several different versions of the same story involving Christopher Walken, nudity, and an alligator.

Kenny and Brandon endure the 1978 Western "Shoot the Sun Down," starring Christopher Walken in a Clint Eastwood-esque role. Kenny described the film as a "dumpster fire." They also give a shout out to patrons on Patreon, and in the "Second-Hand Walken" segment, Brandon describes a much-talked about anecdote of Walken pitching a unique sketch idea to Saturday Night Live writers.

Kenny and Brandon discuss Christopher Walken's performance in the depressing 1977 film "Roseland," which consists of three separate stories that take place in a dancing ballroom. They also give shoutouts to their first patron on Patreon, and introduce a new segment called "Second Hand Walken" in which an interesting anecdote or rumor about Christopher Walken is shared and discussed. The "Second Hand Walken" story for this episode came from actor Dan Fogler, who was the lead in "Balls of Fury."

Kenny and Brandon discuss Christopher Walken's iconic, offbeat performance in the 1977 Academy Award-winning Woody Allen film "Annie Hall."

Kenny and Brandon discuss Christopher Walken's performance in a season four episode of the popular 1970s police drama "Kojak." Walken played a burglar, and was a total asshole.

Kenny and Brandon discuss Christopher Walken's performance, or lack thereof, the 1977 supernatural horror film "The Sentinel." They struggle to fill the episode with some marginally interesting material since Walken had maybe five lines in the entire film as a secondary homicide detective.

Kenny and Brandon discuss Christopher Walken's role is a suave, manipulative playwright living in New York in the 1976 comedy/drama "Next Stop, Greenwich Village." Brandon enjoyed the film, identifying with the main character's struggles to become an actor. Kenny hated it because he hates New York.