Top 10 Christopher Walken Performances

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  • Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2024

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  • @Dune137
    @Dune137 7 лет назад +657

    I watch some movies ONLY because Christopher Walken is in them.

    • @salahguerr4371
      @salahguerr4371 6 лет назад +7

      Dune137
      Me too i.ncredible actor what a bout c.walken in the godfellas.the movie was for him !!! No walken in a lot of classics 1incredible such an expressive talent.

    • @longfang_1764
      @longfang_1764 6 лет назад +2

      Have you seen, puss in boots? Not the animated one

    • @carlhiller9659
      @carlhiller9659 6 лет назад +2

      Dune137 who doesn‘t

    • @slayton21
      @slayton21 5 лет назад +2

      Same here~

    • @mrk7201
      @mrk7201 5 лет назад +5

      King of New York.

  • @thegood9
    @thegood9 5 лет назад +176

    The performance from "The Deer Hunter" was an "all-timer". If he did NOTHING else, that performance put him at the top of any list of the best actors in the world. Fortunately, we have so much more. What an American treasure!

    • @RangaTurk
      @RangaTurk Год назад +3

      I love his character's name in that movie. It just rolls off the tongue.

    • @davidm9618
      @davidm9618 Год назад +2

      4 years later, I, agree, with, yous.

    • @brianallison1913
      @brianallison1913 11 месяцев назад

      It would be awesome to see. Jack Nicholson also. I still think Hopkins gets the edge though. Walken, while playing a crazy person well, still makes you want to chuckle. Nicholson, while playing a crazy person well, is too enraged to have ever become a doctor.

    • @yamirmisaelproductionsllc.8095
      @yamirmisaelproductionsllc.8095 8 месяцев назад +1

      5:32 Yo recuerdo esta escena es de la película Tiempos Violentos (1994).

    • @chrismills2089
      @chrismills2089 3 месяца назад +2

      I love the line in that film before they go to war. "I like the trees, the way the trees are" only CW could deliver that line.

  • @Basey
    @Basey 4 года назад +228

    It's all in his eyes. You're terrified and fall in love all at the same time.

    • @Whatsahandle-z1y
      @Whatsahandle-z1y 4 года назад +7

      Mel Gibson called him the Antichrist and said he “floats” like a Count (Dracula)

    • @janetfayard672
      @janetfayard672 4 года назад +4

      So true ,so true I was born 30 yrs too late for this man😭

    • @silvia7597
      @silvia7597 3 года назад

      Words of wisdom Rachel!

    • @deab1676
      @deab1676 3 года назад

      @@Whatsahandle-z1y Really !?

    • @Whatsahandle-z1y
      @Whatsahandle-z1y 3 года назад

      @@deab1676 yes in an interview

  • @askthemovieguy
    @askthemovieguy 2 года назад +82

    Let's hope Christopher Walken's Padishah Emperor in Dune Part II becomes one of his most iconic roles! 🤞

    • @Max-px5ym
      @Max-px5ym 8 месяцев назад +5

      Turns out it wasn't

    • @VolkovVelikan
      @VolkovVelikan 7 месяцев назад +5

      He has criminally under used

    • @2424rocket
      @2424rocket 5 месяцев назад +1

      Love Christopher Walken but he was completely casted wrong in Dune.

  • @leecooper4213
    @leecooper4213 8 лет назад +46

    How in the world can 7 Psychopaths NOT be on this list? Really? He was UNFORGETTABLE in this movie!! Walken is a real American treasure!!

    • @suzipugh4094
      @suzipugh4094 4 месяца назад +2

      Yes! I totally agree I’ve just commented saying the same, I was really shocked it wasn’t on there!

    • @lenhindle1108
      @lenhindle1108 2 месяца назад

      Amen...that character was amazingly well done by Christopher

  • @PepperWilliams_songcovers
    @PepperWilliams_songcovers 3 года назад +22

    That voice, that voice!! One of the few actors who can utter one syllable, and you would know that it's Christopher Walken.

  • @lblancelot
    @lblancelot 8 лет назад +1605

    Can you imagine if he had played Hannibal Lecter??

    • @nataliecameron
      @nataliecameron 8 лет назад +42

      pls no

    • @thecaptain5300
      @thecaptain5300 8 лет назад +21

      +DBZ Moments, Movies, music and more ! Hell yeah!!!

    • @aaronmackay6123
      @aaronmackay6123 8 лет назад +26

      interesting

    • @betoen
      @betoen 8 лет назад +87

      Hellou Clairice, how ya doin'?
      :V

    • @lblancelot
      @lblancelot 8 лет назад +2

      betoen Aaaaaaaaagggggghhhhhh😧🐑

  • @jonlawrence19
    @jonlawrence19 5 лет назад +151

    At Close Range! What an underrated movie and a stellar performance by Walken

    • @rbrahmadathanful
      @rbrahmadathanful 4 года назад +12

      This was pure evil. Plus it was based on a true character.

    • @magiccitymama1620
      @magiccitymama1620 3 года назад +12

      I was coming here to say the same thing! What a memorable, chilling performance.

    • @md22773
      @md22773 3 года назад +12

      Absolutely... Great movie too. I am always shocked at how few people know about it

    • @susannahhoffs860
      @susannahhoffs860 3 года назад +8

      Oh, man, yea! SO underrated.

    • @seangagnonProvidenceR.I.
      @seangagnonProvidenceR.I. 3 года назад +6

      My favorite movie all time ! I like it so much I have a playlist of it on my channel . Epic movie .

  • @brandocommando7729
    @brandocommando7729 6 лет назад +315

    The Deer Hunter one of the most powerful performances ive ever seen

    • @juliemarkey254
      @juliemarkey254 3 года назад +7

      I still watch it. Love it. When I first watched it back in the 80s Nicks death affected me for weeks.

    • @EmperorNerox
      @EmperorNerox 3 года назад +5

      Dogs of war was his best role badass movie

    • @richardmadrigal5778
      @richardmadrigal5778 3 года назад +1

      forgetting your parents birthday , greatest acting I've seen in a long time , The Beat

    • @brandocommando7729
      @brandocommando7729 3 года назад +4

      @@juliemarkey254 Yes that movie is a such a superb piece of cinema history. Nicks death was tragic but you could’ve seen it coming the war broke him permanently.

    • @juliemarkey254
      @juliemarkey254 3 года назад +3

      @@brandocommando7729 I so wanted him to make it home. I believe it was a war none of us should have been at. 🇦🇺🇺🇸😔

  • @Ramza1987
    @Ramza1987 8 лет назад +258

    Sleepy Hollow, he didnt say a word in that movie and was fantastic.

    • @bbmnb
      @bbmnb 6 лет назад +5

      Ramza1987 I love that movie with Johnny Depp , Christina Ricci

    • @manuelalbertoromero9528
      @manuelalbertoromero9528 5 лет назад +11

      I remember his best line: RRRRRAAAAWWWRRR!!!

    • @braddyhyperchavz2335
      @braddyhyperchavz2335 5 лет назад +3

      Omg!!!! Now i knew it! I always thought he looks familiar! I really loved sleepy hallow

    • @annalachmanova6966
      @annalachmanova6966 5 лет назад +4

      He is the best! I love this film because of this ending scene with Christopher... he is so lovely crazy! 😅

    • @willowconnolly3243
      @willowconnolly3243 4 года назад +3

      Agreed!

  • @gaburearu
    @gaburearu 6 лет назад +89

    My personal favorite Walken role was in Seven Psychopaths. The movie was a blend of comedy, drama, and suspense, and Walken was right at home in it.

    • @Zerbasst
      @Zerbasst 2 года назад +2

      thanks. that would be #1 to me!

    • @brum4692
      @brum4692 2 года назад +1

      But that’s not a classic and it’s no true romance

    • @jackerdelac9065
      @jackerdelac9065 2 года назад

      Is there any question about this amazing actor? He is golden every time he appears on screen. Anybody who disagrees, go fuck your selves.

    • @maryamnaseer478
      @maryamnaseer478 Год назад +2

      "PUT YER HANDS UP!" (demeaningly)"No." It was absolute brilliance every second he was on screen

    • @gaburearu
      @gaburearu Год назад +3

      @@maryamnaseer478 that while scene was brilliant
      Put your hands up!
      No.
      What? Why not?
      I don't want to.
      But i have a gun...
      I don't care

  • @thorn35
    @thorn35 5 лет назад +54

    He was absolutely brilliant in Biloxi Blues as the Drill Sgt. Him and Broderick made that movie a guilty pleasure.

    • @dennisclayton1225
      @dennisclayton1225 3 года назад +2

      It's like Africa hot

    • @frankgentile5383
      @frankgentile5383 Год назад +1

      "Don't bullshit me, Jerome...I have an all-faiths calendar in my barracks room..."

  • @samuelkrugh9051
    @samuelkrugh9051 7 лет назад +55

    His role in "Deer Hunter" was one that has stayed with me for a very long time.

    • @juliemarkey254
      @juliemarkey254 3 года назад +7

      It crushed me for weeks. I still watch it. It’s a masterpiece but when Nick dies I’m gutted again.

    • @juliefox8685
      @juliefox8685 3 года назад +2

      All the actors in The Deer Hunter were great

  • @michelle88960
    @michelle88960 8 лет назад +17

    He is so charismatic and ethereal. His character in The Deerhunter had me in tears. I could watch him read the phone book. He was made to be an actor. It's not on your list, but I loved him in Stand Up Guys too. And going totally leftfield the video for Fatboy Slim's Weapon of Choice where he's dancing is pure genius.

  • @tracylf5409
    @tracylf5409 8 лет назад +102

    Walkens is one of the best actors of ALL TIME. Regardless the movie, actors, screenplay, director, or producer- he delivered-- big time.
    Understated & under-rated.

    • @shaunratliff3194
      @shaunratliff3194 4 года назад +1

      understood, but rated just fine, classic and... secretly inspirational

    • @lauraAl
      @lauraAl 2 года назад +1

      Walken

  • @lone.wolf_5791
    @lone.wolf_5791 Год назад +17

    Vincent Coccotti takes it for me in True Romance. Apart from the fact the cult film had more stars than the milky way, his scene in the parked trailer with Hopper was beyond excellent. You could literally feel every emotion both characters were going through in that scene. It's hands down one of the greatest movie scenes and one of the greatest films of all time.

  • @kamrongrant
    @kamrongrant 10 лет назад +38

    In my opinion, Walken is simply one of the greatest actors of all time!

  • @drakenkorin38
    @drakenkorin38 7 лет назад +63

    When he talks about Denzel's character in Man On Fire, how death is his art and he's going to paint his masterpiece. Brilliant.

    • @marlaplunk2833
      @marlaplunk2833 3 года назад +1

      Yep. That's one of his most memorable scenes for me. The screenplay and his delivery of it is what helped to propel the intensity that the following scenes put forth. One of my favorite movies all time.

    • @Runinfox
      @Runinfox 2 года назад +1

      YELP---the way he said"This is his Masterpeace(piece) the Way the expression-the body Language. I was Ranger NAM and almost had same encounter. I broke down and shook for minutes for seeing the almost Exact situation He was IN---I was IN.. Saw it on Hollywood Strip-3rd row upper balcony

  • @thekingofthemonsters9050
    @thekingofthemonsters9050 9 лет назад +51

    Max Zorin from A View To A Kill and Max Shreck from Batman Returns. Both of them are truly great (and in my opinion, sadly overlooked) villain portrayals.

    • @thekingofthemonsters9050
      @thekingofthemonsters9050 9 лет назад +4

      Pop Films And part of the reason in my opinion is Walken's performance as the villain.

    • @jbfaraday
      @jbfaraday 8 лет назад +9

      +The King of the Monsters I totally agree, Max Zorin should have been on the list.

  • @liicketysplit
    @liicketysplit 4 года назад +24

    He was also outstanding in Seven Psychopaths, I could watch that movie again & again just for his performance 😁

    • @mikemcgrory1128
      @mikemcgrory1128 4 года назад

      Yep great movie he as always brilliant and throw in Woody, Sam Rockwell & a cameo from Tom Waits it is very much a repeat watch

    • @patriciadonovan9778
      @patriciadonovan9778 4 года назад +2

      I just saw that movie last year for the first time. Now it's a favourite (along with
      The Princess Bride and The Gods Must Be Crazy.

  • @videowilliams
    @videowilliams 10 лет назад +107

    What's missing here? The "Weapon Of Choice" music video where he told the whole thing without words in magnificent dance.

    • @Kentuckymadness1
      @Kentuckymadness1 10 лет назад +5

      Agreed

    • @Kentuckymadness1
      @Kentuckymadness1 10 лет назад

      *****
      Yea i use it but you have to be careful a lot of add ware.

    • @geefoo4627
      @geefoo4627 10 лет назад +1

      the dancing was only dancing, it's only his persona that makes the film clip, without his persona it's only another douche dancing.

    • @videowilliams
      @videowilliams 10 лет назад +12

      Gee Foo You're right, he was acting in it too: all crushed and defeated at the start, slowly lighting up as he felt the beat, then becoming out-and-out euphoric when he flew.

    • @Outsider1001
      @Outsider1001 10 лет назад +8

      Dancing is where he started as a child, he's really good at it still.

  • @MsBamafanatic
    @MsBamafanatic 8 лет назад +78

    "Blast From the Past" would have definitely been one of my top ten of his. Brilliant quirkiness at its finest.

    • @peg202xo7
      @peg202xo7 8 лет назад +2

      They use lawn furniture as a comeon. Love it!!

    • @clydebear6914
      @clydebear6914 8 лет назад +15

      Such an underrated classic of a film. Cracks me up everytime. :)

    • @John-uz2we
      @John-uz2we 8 лет назад +3

      Clyde Bear.....agreed......absolutely 👍

  • @jeraldbrewer6087
    @jeraldbrewer6087 10 лет назад +45

    Whoa! No major beefs here.
    His Oscar winning performance in "The Deerhunter" was shattering in a great film loaded with great performances.
    But, my favorite Walken is his "Johnny Smith" in David Cronenberg's brilliant adapt of Stephen King's "The Dead Zone". He perfectly portrays a character that is absolutely haunting & heartbreaking. This is a movie that often gets overlooked. (it's one of my top 10 favorite movies of all-time.) I'm glad this on your list.

    • @WrenFaithBridger
      @WrenFaithBridger 10 лет назад +9

      I was certainly surprised - and very glad - to see it on here. I love "The Dead Zone".

    • @peggyleroyandrew7914
      @peggyleroyandrew7914 3 года назад

      Bawled like a fool for several days after that viewing

  • @TefenCa
    @TefenCa 5 лет назад +102

    Joe Dirt: "Hey, you're talkin' to my guy all wrong. It's the wrong tone. Do it again, I'll stab you in the face with a soldering iron!"
    "What if I am?"
    "What.. What if we're his family!?"

    • @patrickcommerce9713
      @patrickcommerce9713 3 года назад +3

      Anthony Benedetti/Clem Doore/Gert B. Frobe is a highly underrated character

  • @davidwise3426
    @davidwise3426 8 лет назад +49

    His Deerhunter performance is definitely number one. I'm surprised no mention of Close Range.

  • @youbidoubidou
    @youbidoubidou 8 лет назад +131

    Too much talk over Walken's lines!

  • @elisolomon8741
    @elisolomon8741 3 года назад +28

    He is by far, my favourite Bond villain.
    Nobody else comes close.
    His final scene where he hangs by his fingernails is cinematic history.

    • @ppvk2610
      @ppvk2610 2 года назад +4

      There's are a few more but hell yeah..
      Absolutely nailed the nazi genetic ubermensch psycho
      That scene where he kills of his henchmen

    • @teijaflink2226
      @teijaflink2226 10 месяцев назад +3

      That's how I first discoved him,, I thought he was amazing and creepy.

  • @SammySnead
    @SammySnead 14 дней назад +1

    I loved Christopher Walken’s performance in Dead Zone. His relationship with Ex-fiancé and student are wonderful. He was amazing in Deer Hunter as well.

  • @juliarhodes1735
    @juliarhodes1735 8 лет назад +112

    SEVEN. PSYCHOPATHS.

    • @thefreaksunion
      @thefreaksunion 7 лет назад +4

      “Nothing to do with the hallu-cino-gens”

    • @Overfiend19761
      @Overfiend19761 7 лет назад +3

      You're god damn right.

    • @Hriskataaa
      @Hriskataaa 4 года назад +3

      such an underrated movie, it hurts....

  • @Conan_the_Based
    @Conan_the_Based 11 лет назад +32

    No All American Murder?
    No Joe Dirt?
    No McBain?
    But really, Christopher Walken needs a Top 25.

  • @karendevine6131
    @karendevine6131 8 лет назад +13

    He was great in "At Close Range" with Sean Penn. 1986 based on a true story. Excellent work.

  • @labattman
    @labattman 4 года назад +27

    Suicide Kings. Definitely one of my favorites.

  • @Masons4Liberty
    @Masons4Liberty 8 лет назад +30

    Look up the lion speech in Poolhall Junkies. A relatively unknown, and not very great, movie, but Walken makes it enjoyable.

    • @Stuie417
      @Stuie417 8 лет назад +6

      +Chris Mason I was just about to suggest that speech. Love Poolhall Junkies. No one else could have pulled that off as well as Walken.

    • @paulalcohol
      @paulalcohol 8 лет назад

      was about to say the same thing

  • @susansimpson72
    @susansimpson72 6 лет назад +30

    Christopher Walken "my fave movie quote" in True Romance: I'm the Antichrist.
    You've got me in a vendetta kind of mood. You tell the angels in heaven
    you've never seen evil so singularly personified
    as you did in the face of the man who killed you. My name is Vincent Coccotti.

  • @MehdiAnsari7
    @MehdiAnsari7 7 лет назад +96

    Just stop talking.

  • @ethanhwhite1455
    @ethanhwhite1455 2 года назад +14

    One of the greatest actors of all time, can’t wait for Dune 2

  • @justinrudolf714
    @justinrudolf714 8 лет назад +21

    Though it was a supporting role, his performance in "Man On Fire" is vastly underrated.

  • @SwampSlime400
    @SwampSlime400 8 лет назад +80

    Honestly, I think this list needs more cowbell

    • @drumstud4u
      @drumstud4u 8 лет назад +4

      or some of "The Continental"

    • @ThePhalseProfit
      @ThePhalseProfit 7 лет назад

      I was going to say the same. LOL But I thought i'd better scroll through the comments to see if someone else hadn't already said it because it's just so obvious.

  • @akhenatten
    @akhenatten 8 лет назад +85

    Every performance was Christopher Walken's best performance. Even in the films that sucked...he didn't.

    • @TheEmerse
      @TheEmerse 7 лет назад +1

      Have you seen Balls of Fury or Click? The movie didn't suck in their genres, nor did he but you have to question why he took the roles he took in those movies. They didn't really utilize him at all.

    • @spikegamer5143
      @spikegamer5143 7 лет назад +1

      Greg i loved the movie click. And him in that role too. I thought i saw him in ghost rider as the last villain the old guy in the end but it wasnt him. I think he would have fit that role so good.

    • @capecawdah
      @capecawdah 7 лет назад

      How about his SNL 'more cowbell' skit? Even that was brilliantly done. And that tap dance scene in Pennies From Heaven is a favorite. Walken is like Jack Nicholson-----both have the creepy, menacing thing down, but are incredible actors at everything else they do too.

  • @seanseverts9249
    @seanseverts9249 3 года назад +10

    I can’t believe Blast From the Past wasn’t mentioned. He played his character perfectly.

    • @chris_mastoroudes
      @chris_mastoroudes Год назад +1

      Me too!!! One of my all time favorite movies and he's a big part of it.

  • @lisaleone2296
    @lisaleone2296 8 лет назад +19

    My favorite actor ever. He is accomplished and humble.

  • @CarolDenicker
    @CarolDenicker 7 лет назад +5

    I can never get enough of him! Lots of great performances are missing here

  • @veronly2
    @veronly2 9 лет назад +39

    I think based on all the comments there needs to be a part 2

    • @sinsenest
      @sinsenest 9 лет назад +1

      +harvey banks I think based on his performance skills he would be a better president than Bush ever will be

    • @brianh.000
      @brianh.000 9 лет назад

      +Hugo Stiglitz I think you may have misunderstood @girlzeyeview's comment. She was agreeing with you. When she said "you", she was referring to the narrator, who was talking so much. There was no hostility or judgment.

  • @christinaeckard2156
    @christinaeckard2156 4 года назад +20

    Did we fail to mention "At Close Range?" A movie, loosely based on a true story, that shows another great performance by Mr. Walken.

    • @frankiepalmisano4272
      @frankiepalmisano4272 3 года назад

      It wasn’t loosely based. It was almost spot on

    • @ppiorkowski1502
      @ppiorkowski1502 2 года назад

      @@frankiepalmisano4272 not really bro. I felt that way too but learned a lot about the case. I'm actually friends with Bruce Jr and his daughter Stephenie. I'm also very good friends with James Sampson Jr. His father and uncle were both murdered by the gang. He also has an aunt who had a child with James Johnston ( Chris Penn's character) . The child was born and given up for adoption because of these events. Fortunately he turned out to be a great kid and had a very good life. Sorry I can ramble about this case for hours. But my point is that there were some major differences between the film and the events. If this case interests you then I highly recommend the book Jailing the Johnston Gang. It is an awesome read!

  • @metledsabbsthica
    @metledsabbsthica 8 лет назад +130

    HOW THE FUCK CAN AT CLOSE RANGE NOT BE ON THE LIST.

    • @jennylee9278
      @jennylee9278 8 лет назад +9

      Suicide Kings.

    • @tino0217
      @tino0217 8 лет назад +2

      agreed. great movie. old school

    • @anthonywerthan1897
      @anthonywerthan1897 8 лет назад +1

      Abso-fukin-lutly one his best

    • @ae5596
      @ae5596 7 лет назад +1

      ALSO THE RUNDOWN! ??

    • @chipchapin5092
      @chipchapin5092 7 лет назад +8

      nah nah .... His Sergeant Toomey in "Bioloxi Blues" is probably the best supporting role peformance in cinema history!

  • @13conchalobo
    @13conchalobo 7 лет назад +10

    he will always be The King of New York to me. while almost all of his characters have had strong appeal this one was the best for me. he truly showed us his passion for acting in this film. the villain with compassion to help others and use millions in drug money to fund hospitals in poor districts etc. impressive portrayal in my opinion

  • @nathanslay6342
    @nathanslay6342 3 года назад +38

    His best performance is from Pulp Fiction! That monologue from him is delivered very well and transitions perfectly from dramatic to absolutely hilarious! 🤣

    • @lonestar6709
      @lonestar6709 2 года назад +3

      5 minutes and he steals the whole film.
      Tarantino specifically wanted Walken for that cameo, because he did the same thing with Tarantino's script for True Romance!
      I still think King of New York though is his best. He is unhinged in that movie.

    • @keep_walking_on_grass
      @keep_walking_on_grass 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@lonestar6709 Pulp Fiction is a movie which contains the funniest and coolest scenes ever. in a row, one after the other. the gimp scene, the toaster scene, the Bar scene with Vincent and Bruce Willis meeting the first time, and the traffic light scene with Marsellus - to name a few. That is why it is one of the best movies ever and everyone who doubts that, proves himself an idiot when it comes to movies. It is Tarantino's best. The Chris Walken scene is one of them and it's great, but it doesn't steal the whole film.

  • @sandybiltz2476
    @sandybiltz2476 3 месяца назад +1

    Love Cristerfer Walken!❤ Brilliant actor!!!😊

  • @4exgold
    @4exgold 10 лет назад +9

    The blond-haired Max Zorin in A View To A Kill was an amazing performance, yet not even top 10 for you guys? One of the best Bond villains ever created. I mean, having a dissenting associate dropped out of his airship, maniacally machine-gunning his own construction workers, and then ending with that memorable death off the Golden Gate bridge.

  • @WillN2Go1
    @WillN2Go1 8 лет назад +49

    Too much jabber Not enough Walken.

    • @johndoh4064
      @johndoh4064 7 лет назад +1

      Too much jabber Not enough soldering iron stabber

  • @1971Corwin
    @1971Corwin 9 лет назад +17

    "At Close Range" is when Walken became one of my favorite/most memorable actors.

    • @tamcgowan4407
      @tamcgowan4407 9 лет назад +8

      +Jason Farrell I couldn't agree more! Not only was At Close Range his BEST performance, it was his scariest! To live with a controlling, , emotionless, lawless father like that is very realistic and believable. I honestly cant believe it wasn't on this list, let alone NOT #1. Sean Penn's best performance, imo, as well.

    • @prydonian460
      @prydonian460 9 лет назад +2

      +Jason Farrell I couldn't agree more with you guys . I can't understand why WatchMojo overlooked this defining role.

    • @eliz.sebaugh9098
      @eliz.sebaugh9098 9 лет назад +1

      I agree.

    • @prydonian460
      @prydonian460 9 лет назад +3

      At Close Range was based on a true story. The man Walken portrays was named Norman Johnson and he and his gang operated in Lancaster county Pa. near the Maryland and Delaware borders.

    • @eliz.sebaugh9098
      @eliz.sebaugh9098 9 лет назад +1

      Amazing. I heard that too. Based on a true story. I saw something -just last night...
      Christopher Walken on the actors studio. Sean penn would do that movie, At Close Range, but he had to have CW as the father.

  • @chrisodonnell71
    @chrisodonnell71 3 года назад +3

    My first memory of Christopher Walken was "Brainstorm" with Natalie Wood. That movie was awesome and thought provoking. His character showed so much depth, I was hooked after that.

  • @WiseGuy5674
    @WiseGuy5674 10 лет назад +17

    He had one great line in the Batman movie when he was stunned that Michele Phifer didn't die.."Next time I'll throw her out a higher window"

    • @jamiehartley4218
      @jamiehartley4218 2 года назад +1

      "why are you dressed up like batman" was my favorite line

  • @19fenderman60
    @19fenderman60 5 лет назад +15

    His performance in The Deer Hunter left a mark on me.

  • @kobra8891
    @kobra8891 5 лет назад +71

    Good list. However where is Max Zorin from "A View to a Kill"?

    • @blizzardfan777
      @blizzardfan777 5 лет назад +1

      Grzegorz Rogowski Yep.

    • @epicrapfan73
      @epicrapfan73 4 года назад +3

      That should have been one of the honorable mentions!

    • @TheHarlequin116
      @TheHarlequin116 4 года назад +1

      Thats what I said

    • @SerenityTexas
      @SerenityTexas 3 года назад +3

      Definitely! That laugh and the look on his face before he falls to his death.

  • @gelusmoon1
    @gelusmoon1 6 лет назад +4

    How do you not have the lion speech in here somewhere from poolhall junkies? One the single most amazing speeches ever in any movie. And the intensity in his voice when he says "hyenas" gives me chills every time.

  • @debdelucia
    @debdelucia 10 лет назад +5

    The Deer Hunter was my introduction to this fabulously entertaining wild man and I've been hooked ever since. Cow bells, baby? Need more cow bells.

  • @RCAvhstape
    @RCAvhstape 10 лет назад +21

    As Zorin in A View to a Kill. One of my favorite James Bond villains.

    • @barrymcallister2986
      @barrymcallister2986 10 лет назад +4

      he is possibly the best. a classic bond villan. phsycotic, insane and money and power mad. just brilliant.

    • @DMJoeBing
      @DMJoeBing 6 лет назад +1

      Agreed. Definitely one of the top three. Arguably the best.

  • @ve7yan
    @ve7yan 8 лет назад +117

    I've got a fever

    • @markraker3723
      @markraker3723 8 лет назад +24

      The only cure? MORE COWBELL!!! i hate to admit, i'm obsessed with that skit.

    • @markw6031
      @markw6031 8 лет назад +9

      Many of us love the cowbell bit.... classic

    • @dylankey_
      @dylankey_ 8 лет назад +21

      and the only prescription is MORE COWBELL

    • @TheMaximvs
      @TheMaximvs 7 лет назад +15

      And the cure is more cow bell..

    • @Drpluv187
      @Drpluv187 7 лет назад +2

      Tom Y Mad Cow????

  • @praveenakishore7298
    @praveenakishore7298 4 года назад +8

    Walker is one of my favorite actors. His eyes are mesmerizing and he has the ability to catch your interest and keep it. I may have a slight crush on him😀

  • @GumbootZone
    @GumbootZone 8 лет назад +17

    It's not a movie, but you HAVE to see his performance in Fatboy Slims music video "Weapon Of Choice".

  • @edithann1284
    @edithann1284 8 лет назад +14

    I agree, SNL, More cowbells! Balls of Fury was just fun. I love him in any part! My mother sat next to him In an airplane. She was teary eyed & devastated over my youngest brothers death. She said he was very gentlemanly and probably would have spoken to her if she were not so oblivious. She knew he was a nice person because he fussed over her to get her blankets and water. He spoke sweetly to his wife about remodeling their home. They have cats. They were headed to NOLA. What a star!

    • @magiccitymama1620
      @magiccitymama1620 3 года назад

      I read an inteview decades ago about how weird people think he is, and he said something along the lines of acting is just a job that he does to pay his mortgage just like regular people do. Like people are shocked he has bills like they do.

  • @StivNagen
    @StivNagen 10 лет назад +12

    Some good picks, for sure, but I would have included his performance in "At Close Range" in the mix as well.

    • @rosedio
      @rosedio 10 лет назад +2

      I have to agree! At close range, was an AMAZING performance!

    • @lorirose46
      @lorirose46 10 лет назад +2

      I just made a comment about this movie being one of my all time fav's.. :)

  • @bobyale6159
    @bobyale6159 4 года назад +15

    The Deer Hunter: De Niro, Walken and Streep. Amazing.

  • @nordenscan14life34
    @nordenscan14life34 4 года назад +3

    'Communion' was the first thing I ever saw him in, but 'King of NY' made me respect him. (Lawrence Fishburn too). But when I found out he was gonna be Gabriel, the "archangel", I had to tell my friends about him. We became a whole neighborhood of Christopher Walken fans! 'The Prophessy' trilogy. Everyone should watch them!

  • @nickcopeland6915
    @nickcopeland6915 3 года назад +6

    Love Deer Hunter and I'm so glad Walken is an Oscar winner.

  • @elydennis1919
    @elydennis1919 10 лет назад +8

    True Romance scene with Dennis Hopper. Priceless, amazing, acting at it's best.

    • @elydennis1919
      @elydennis1919 10 лет назад

      Rusty Kuntz oh yes, now I remember, sorry for the momentary lapse of memory. Walken called Hopper a cantelope, after being called an eggplant. Great lines.......as we both agree.

    • @Malemurderer
      @Malemurderer 10 лет назад

      They both improvised that part of the movie. Both great actors!

    • @elydennis1919
      @elydennis1919 10 лет назад +1

      Walken is amazing in everything he does
      And of course Dennis Hopper was just phenomenal.

    • @Malemurderer
      @Malemurderer 10 лет назад

      Yes. I just love how both of them acted in that scene. They were both actually really laughing! (Stated by Chris Walken in an interview of the movie) said that Dennis was making him crack up the whole time they filmed it xD

    • @elydennis1919
      @elydennis1919 10 лет назад

      Dennis Hopper was a piece of work. He was quite an excellent photographer as well.

  • @spartyman7
    @spartyman7 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for putting his work in Deer Hunter at number one. What he did in that film is beyond stunning.

  • @AllisterCooper2008
    @AllisterCooper2008 9 лет назад +10

    Haven't seen Mouse Hunt, among others, but according to Nathan Lane, Walken's presence in that film...'was, alone, worth the price of admission.'

    • @LumpyAdams
      @LumpyAdams 9 лет назад +3

      AllisterCooper2008 That film is underrated in general.. but yes, Walken probably was the most memorable part of that movie.

    • @sinsenest
      @sinsenest 9 лет назад

      +AllisterCooper2008 Dude, I was 7 when I watched that film. But even I thought his acting skills were phenomenal back then

    • @AllisterCooper2008
      @AllisterCooper2008 9 лет назад

      Juneval Good for you. You have taste! I first saw C Walken in this war film which took place in Africa called The Dogs of War. You ought to check out his weapon, it was bad ass. I haven't seen anything like it before or since then.

    • @sinsenest
      @sinsenest 9 лет назад +1

      AllisterCooper2008 Hm... never saw that one. His acting skills in The Reaper were top of the league though. I know it's just a video game, but damn, didn't think he could ace a character that well. Was better than his acting in Mouse Hunt, you should check that out too

    • @AllisterCooper2008
      @AllisterCooper2008 9 лет назад

      It came out in 1980, I watched it twice. That's the first movie of his that I saw. Not much into video games but to me, my fave performance of his was in True Romance :). I didn't like the remake of Stepford Wives, but of course he's moved on to better movies than that :).

  • @walternave4741
    @walternave4741 8 лет назад +15

    The father in "At Close Range" is one of his top 5 performances of all time, without question.

    • @jamesbailey1009
      @jamesbailey1009 8 лет назад +3

      Walter Nave most definitely. the coyote monologue before he shot his own son is easily one of the most chilling, intense scenes to ever hit the screen. totally underrated film.

    • @johndoh4064
      @johndoh4064 7 лет назад +1

      True story as well. Fk'd up

    • @ruthcarter946
      @ruthcarter946 6 лет назад

      Walter Nave Yes!!! I can't believe that didn't even make the list! He was so Great (to hate) in that movie.

    • @dtwiggy1
      @dtwiggy1 6 лет назад +1

      I had to put the kitchen scene in the comments. I couldn’t let this list go by without it. I forgot how good the part ‘death of Tommy’ was. That speech was fantastic

    • @andresflores1500
      @andresflores1500 2 года назад

      @@jamesbailey1009 Brad Whitewood(?)

  • @angrysquirrel11
    @angrysquirrel11 11 лет назад +15

    Guy is a freakin legend.

  • @thomasaquinas2600
    @thomasaquinas2600 3 года назад +5

    That he had so many prime performances said a lot. He was stunning in Biloxi Blues, with a take on drill instructor totally unexpected. His Dogs of War take was also unexpected, as he was a merc with more thought than just a payday, trying to rectify a co-opted country.

  • @quantummath
    @quantummath 8 лет назад +16

    Deer Hunter was SPOT ON!

  • @secondcitydoood
    @secondcitydoood 8 лет назад +11

    This list needs more cowbell

  • @FadingVitals
    @FadingVitals 8 лет назад +19

    1. The Prophecy (Walken: the film and his own performance remains one of his personal favorites)
    2. King of New York
    3. Deer Hunter
    4. Blast from the Past (great Role and a great Sissy Spacek)
    5. Suicide Kings
    6. Catch me if you can
    7. Things to do in Denver when you're dead
    8. At Close Range
    9. The Dead Zone
    10. Brainstorm
    All his performances are extraordinary! A ranking is nearly impossible. Only The Prophecy is my absolute No 1.

    • @MsBamafanatic
      @MsBamafanatic 8 лет назад +1

      I'm with you on adding "Blast From the Past". You can't get any better of brilliant quirkiness.

    • @leond4994
      @leond4994 7 лет назад +1

      Max Shreck

    • @leond4994
      @leond4994 7 лет назад

      "i woulda thrown her out of a higher window"

    • @MyJONY13
      @MyJONY13 7 лет назад

      do you know the name of the movie where he is kidnaped by some boys and one of them is a friend of his son (on movie)

    • @chelomejias676
      @chelomejias676 7 лет назад

      FadingVitals
      Joe dirt?

  • @ravenfeathesDVM
    @ravenfeathesDVM 3 года назад +7

    One of the greatest actors of all time. Respect the G. O. A. T.

  • @TonyinMBSC8669
    @TonyinMBSC8669 10 лет назад +7

    This guy is awesome. One role tragically omitted from this Top 10 is that of Brad Whitewood Sr. in 'At Close Range.' Playing his sons in the movie are brothers Christopher & Sean Penn. Walken is a heartless evil father who will stop at nothing to cover his tracks. Sean plays Brad Whitewood Jr. A memorable performance that should be on his Top 10 list but was omitted as well. Walken's role in 'Biloxi Blues' is also missing from his list.

  • @oppothumbs1
    @oppothumbs1 4 года назад +17

    The Dead Zone is a great movie, script with a great performance.

  • @Achmeron
    @Achmeron 11 лет назад +13

    The Headless Horseman could have been an honorable mention
    That was weird and awesome

  • @scaramonga
    @scaramonga 6 лет назад +7

    Deer Hunter is a masterpiece of filming, and he makes this so.

  • @morbidmary4019
    @morbidmary4019 8 лет назад +26

    joe dirt.....really...how could u forget that one lol

    • @TefenCa
      @TefenCa 5 лет назад

      Morbid Mary "Hey, you're talkin' to my guy all wrong. It's the wrong tone. Do it again, I'll stab you in the face with a soldering iron!"
      "What if I am?"
      "What.. What if we're his family!?"

  • @SadButter
    @SadButter 10 лет назад +20

    This is a pretty cool list...
    But it needs more cowbell.

  • @cyndelee
    @cyndelee 5 лет назад +4

    At Close Range with Sean and Christopher Penn.. One of his best. He played a villain and it was AMAZING. Should have been listed over some of these others.

  • @nathanstreilein758
    @nathanstreilein758 5 лет назад +6

    The Deer Hunter will always be my #1. The whole cast was phenomenal.

  • @Herv3
    @Herv3 9 лет назад +17

    Thanks for the spoiler alert at number 9.

    • @Herv3
      @Herv3 9 лет назад +7

      ***** maybe, but now i'll never see it and the spoiler was completely unnecessary..

    • @GiantfireringCole
      @GiantfireringCole 9 лет назад +4

      billy smith AAND UNNECESSARY HATE

    • @olofblomsterberg3772
      @olofblomsterberg3772 9 лет назад +2

      +Herv3 i agree =( so angry bout the spoiler! i started downloading the movie before it got to that part and was like WTF IS WRONG WITH WatchMOJO when they spoiled it =/

  • @Serai3
    @Serai3 8 лет назад +23

    Johnny Smith was anything but unhinged. He was one of only a couple of performances in which Walken played an ordinary person who wasn't particularly weird. (Although he did have some interesting verbal rhythms.) It's one of the reasons I love _The Dead Zone_, the way Walken embroiders just around the edges of a quiet, decent man.

    • @thekillingfieldsable
      @thekillingfieldsable 8 лет назад +5

      The ICE is gonna break!!!

    • @mappychamp1
      @mappychamp1 8 лет назад +1

      thank you``I was waiting foe someone to say that, best part in that movie I think

    • @thekillingfieldsable
      @thekillingfieldsable 8 лет назад +2

      Greg Bond That and his 'Do you know what God did for me?' rant at Tom Skerrit.

    • @mappychamp1
      @mappychamp1 8 лет назад +2

      yes that's awesome too,when he says`` ya he's been a real sport"

    • @MsBamafanatic
      @MsBamafanatic 8 лет назад +1

      I love that movie too.

  • @H0kieJoe
    @H0kieJoe 7 лет назад +17

    Notable mention: Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
    Classic Walken

    • @puresaturday4493
      @puresaturday4493 5 лет назад +6

      A criminally unknown and underrated movie and one of Walken's best performances. I knew before i watched this video that watch mojo would not include "the man with the plan" on this list. Also an awesome movie with an all star cast. Also one of my all time favourite movies

    • @SuperJohnboy83
      @SuperJohnboy83 4 года назад

      Bumpkis

    • @pigerwoods3175
      @pigerwoods3175 3 года назад

      Buckwheats Jimmy....Buckfuckingwheats....

  • @toottootfinn9455
    @toottootfinn9455 8 месяцев назад +1

    The Deer Hunter was a masterpiece. Both De Niro and Walken were born to play those characters.

  • @marciamiller3938
    @marciamiller3938 3 года назад +5

    His "Mr. Continental" on SNL
    was fabulous and classic

  • @tjscott395
    @tjscott395 10 лет назад +10

    EPIC in Poolhall Junkies. His 'Lions Speech' was worthy of an Oscar.
    The only way this could be better would be MORE COWBELL.

  • @garymcaleer6112
    @garymcaleer6112 7 лет назад +65

    Yeah, you left out his greatest role: The Continental on SNL!

    • @heatherhillman7280
      @heatherhillman7280 5 лет назад +3

      Omg YES!!! Love those skits!

    • @bryanmeekins835
      @bryanmeekins835 4 года назад +1

      I've always wondered if that character was based on Peter Sellers in "The World of Henry Orient." Also, you gotta love the way he says "champagne."

    • @princessleah_92
      @princessleah_92 4 года назад +1

      Yyyeeessssss

    • @armenianchik
      @armenianchik 4 года назад +3

      My favorite sketch! 😍🥰

    • @MaeMee5
      @MaeMee5 3 года назад +1

      Champagne 🥂😂

  • @ryanbluer6098
    @ryanbluer6098 4 месяца назад +1

    He is a brilliant actor and definitely number one his part in the Deer Hunter

  • @blackligght
    @blackligght 8 лет назад +18

    So many to choose from...but come on, surely you must not have seen At Close Range. Walken and Sean Penn? Amazing.

    • @metledsabbsthica
      @metledsabbsthica 8 лет назад +4

      RIGHT. HOW DID CLOSE RANGE NOT MAKE THE LIST, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN TOP 3. MAYBE 1 OR 2

    • @petersrightbut8297
      @petersrightbut8297 7 лет назад +1

      blackligght , I forgot about that, wow, what a flashback!, great movie.

    • @FirebirdCamaro1220
      @FirebirdCamaro1220 6 лет назад

      Loved him as Hickey in Last Man Standing as well

  • @kat.66
    @kat.66 4 года назад +10

    I say the one you missed was At Close Range.with the Penn brothers. 💜

    • @MonoChorMe
      @MonoChorMe 4 года назад +1

      Ohh yea, that was also a stelar performance indeed (the mustache was on point hehe). Btw, one other movie I really like (its really a genuinely interesting movie) is Dogs of War... He portrayed a mercenary while leading a military coup for revenge.

  • @theriac.
    @theriac. 4 года назад +3

    Legend playing so many iconic roles. (In the voice of the man himself) "But y'know...i gotta say...you got the top spot...just perfect...POW!". Seriously though, his portrayal in Deer Hunter is to this day breathtaking

  • @JDSFLA
    @JDSFLA 4 года назад

    I walked by him once on the west side of Manhattan - may have been Amsterdam Ave. - and there he was standing next to me on the corner waiting for the light to turn. I am not much of a star-gazer, but hey, this is Walken we are talking about. This was around the late 1980's and I still remember as yesterday. He was and is a cool cat.

  • @williamwraith6453
    @williamwraith6453 Год назад +5

    You should do a part two for this absolute legend that incorporates his role in 7 Psychopaths. That movie was criminally underrated...

    • @thegood9
      @thegood9 Год назад +2

      Agreed. That was amazing. As was "Hairspray"...such an amazing spectrum of performance!

  • @paulaflaig6102
    @paulaflaig6102 10 лет назад +8

    Another great hunk!!!

    • @paulaflaig6102
      @paulaflaig6102 10 лет назад +2

      Yes I saw him once ... dance on a bar once in a movie...quite good and funny somehow as I remember

  • @gajo1256
    @gajo1256 8 лет назад +19

    The Deer Hunter BETTER be first or i'm unsubscribing.

  • @Fanfiktion1988
    @Fanfiktion1988 3 года назад +2

    You Forgett A View to a Kill! This Movie, King of New York and Dead Zone are my Favorite!