Walker
Seen it?1987 | 95 min | Drama, History, War
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and middling reviews (47% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved Glory or Braveheart, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
William Walker and his mercenary corps enter Nicaragua in the middle of the 19th century in order to install a new government by a coup d'etat.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
47% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$257K worldwide on a $6 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 90K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alex Cox
- Ed HarrisWilliam Walker
- Richard MasurEphraim Squier
- René AuberjonoisMaj. Siegfried Hennington
- Keith SzarabajkaTimothy Crocker
- Sy RichardsonCaptain Hornsby
- Xander BerkeleyByron Cole
- John DiehlStebbins
- Peter BoyleCornelius Vanderbilt
- Marlee MatlinEllen Martin
- Alfonso ArauRaousset