Christopher Walken: Movie Top Ten

With his gravity defying hair, nonchalant voice, ambiguous smile and reptilian-like features, there is an otherworldly alienness about Christopher Walken. It is this troubling combination of distinctive genetics, chilly sexuality and twitching mannerisms that has turned him into a genuine, cult movie star. From the suicidal Vietnam Vet in The Deer Hunter, to the unhinged Sicilian hood interrogating Dennis Hopper in True Romance, and to the arch-villain in Batman Returns, Walken has a prolific filmography. Hard to believe then, that this is the first book devoted solely to Christopher Walken.

Christopher Walken: Movie Top Ten takes ten of his most engaging or offbeat films and analyses them through accessible, in-depth essays by some of the best cutting-edge film writers around. Visually charged with striking b/w shots throughout, the result is both an incisive overview of Walken's impressive career, and an anthology of films by some of the leading cult directors of recent years such as Tim Burton, David Cronenberg, Paul Schrader, and Abel Ferrara.