Unbelievable On-Set Stories About Christopher Walken That Shows Just How Peculiar He Is

Published on 09/06/2022
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They Forgot To Edit Out His Flying Saucer Comment

It seems that Walken mentions a flying saucer in a scene he and Mickey Rourke are in together in the movie Heaven’s Gate. Given that the film is a Western set around 1890 and is entirely unrelated to aliens, it is somewhat strange. The line was accidentally left in the movie due to a “photographer’s thing,” according to Walken in an interview with Interview magazine.

They Forgot To Edit Out His Flying Saucer Comment

They Forgot To Edit Out His Flying Saucer Comment

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Summer Camp Inspired One Of His Scenes

One of the most terrifying scenes in cinema history is the Russian roulette scene from The Deer Hunter. Finding out Walken’s objective may seem unusual given the breadth of emotions he was able to convey throughout the scenario. According to reports, he was recalling a time in his life when he felt abandoned, deceived, and cut off from his loved ones—when he had been taken away to summer camp as a young child.

Summer Camp Inspired One Of His Scenes

Summer Camp Inspired One Of His Scenes

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