Alex Cox's Walker (with Olivia Willke)

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Jul 3, 202300:51:06TV & Film

Just in time for the 4th of July, it's Alex Cox's radical, career-killing satire, "Walker." It's hard to imagine a more radical film being made in the studio system than Alex Cox's "Walker." Shot on location in Nicaragua...

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