After discussing Walken's casting in the upcoming Dune sequel and some hot baby talk, Brandon and Kenny dive into the third episode of "The Outlaws." After discussing two characters in the show who are on extreme opposite sides of the political spectrum, Brandon and Kenny talk about controversy regarding Ricky Gervais and Dave Chappelle's stand-up routines, and fanboy over Stephen Merchant's sharp comedic timing.
Brandon and Kenny return after a two-month hiatus to watch the second episode of "The Outlaws." They explain that they had already watched this episode back in May, but the day they were set to record, Brandon's wife was admitted to the hospital for complications with her pregnancy. Regardless, Brandon has a healthy baby boy, and is ready neglect him to watch more Christopher Walken projects. After shoutouts to the Ronnies, Brandon and Kenny dive into the second episode of "The Outlaws," which they admittedly are starting to enjoy. Afterwards, they briefly touch on Chet Hanks and Tom Hanks news, and close out the show digging into the mysterious past of Tom Cruise.
The boys are back. After a long hiatus, Brandon and Kenny reunite to discuss what they've been up to, life ambitions, the pros and cons of owning a Tesla, and Christopher Walken's streaming television debut in Stephen Merchant's comedy/drama series "The Outlaws," in which Walken plays an eccentric criminal performing community service with a ragtag group of colorful characters. Before getting into the topic at hand, Brandon reads some obscure facts about Christopher Walken from the book "Christopher Walken: A to Z." They close out the podcast by talking about movies they've seen lately.
Brandon and Kenny again attempt to end their Walken 101 journey by continuing the finale, only to find that they still have much more to talk about. Topics include: child-rearing, Kenny's new Tesla, Derek G. Breu's Paul Thomas Anderson-length buddy cop movie, and Brandon and Kenny's Top 5 lists of Walken movies, from good to bad to weird. NOTE: the audio quality is a little janky because we were recording over Zoom at the same time in hopes to upload a companion video for clips we were watching. Something went wrong and Kenny lost all of his recorded audio, so the audio you hear is taken from the Zoom call. We also lost our top 5 lists of favorite scenes, which we hope to revisit next episode.
Brandon and Kenny begin to unload a mountain of information and content to wrap up this historically nonsensical podcast, in which they've personally watched every Christopher Walken project in chronological order over a period of four years. After scouring for updates on Chet Hanks and discussing their own ideal White Boy Summers, they give shoutouts to the loyal Ronnies and read some kind messages from them and other fans. Brandon then gets Kenny's reactions on a detailed analysis of Christopher Walken's films according to various film review websites, and provides some top critics choices as well as some stinkers. They discuss what movies belong on these lists, and which ones don't. Brandon then goes through a spreadsheet he made, highlighting some odd/unique/stupid Christopher Walken memorabilia and fan-made artifacts on eBay, Etsy, and other websites. Realizing that they have too much to cover, Brandon and Kenny decide to extend the finale into a part two, but not before discussing a clip that they've never seen before from a 1971 historical reenactment series called "You Are There," in which Walken played a British officer attempting to stop Paul Revere and historic ride in 1775.
All your favorite moments (and ours) from the last four years of our lives watching every Christopher Walken project ever. List below in order: - "I Was Christopher Walken's Dresser" - Brandon's Diarrhea Mishaps - Walken Steals a Garden Gnome - The Blandness of Matthew Broderick - Watching 'McBain' Is Disrespectful to the Sanctity of Life - Kenny Reads an 8/10 IMDb Review of 'Le Grande Pardon II' - Walken's Dad Had the Rickets - 'Country Bears': The Car Wash Scene - Brandon and Kenny Write a Scathing Review of 'Evil Calls: The Raven'
After shouting out to the patrons and discussing some Chet Hanks news, Brandon and Kenny watch the last currently available Walken project, 'Percy Vs Goliath', starring Walken as a humble farmer fighting an unjust lawsuit against corporate giant Mansanto.
After unpacking the drama surrounding Chet Hanks and his self-proclaimed White Boy Summer and reading the latest "Brou and Rook" episode from one of their sponsors Derek Brou, Brandon and Kenny discuss the whimsical romantic comedy 'Wild Mountain Thyme,' starring Christopher Walken as an aging Irish farmer.
After reading some messages from the Ronnies, Brandon and Kenny discuss what they describe as the most poorly-made and offensive film Christopher Walken has ever appeared in: 'Life's a Beach'.
In a rare jump back in time, Brandon and Kenny watch an episode of a short-lived anthology drama series, "Deadline," in which a teenage "Ronnie" Walken plays a kid who gets helplessly lost in a cave. Brandon discusses how excited he was to see this episode mysteriously added to Walken's IMDb page. Other topics include Elon Musk, an update on Chet Hanks, and they close out the show talking about their next Walken film: an indie sex-comedy that was shot in 2000 and wasn't released until twelve years later.
Brandon and Kenny discuss, at great length, the family comedy 'The War with Grandpa', based on a beloved 1984 children's book. Christopher Walken played a cool old dude. Kenny poses that the film is problematic in its perpetuation of stereotypical characters and unrealistic portrayal of an American family. Brandon kinda liked it. Afterwards, they look ahead at the remaining two available Walken projects to watch: 'Percy' and 'Wild Mountain Thyme'.
After diving deep into the latest Tom Hanks conspiracy news, Brandon and Kenny discuss 'The Jesus Rolls,' an odd, meandering comedy-drama starring John Turturro as his character, Jesus Quintana, from the Coen Brothers' 'The Big Lebowski.' The film may mark the least amount of screen time of Walken in any film they've watched, as he played a warden in the beginning of the film letting Jesus out of prison, impressed by his bowling prowess.
Brandon and Kenny let the hate flow through them as they pick apart the offensively bad Netflix film 'Irreplaceable You'. Christopher Walken plays a dying man who serves as a wise sage for the main character, who has a bad case of movie cancer.
Kenny and Brandon bring in the new year discussing Christopher Walken's brief role as Dr. Tinkler, a veterinarian and potential long-lost father to Owen Wilson and Ed Helms in the forgettable comedy 'Father Figures'. They also talk about their future plans with the "101 series" of podcasts, as well as a separate podcast version of Supporting Actor Spotlights (previously "No Small Parts").
Brandon and Kenny digest the horrible "family" comedy 'Nine Lives', in which Walken played another mysterious, omniscient guy who uses magic stuff to help a workaholic father. Afterwards, Brandon reads some trivia about the film, some of the weirdest one-star and five-star reviews on Amazon, and briefly touch on their upcoming episode about the comedy 'Father Figures'.
Brandon and Kenny switch gears to the documentary show "Finding Your Roots", in which various celebrities learn about their family lineage. They watched an episode featuring Fred Armisen, Carly Simon, and Christopher Walken, who discovers some darkness in his past. Afterwards, they go over what they know of their own family history, and further delve into the "Tom Hanks Missing" conspiracy theory.
Brandon and Kenny put aside the events of Election Day and instead focus on something more important: Christopher Walken's performance as King Louie in Jon Favreau's live-action/CGI remake of 'The Jungle Book'. They both talk about why they enjoyed the film, Brandon rattles off some Jungle Book trivia, and finds an interview in which Walken actually makes clear his political leanings. They end by looking forward to watching Walken's segment of "Finding Your Roots", in which he supposedly finds something shocking about one of his grandparents.
Kenny and Brandon discuss the film 'Eddie the Eagle', based on the true story of Michael Edwards, a British underdog ski jumper who participated unexpectedly in the 1988 Winter Olympics. Walken appeared briefly as a veteran ski coach. The movie itself wasn't too bad, actually, but they talk about how the more interesting story was what happened to Michael after the Winter Olympics.
Brandon and Kenny are pleasantly surprised to watch the indie-drama 'The Family Fang', in which Christopher Walken plays a celebrated, avant-garde performance artist who has alienated his grown children, played by Jason Bateman and Nicole Kidman. Positive vibes today, apart from a brief debate over watching movies on airplanes.
After digging deeper into the "Missing Tom Hanks" conspiracy theory, Brandon and Kenny discuss the confusing train wreck of a comedy 'Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser', in which Walken reprised his role of Clem, an eccentric gangster. Jesus Christ.