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Talking the Walk 2021: Ranking the Walks with J.D. Amato

🕑 Added 2021-12-11 17:00:01 +0000 UTC

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Theo Titus

How many children must i sacrifice to get Tarkovsky covered in main feed? Short filmography, fascinating story, and truly crazy passion projects

Josh McGuire

Agreed. One of my favs of all time *walk emoji

Will Gray

Listening 3 years later. But the omission of tombstone is sacrilegious.

Scott Marshall

The Conversation!

Erick Anderson

Oh man, the Tarkovsky talk is +

Sean Dudley

Really funny to hear them mention the moon walk as a top walk considering what 2022’s talk the walk ended up being

Marty McFly Route

Gladiator! “General” “Spaniard”

Storm chaser Jay

Was struggling with depression the past few weeks and was truly looking for hidden episodes on blank check and purchasing the patron account. I'm in love with this episode. Was smiling the whole time. Thanks for what you're doing, love this podcast, and this episode is so good!

Joe

Ben the surprising MVP here! Spinal Tap, Metropolis & Waiting to Exhale were fave pulls.

Jack

Passion of the Christ?

Jack

The first one I thought of was The Happening when people start walking backwards

Elizabeth

Sleepless in Seattle, ending walk back to the elevator at the top of the empire state building. Loved the episode!

Nathan Miller

I'd like to say the first part of the beach scene was my favorite walk up in that.

Nathan Miller

Specifically the first part of the beach scene

Tom Lowery

It Follows?

Geoff Demitz

How was there no ranking of Walken movies?

Ian Michael Wilson

No where near one of the best movie walks, but ever since I saw Blade Runner 2049, everytime I walk up a set of stairs , I think of Gosling's slow gait through the red Vegas haze and up the stairs in Ford's casino hideout.

Bee

HEAT! Speaking of Jon Voight even if he’s not the one in the Talks I’m thinking of

Bee

Not a rom com, but this made me think of romantic walks in general and so of course matthew macfadyen crossing the fields at dawn at the end of pride and prejudice

Dustin W. Hiser

Popped in to make sure this had been noted for the record.

Tom Brown

Loved the episode but when they bought up No Country For Old Men I thought for sure they'd mention Millers Crossing, it's the location of two great walks.

Chuck Emmett

I know I'm late, but I can't believe no one has mentioned Godzilla/Gojira's walk through Tokyo in 1954. Talk about a genre defining walk.

Justin Markey-Thomas

Such a great episode! Love when JD joins you guys. Also “Da 5 Bloods” needs to be mentioned as one of the greatest walking movies and some of the best walking scenes!

MB

Montage of Andie walking in her new outfits in Devil Wears Prada, Joe and Kathleen walking down the same street to The Cranberries at the beginning of You’ve Got Mail, and folks———- Gail the assistant taking Ally on the longest walk in recorded history to the stage in A Star is Born. Bye

Benedict Paul

Dax in the trench, Paths of Glory The ceasefire, Children of Men Good ep!

Deren Ney

I loved this episode so much! One thing I noticed about the Carpenter series, is it seemed like the two friends were hobbled a little by how well the material has been covered. To their credit, they didn’t want to just say the same thing that everybody else inside, but sometimes it seemed like there was a little bit of a spark missing. This episode more than made up for that. Not only is JD Amato just the greatest, but this really showed the personalities that we love. 10/10.

Bill Adams

I have two proposals of actual, real walks for consideration: 1. My serious proposal is James Bond walking from audience right to center screen into the ubiquitous circle to turn and shoot straight down the barrel of the camera at the beginning of the Bond movies. 2. My joke proposal is 1986 Paul Hogan walking across the tops of peoples' heads in the Subway to get to Linda Kozlowski and profess his undying love at the end of Crocodile Dundee. I have two honorable mention proposals of movement that are walk adjacent, but are not in fact actual, real walks: 1. 1964 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, when Peter Sellers stands abruptly from the wheelchair to declare, "Mein Führer, I can walk!" 2. 1990 Total Recall, when Marshall Bell is taken over by Quato and he shuffles across the room to Arnold so they can join hands and show Arnold the past. Speaking of Peter Sellers, I had my hand raised for Being There so hard! I had that scene in my mind the entire podcast until Griffin mentioned it like 2 hours 30 minutes in or whatever. Peter Sellers and that moment in cinema are two of my favorites.

Nicole Journal

I think stair walking might be a whole other category. Otherwise how can Sunset Boulevard not be on the list?!

Maureen Tango

Yes! I was cheering for Clarice’s walk in Silence!

Jonathan cronin

Can’t believe they left off Cary Grant walking up the stairs with the glass of milk in Spellbound…and would have added Ringo’s walk along the river in A Hard Days Night.

Corey Ovendale

I hate to correct Griffin, but he got young Frankenstein wrong. Marty Feldman says to walk this way and gene wilder starts to follow him normally. Marty then turns around and says no this way this way and gestures to the hunch and hands over the cane that he’s using. Gene starts following the same way then stops stands up and kind of looks to the camera as if to say “you got to be fucking kidding me.”

Ray

They had copters in middle earth?

James Beavis

Walking down the stairs in Notorious! That’s the Hitchcock I would have gone for

Tom Morton

Great episode! The best bonus feature I've heard so far, really fun. My submission for a walk that didn't get covered: Shaun's walk to work before / after the zombie apocalypse in Shaun of the Dead.

Conor Bresnan

This was the best Special Features episode you've done alongside the Marvel Acting Revue. I must say that unless you're all super familiar with the movies (like Marvel) the commentaries just don't suit your style as well as episodes like this where you can go in a thousand directions without being encumbered by events on the screen. I fucking loved this thing.

Hunter Plummer

I spent 3 hours listening to this the day it came out, and not one person even mentioned the slo-mo walks in THE FAREWELL. Disappointed.

James Hill

Kill Bill Vol 2: Bill's last walk. The title of the film comes to life in three steps.

Eliot Nest

“They Live”

Jonathan Popalis

Eric Idle’s long walk as The French Waiter in Meaning of Life.

Megan Burbank

I love the inclusion of the Before trilogy and consideration of Margot/"These Days," but what about Kathleen Kelly walking to work in the opening scene of You've Got Mail, woven through with scenes of Joe Fox walking to work? An A+ walking movie imho, and a rare romantic comedy that doesn't rely on running.

Charlie

So yeah we are definitely going to need more cinema ranking episodes.

Kate

Maybe this is a knit-pick, Griffin’s lord of the rings walk is at the end of two towers. End of fellowship is the mountaintop fellowship copter shot. Also a great moment.

Jimmy Leavens

Workers leaving by the Lumiere brothers. Early/first film walks

actionjohnsen

Indiana Jones getting to the grail room is one long walk in my book. Also hearing Javier walk, stop and unscrew the light bulb in No Country for Old Men. It’s a great walk even when you can’t see it

Leah McKibbin

The first person and image that came to my mind when hearing famous walks sadly never came up here, but for me one of the great walkers is Marilyn Monroe. Specifically for Some Like It Hot when she's walking to the train in her intro scene. A walk that inspires two other characters on how to walk. But also honorable mention to her walk in Niagara.

William Irvine

I’d submit the famous tracking shot from Children of Men, when Theo and Kee walk through the warring factions with her new baby, and the armies temporarily stop fighting to stand in awe of the child.

Jason Hammons

At some point in peak pandemic boredom I made a list of TTW suggestions. They get increasingly sweaty as they go. https://boxd.it/8WfMe

D

Russian Ark is probably the most impressive walk on film - one continuous shot moving around the Winter Palace in St Petersburg and through History.

Karah S & Ralph U

Posting our predictions before we listen, will follow up after: Cool Runnings, The Lion King, Fellowship of the Ring

John Mannella

Daniel Plainview crawling into town covered in oil. Margot Tenebaum getting off of her bus. The boys walking to a dead body in Stand By Me. Indiana Jones walking the walk of the faithful in Last Crusade. Harry & Sally through Central Park

Fastplant64

For a specific walk from the before trilogy, I would say the final walk back to Celine’s apartment is my favorite.

Leah McKibbin

Thank you! Same!

rebecca brown

Not a single Denzel walk?? He's got an iconic gait

David Noone

I'm not mad I'm just disappointed in you... I can't believe the sad walk in Notting Hill wasn't mentioned. Emotional, significant to the narrative, set to music... first one I thought of. Enjoyed the episode a lot.

Kelly Briscoe

The lack of rom coms on this list is disappointing :(

Nicole Journal

Do women not walk? I don't love that there are no named female characters in the top ten. Overall amazing episode - love the length and overall energy, but come on folks let's celebrate the ladies!

Ray

You couldn't find any Walken walks in the prophecy franchise? Or what about jungle book

Riley Johnson

Paul Bettany walking across the island in Master and Commander. The crucial sequence of an almost perfect movie. Please do this every month. “Cinema’s best _____s,” for three hours, I’m there.

Nicole Journal

I instantly thought of the TRex walk from Jurassic park. It's so iconic with the tension of the approaching sound and ripples in the water.

Chris Fyvie

Thank you for this. I haven’t seen Benedetta, so couldn’t listen to the regular feed today. 😭😂

Jack o Diamonds

Kirk Douglas walking across the ores in da Vikings?

Rad Rodge

Oh man see now we're getting somewhere

Marie

When Griffin was talking about the funniest walk I thought someone would mention Catherine O’Hara for a second in Best in Show

Domenic Mezzanotte

Looking forward to Romilly teaching cooking tips for Talking the Wok 2022

Aaron Lohan

Most chaotic episode I've heard for a while 😅

Jeff Brax

I'm surprised they did not mention the end of Bridge of Spies, which is a genuinely tense walking scene. The boys normally stand for that movie.

Allison Hrabar

Surprised to not hear Jack Sparrow’s intro in the first Pirates mentioned! He steps off the mast of his nearly-sunken boat, starts walking without missing a beat, is called back by the harbor master and does a little spin to turn around and walk back. He pays the guy, walks away...and steals his purse on the way out. You see Jack’s overconfidence, failure, and immediate recovery play out all within the same walk.

Chris Piazza

I haven’t finished the episode but I’d be surprised if no one mentions the last scene of On The Waterfront. First thing that came to my mind.

Steve Nutt

It Follows. Pretty much a walking movie.

Kalle Färm

Lee Marvin in POINT BLANK, walking down the hallway, his steps both sounding like a ticking clock and becoming the drumbeat of the soundtrack. https://youtu.be/qz1328EcZlQ

Mike Ostrov

Pryor and Wilder's attempt at an intimidating initial walk through prison in Stir Crazy. The brontosauri and other herbivores walking during that first majestic wide shot in Jurassic Park.

Charlie

Pretty sure both Buried and Locke qualify as no-walk classics.

Stephen

Cyrus the Virus walking away from the explosion in Con-Air AND Bernie in Weekend at Bernie’s 2

MatteeJJ

don't think there was any walking in The Man From Earth, just pacing at most

Josh Rioux

What about in 12 angry men, when he recreates the walk of the old man witness so the jury can time it?

Jack o Diamonds

The duke

Jack o Diamonds

Just watched desperado. Theres some walkin in that show.

Anthony Regina

You guys are insane. I love you.

Daniel Bailey

Spacey's walk in The Usual Suspects is surely iconic right?

Josh Rioux

I propose the boys do a “speaking the spread” episode where David presents his choice of spreadsheet for discussion.

Peter Angelinas

Catherine Ohara and Eugene Levy in Best in Show? He has two left feet!

Casey

I'm jumping the gun and writing this before I've finished the episode, so I don't know if its mentioned, but Micheal Corleone killing Sollozzo is another of the more obvious, basic person, choices. There are three parts, the walk to the rest room, the walk out, and then the fast but deliberate walk away after he has done the deed.

aHumanbyMistake

I'm assuming Reservoir Dogs is mentioned?

Former Janitor

Henry Hill walking across the street to pistol whip Karen's neighbour is a pretty intense walk

Britt B

If no one says Clueless, I’m going to cry

Patrick Donges

I just rewatched Goodfellas...

John Szolscek

I mean, JD should have known that one due to it being a pretty important benchmark in the use of CGI, but to be fair, they usually cut the car smashing part pit.

Mitch Kapa

Also I'd argue that Chuck Yeager walking away from the crash is the most powerful moment in a movie that also includes the breaking of the sound barrier and the dawn of human spaceflight. For me that is an easy top 10.

Mitch Kapa

For your consideration: Morpheus and Neo walking against the crowd in The Matrix.

KB

The Michael Jackson thing Ben is thinking of with him smashing the car is from the extended version of the "Black or White" video. It's not in "Moonwalker."

caitlin taylor

Ariel walking out the water in the sparkly dress

Josh Burcham

Cannot contain my excitement, will be walking to this for HOURS

bansheebeat

david not including the stairwell walk from in the mood for love 😢😢😢

Conor Beales

You fellows and the Action Boyz are 3+ hour podcast titans.

James Cotton

I LOVE MOVIES!

Douglas Wykstra

So now I have to wait a whole year before you rank the best talks? I had a lot more opinions on the best talks. Like, Everybody in Midnight Cowboy--some excellent talking there, even if Jon Voight didn't understand it.