Blowback presents: Walker - 35MM

America is not just a country, it’s a mythology. And it took the director of Repo Man to deliver the ultimate American anti-myth — the life of would-be US dictator of Nicaragua, William Walker (Ed Harris). Join the hosts of the series Blowback for a truly singular vision of American power and hubris.

In Walker, a 19th century American mercenary leads his soldiers of fortune into Latin America to deliver his paymasters a new slice of Manifest Destiny. Walker soon goes mad in his endless pursuit of glory. Produced during Ronald Reagan’s own Contra War in Nicaragua, director Alex Cox shelves historical fidelity for madcap satire, mixing 1800s costumes with 1980s military hardware (and music by The Clash’s Joe Strummer) in this furious burlesque of American imperialism.

Introduced by Brendan James and Noah Kulwin 10/21.