The Walker

The Walker is a 2007 independent crime drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader and starring Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lauren Bacall, Ned Beatty, Lily Tomlin, Willem Dafoe, Moritz Bleibtreu and Mary Beth Hurt. It is the fourth installment in Schrader's night workers series of films, starting with Taxi Driver in 1976, followed by American Gigolo in 1980 and Light Sleeper in 1992. Synopsis A middle-aged gay man in Washington, D. C., Carter Page III, is a male escorta "walker"a single man who escorts other men's wives to social events, rather than their husbands. One of the women he escorts, Lynn Lockner, is married to a United States senator and is having an affair with a lobbyist. When the lobbyist is murdered, she embroils Carter in an investigation that leads to the highest levels of the federal government. Cast Woody Harrelson as Carter Page III Kristin Scott Thomas as Lynn Lockner Lauren Bacall as Natalie Van Miter Ned Beatty as Jack Delorean Moritz Bleibtreu as Emek Yoglu Mary Beth Hurt as Chrissie Morgan Lily Tomlin as Abigail Delorean Willem Dafoe as Senator Larry Lockner William Hope as Mungo Tenant Production Schrader completed the script in 2002. Initially the film was to be a direct sequel to American Gigolo, with Julian Kaye (played by Richard Gere) as the lead character. The director originally wanted Kevin Kline to play the lead.