Christopher Walken Walken", playing fictional poet and ladies' man Robert Fulmer. In Woody Allen's 1977 film "Annie Hall", Walken played the homicidal and borderline crazy brother of Annie Hall (Diane Keaton). Also in 1977, Walken had a minor role as Eli Wallach's partner in "The Sentinel". In 1978, he appeared in "Shoot the Sun Down", a western filmed in 1976 that costarred Margot Kidder. Along with Nick Nolte and Burt Reynolds, Walken was considered by George Lucas for the part of Han Solo in "Star Wars"; the part ultimately went to Harrison Ford. In 1977, Walken also starred in an episode of
Annie Hall out of five stars, calling it a "classic". In 2017, Claire Dederer wrote, ""Annie Hall" is the greatest comic film of the twentieth century [...] because it acknowledges the irrepressible nihilism that lurks at the center of all comedy." At Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 97% based on 70 reviews, with an average rating of 9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Filled with poignant performances and devastating humor, "Annie Hall" represents a quantum leap for Woody Allen and remains an American classic". Metacritic gave the film a score of 92 out of 100 based on 20