10 Greatest Cameos In Tarantino Films
9. Christopher Walken as Captain Koons (Pulp Fiction)
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Dreaming in a changing room before his last big fight, failed boxer Butch (Bruce Willis) has a brief flashback to his younger years; there, as a kid, he listens to the story of his deceased fathers sacred pocket watch from the possibly insane Captain Koons (Walken). As Koons tells a story spanning three generations, three wars and one he hid it, in the one place he knew he could hide something: his ass, we as an audience become as enraptured as young Butch. Walken makes the speech profound where it should be, hilariously funny where it shouldnt (its a rare actor than can make And then, he died of dysentery humorous) and, through his own unique line delivery, immensely quotable. Its the combination of a great actor and spellbinding monologue writing that makes this cameo not just a Tarantino movie best, but one of the all-time greats.