10 Movie Characters You Didn't Realise Secretly Died In Movies

6. Walker - Point Blank

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If accepted on straight terms, John Boorman's 1967 crime classic Point Blank follows ruthless criminal Walker (Lee Marvin), who at the start of the movie is betrayed and left for dead by his partner Reese (John Vernon), sending Walker on a quest for revenge.

But there's a common theory among fans that Walker actually dies in that very first scene, and everything else we're seeing is simply a hopeful, vengeful final dream from Walker as he expires in the Alcatraz jail cell where he was shot by Reese.

This theory is held up by Boorman's storytelling, which is at times both non-linear and incredibly surreal, reflecting the jumbled thoughts of a person about to enter the eternal void.

At best, we can accept that Walker is an unreliable narrator, but given that Boorman himself has "confirmed" the validity of Walker dying in the opening scene, we'll take his word as gospel.

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