Walton Goggins Got the Opportunity of a Lifetime When Harrison Ford Knocked on his Door While Filming Their $174 Million Blockbuster

Harrison Ford has cemented a strong legacy with notable roles that range from drama to adventure. From gaining worldwide recognition with Han Solo’s role in the Star Wars franchise to bidding farewell to the titular character in the Indiana Jones franchise, he has proven his acting mettle, becoming an American cultural icon.

With a great personality like Ford, it would surprise even his collaborators to find him knocking at his door. Well, the scenario happened in real life when the former visited his Cowboys & Aliens co-star, Walton Goggins.

Harrison Ford Surprised Walton Goggins With His Unexpected Appearance

Walton Goggins started his acting career in theatre, which helped him build a strong foundation in his skills. After working in the industry for a while, he gained significant recognition in the TV series The Shield.

His versatile talent was further showcased in the Justified series with other notable film projects including Django Unchained (2012) and Tomb Raider (2018). In a recent appearance on the Happy Sad Podcast, Goggins reflected on his filmography, including the time when he got an unexpected appearance from his Cowboys & Aliens co-star, Harrison Ford.

Having got in touch with the Indiana Jones actor to work on their collaborative work, Cowboys & Aliens, he shared that the latter knocked at his door unexpectedly “a month into the project.”

He shared,

I get a knock on my trailer door and I say, ‘Yeah, who is it?’ At the end of the day, while putting my clothes on, he said, ‘It’s Harrison.’ I said, ‘Harrison who?’ He said, ‘Ford.’

He was surprised by what happened at the time as he continued,

I open the trailer, and he’s like, ‘Hey man, you want to ride home in my helicopter? Come on.’ And I said, ‘Oh my god, wow, I would love to ride home in your helicopter, Harrison, but I drove here today, so I think I need to drive my car back.’ And he said, ‘They’ll take care of your car.’

He eventually got into his helicopter with several others and flew back home. They even had dinner together, where the Blade Runner 2049 actor opened up to Goggins, making him feel good.

Harrison Ford Reflected on Cowboys & Aliens

Working on the 2011 movie was a new experience for Harrison Ford, despite his familiarity with the sci-fi genre. An old interview via Contact Music revealed that the actor was initially unconvinced about the project. However, after meeting with director Jon Favreau to discuss it, the Star Wars actor eventually agreed to join.

I thought this was clearly something I haven’t done before and one of the things to do at this stage is something if you haven’t done before. As much as I have been part of sci-fi movies, I always approach them as fairytales. I didn’t really think of the sci-fi.

However, the movie could neither win audiences’ hearts with the concept nor perform well at the box office.

However, that was far from what the actor was concerned with as he revealed to THR,

But the first job of a movie is to get its money back. God knows why something doesn’t work. It doesn’t usually make that much difference — I just go on and do something else. I wasn’t counting the hits and misses.

Released internationally, it underperformed at the box office, earning over $174 million on a $163 million budget via the Numbers. The other cast includes Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Adam Beach, Paul Dano, and Noah Ringer.

Cowboys & Aliens is available on Peacock.