With that uproarious catchphrase, an exciting chase sequence, and a fun callback to Reeves’ famous Neo “Whoa,” Duke Caboom might be the actor’s most unforgettable role of 2019 (yes, I know that John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum came out that same year).
Speaking of fitting, yet hilariously bizarre, voice cameos, in Toy Story 4, Woody’s (Tom Hanks) quest to reunite his owner Bonnie (Madeleine McGraw) with her new, homemade favorite toy, Forky (Tony Hale) leads him to enlist the help of the Canadian equivalent of an Evel Knievel action figure, Duke Caboom (voiced by the Canadian equivalent of a badass action star, Keanu Reeves).
Duke is, at first, reluctant to assist Woody in his mission due to, as he explains, the memory of his former kid throwing him away after he fails to match the same high-stakes stunt-jumping ability as his advertisement fraudulently promises, but after much needed-encouragement in his exceptional crashing abilities from Bo Peep (Annie Potts), he exclaims, “Yes I Canada.”