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Life made him tough. Love made him strong. Music made him hard.Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Three more join new Apatow comedy (From screeninglog. 12 June 2008, 9:51 AM, PDT)
The Promotion (From The AV Club. 5 June 2008, 2:37 PM, PDT)
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Dewey Cox: Riley makes him real moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Nat Faxon | ... | Awards Show Stage Manager | |
| John C. Reilly | ... | Dewey Cox | |
| Tim Meadows | ... | Sam | |
| Conner Rayburn | ... | Dewey - Age 8 | |
| Chip Hormess | ... | Nate | |
| Raymond J. Barry | ... | Pa Cox | |
| Terrence Beasor | ... | Country Doctor | |
| Margo Martindale | ... | Ma Cox | |
| Honeyboy Edwards | ... | Old Bluesman (as David Honeyboy Edwards) | |
| Gerry Black | ... | Harmonica Player | |
| Aron Johnson | ... | Teenage Band | |
| Jack Donovan Saperstein | ... | Teenage Band (as Jack Saperstein) | |
| Taylor Hubert | ... | Teenage Band (as Taylor Jamison Hubert) | |
| Christopher Hurt | ... | Teenage Band | |
| Matt Price | ... | MC |
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Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
96 min | 120 min (extended edition)Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Ireland:16 | Italy:VM14 | Australia:MA | Philippines:R-18 | USA:R | Singapore:R21 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Germany:12 | Netherlands:16 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | New Zealand:R13 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | South Africa:16Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USAMOVIEmeter: 
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Dewey Cox breaks six sinks throughout the entire movie. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: In the background in the orchestra scene, a Sabian cymbal can be seen. This scene takes place in 1966, but Sabian Cymbals was founded in 1981. moreQuotes:
Edith: What about my dreams?Dewey Cox: Edith I told you I can't build your candy house! It will fall apart, the sun will melt the candy, it won't work!
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Long Gone Lonesome Blues moreFAQ
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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (rated R). Directed by Jake Kasden. Written by Judd Apatow and Jake Kasden. Starring John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Raymond J. Berry, Kristen Wiig, Tim Meadows, Harold Ramis & Chris Parnell. Running Time: 96 minutes. Originally appeared in LakewoodBuzz.com.
OVERVIEW:
Like the film Ray (2004), a young boy and his brother frolic in the bucolic wonderland of the American South of the 1930s. Like Walk the Line (2005), a young man leaves his loving mother and hateful father to find solace in his music. Like... well, you get the idea. This film is primarily a send-up of the musical bio-pic, as Dewey Cox (Riley) channels nearly every rock icon that ever took the stage... from Dylan, Cash, Orbison, and Presley to Brian Wilson. Like his fellow rock stars, Dewey is often tempted by drugs and sex. In a hilarious motif, he is constantly opening a door and finding his drummer, Sam (Meadows), behind it with sexy backup singers and the latest drug of choice. "You don't want any part of this s**t," Sam says, and proceeds to tell Dewey all of the drug's benefits. Despite their wayward ways, Dewey and his band are discovered by a trio of Hasidic Jews and begin to record a remarkable string of number-one hits. As he cruises the decades like Forrest Gump with a guitar, Dewey meets all of his legendary contemporaries, played by uncredited actors you are likely to recognize. Watch especially for Lennon, McCartney and Buddy Holly.
REVIEW: 3 out of 4 Java Mugs
What is remarkable about this movie is the way we feel about the main character, Dewey Cox. It's easy to find sympathy for the likes of Johnny Cash and Ray Charles because we knew them as real people. But why do we feel so strongly about a singer we know does not really exist? Some of the credit goes to the filmmakers, who know which emotional buttons to push, but mostly we have Riley to thank. In an amazing portrayal, he takes what could have been a spoof-worthy sap and turns him into a fully developed character we really care about. Riley actually becomes Dewey Cox, by singing his heart out and even helping to write many of the film's songs.
Other performances are also worthy of note, particularly Fischer's sultry Darlene, Wiig's ever-pregnant Edith and Meadows' drug-addled drummer.
Though Riley's singing is quite good, it is still nice to have the likes of Lyle Lovett, Jackson Browne, Jewel, Ghostface Killah and Eddie Vedder playing themselves and singing those Dewey Cox originals. But none of the music was as brilliant as an early scene with Honeyboy Edwards singing the blues.