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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   25,774 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Judd Apatow (written by) &
Jake Kasdan (written by)
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Release Date:
21 December 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Life made him tough. Love made him strong. Music made him hard.
Plot:
Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
User Reviews:
hilarious more (169 total)

Cast

  (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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Walk Hard (USA) (short title)
Walk Hard: American Cox, the Unbearably Long, Self-Indulgent Director's Cut (USA) (director's cut)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language.
Runtime:
96 min | 120 min (extended edition)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Famous musicians that are spoofed by Dewey Cox are: Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, David Bowie, Queen, Meatloaf, David Crosby, Jim Morrison, Harry Chapin, Don McLean, Elvis Presley, The Cars, The Ramones, Nelly, Tim McGraw, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys during his "SMILE" album period and lastly Stevie Wonder's loss of smell, after his 1973 car crash. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: In the flashback to Dewey's childhood in 1946 Alabama, his brother expresses his future wish to become an astronaut and go to the moon. This probably would not have been his career option since the first man didn't go into space until 1961. more
Quotes:
Elvis Presley: It's called Karate, man. Only two kinds of people know it, The Chinese and The King. And one of them is me. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Daily Show: (2008-07-22)" (2008) more
Soundtrack:
My Girl more

FAQ

What are the differences between the R-Rated theatrical version and the Unrated version of the movie?
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35 out of 49 people found the following review useful.
hilarious, 6 February 2008
9/10
Author: mattkratz (themattk@hotmail.com) from Richardson, TX

I thought this was a brilliant satire of the biopic genre. It was obviously borrowed from Walk the Line, but there was plenty of other stuff thrown in as well. It was a truly hilarious movie, including the scenes where the band members convince him to try the drugs, a scene with the Beatles, the variety show stuff and interviews, all the scenes with the title character smashing the sinks, and the Walk the Line spoofs. It was very well written with lots of great dialog. You will love all the cameos and other stuff. I guarantee it. This was a tailor-made role for John C. Reilly, who is perfect in and for the part, as is just about everyone in it.

*** 1/2 out of ****

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