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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

  • 2007
  • R
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
75K
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POPULARITY
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John C. Reilly, Tim Meadows, Matt Besser, and Chris Parnell in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
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Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend.Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend.Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend.

  • Director
    • Jake Kasdan
  • Writers
    • Judd Apatow
    • Jake Kasdan
  • Stars
    • John C. Reilly
    • Jenna Fischer
    • David Krumholtz
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    75K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,370
    800
    • Director
      • Jake Kasdan
    • Writers
      • Judd Apatow
      • Jake Kasdan
    • Stars
      • John C. Reilly
      • Jenna Fischer
      • David Krumholtz
    • 248User reviews
    • 168Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations

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    John C. Reilly
    John C. Reilly
    • Dewey Cox
    Jenna Fischer
    Jenna Fischer
    • Darlene Madison
    David Krumholtz
    David Krumholtz
    • Schwartzberg
    Nat Faxon
    Nat Faxon
    • Awards Show Stage Manager
    Tim Meadows
    Tim Meadows
    • Sam
    Conner Rayburn
    Conner Rayburn
    • Dewey Age 8
    Chip Hormess
    • Nate
    Raymond J. Barry
    Raymond J. Barry
    • Pa Cox
    Terrence Beasor
    Terrence Beasor
    • Country Doctor
    Margo Martindale
    Margo Martindale
    • Ma Cox
    Honeyboy Edwards
    Honeyboy Edwards
    • Old Bluesman
    • (as David Honeyboy Edwards)
    Gerry Black
    • Harmonica Player
    Aron Johnson
    • Teenage Band
    Jack Donovan Saperstein
    Jack Donovan Saperstein
    • Teenage Band
    • (as Jack Saperstein)
    Taylor Hubert
    • Teenage Band
    • (as Taylor Jamison Hubert)
    Christopher Hurt
    • Teenage Band
    Matt Price
    Matt Price
    • MC (Teacher)
    John Maynard
    • Man at Talent Show
    • Director
      • Jake Kasdan
    • Writers
      • Judd Apatow
      • Jake Kasdan
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The musicians spoofed are: Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, David Bowie, Roy Orbison, Queen, Meat Loaf, David Crosby, Jim Morrison, Harry Chapin, Don McLean, Elvis Presley, The Cars, Christopher Ward, Nelly, Tim McGraw, The Beatles, Brian Wilson during his "SMILE" album period, Stevie Wonder (who lost his sense of smell after a 1973 car crash), and Michael Jackson (with a monkey and giraffe as house pets).
    • Goofs
      During his college show for "little man", contemporary cars are visible in the background.
    • Quotes

      [after Dewey accidentally barges in a room filled with smoke and groupies]

      Sam: [coughs] Get outta here, Dewey!

      Dewey Cox: What are y'all doin' in here?

      Sam: We're smoking reefer and you don't want no part of this shit.

      Dewey Cox: You're smoking *reefers*?

      Sam: Yeah, 'course we are; can't you smell it?

      Dewey Cox: [Dewey doesn't have a sense of smell] No, Sam. I can't.

      Reefer Girl: Come on, Dewey! Join the party!

      [takes a hit off a joint]

      Sam: No, Dewey, you don't want this. Get outta here!

      Dewey Cox: You know what, I don't want no hangover. I can't get no hangover.

      Sam: It doesn't give you a hangover!

      Dewey Cox: Wha-I get addicted to it or something?

      Sam: It's not habit-forming!

      Dewey Cox: Oh, okay... well, I don't know... I don't want to overdose on it.

      Sam: You can't OD on it!

      Dewey Cox: It's not gonna make me wanna have sex, is it?

      Sam: It makes sex even better!

      Dewey Cox: Sounds kind of expensive.

      Sam: It's the cheapest drug there is.

      Dewey Cox: [at a loss and out of excuses] Hmm.

      Sam: You don't want it!

      Dewey Cox: I think I kinda want it.

      Sam: Okay, but just this once. Come on in.

    • Crazy credits
      After the credits there is a black&white clip of Dewey Cox performing Walk Hard in 2002, with the words "The actual Dewey Cox"
    • Alternate versions
      The extended version released on home video, "American Cox: The Unbearably Long Self-Indulging Director's Cut", runs at 2 hours long.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Juno/Starting Out in the Evening/The Savages/Hitman/The Diving Bell and the Butterfly/Redacted (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Prelude in G Minor, Op. 28, No. 22
      Written by Frédéric Chopin

    User reviews248

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    9/10
    Deserves so much more recognition
    Very surprised to see the IMDB rating for this one. It definitely deserves a higher score. The humour is often crude might not be everyone's cup of tea but you can easily compare it other movies in a similar over the top comedy-type genre like Anchorman, Talladega Nights, Step-Brothers etc. This one in my opinion is the best one out of all them. There were a few jokes that didn't land as great as they could but overall, this is was a non stop laugh out loud movie for me and all the people I have ever watched it with.

    -John C Reilly's performance is amazing. Despite the fact that his character is unimaginably out of touch with the world surrounding him, he makes it look so believable. He is the perfect fit for this type of character and you can see, he put a lot of improv in the scenes and made it his own thing.

    -The pacing of the movie is great. Its very clever in the way it depicts the cliches of music biography movies. It heavily underlines all the overused motifs in the genre (the neglecting father, the wife/lover perturbations, addiction to fame and money) but but makes them very genuine, in a way that the viewer doesn't get detached from the Dewie's story. -And the biggest star of the movie: The music. The songs are great, they're funny, catchy and really well performed. Each song captures the essence of its times and pushes the story forward. I would dare to say they could easily hang with some of the biggest scores from Hollywood musicals. This why this movie works so much better than the more recent "Popstar" with Adam Sandberg, which made a similar effort in mocking the perks of being a music star. In that movie, the songs are well written and funny, but never seem like the real deal. In "Walk Hard", you can actually see how the songs could be hits in the movie's universe. All of them have great replay value and make the movie very rewatchable. There's the career breaking song, the falling out of fame song, even a Bob Dylan parody witch is hilarious. Its just a clever and enjoyable commentary on the history of music.

    All in all you should just watch it, if you haven't. I often skip movies if I see a lower than 7 rating on IMDB. You should not skip this one if you enjoy other Jud Apatow style comedies. Even if you've never been a fan of them, this one might change that!
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    • Release date
      • December 21, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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      • Sony Pictures
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Walk Hard
    • Filming locations
      • Sony Pictures Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Apatow Productions
      • Columbia Pictures
      • GH Three
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $35,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $18,317,151
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,174,383
      • Dec 23, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,576,198
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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