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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Actor(s): John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Raymond J. Barry, Kristen Wiig, Tim Meadows
Director(s): Jake Kasdan
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Details

MPAA Rating: R
Content Advisory: Nudity, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Drug Content
Movie Release: 2007
DVD Release: 04/08/2008
Format: DVD - Color - Closed Captioned
Audio Tracks: English, French
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 36 mins
Studio: Sony Pictures
Members Wishing: 16
Genres: Comedy, Parody/Spoof, Musical Comedy
See Also: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story [Blu-ray], Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story [UMD for PSP], Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story [Widescreen]

Synopsis

Judd Apatow and Jake Kasdan team up to take the swagger out of the traditional music biopic with this look at the troubled life of fictional music legend Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly). Apatow and Kasdan both write and produce, while Freaks and Geeks and Orange County director Kasdan steps into the director's chair. Dewey Cox is a rock & roll legend whose songs have the power to shake a nation. Despite the fact that Cox's career has been something of a roller coaster ride, the fact remains that he never went out of style in the eyes of his many adoring fans. He's rubbed elbows with everyone from Elvis Presley to the Beatles, ingested every drug known to man (often in doses large enough to kill a healthy horse), starred in his own television show, and slept with hundreds of women, yet somehow he still finds the time to write some of the best-known songs ever to hit the airwaves. Now, after being married multiple times and fathering enough offspring to populate a small island nation, this musical icon continues to turn out the hits while attempting to win the heart of his beautiful backup singer Darlene (Jenna Fischer). While no one doubts that Dewey Cox will continue to dominate the airwaves, does this larger-than-life superstar really have what it takes to avoid the temptations of the rock & roll lifestyle and finally settle down with one woman? ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast

John C. Reilly - Dewey Cox
Jenna Fischer - Darlene Madison
Raymond J. Barry - Pa Cox
Kristen Wiig - Edith
Tim Meadows - Sam

Awards

2007	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (nominee)	Golden Globe	John Riley
2007	Best Original Song (nominee)	Golden Globe	Marshall Crenshaw
2007	Best Original Song (nominee)	Golden Globe	John C. Reilly
2007	Best Original Song (nominee)	Golden Globe	Judd Apatow
2007	Best Original Song (nominee)	Golden Globe	Jake Kasdan
2007	Best Song (winner)	Las Vegas Film Critics Association	Marcia Crenshaw
2007	Best Song (winner)	Las Vegas Film Critics Association	John C. Reilly
2007	Best Song (winner)	Las Vegas Film Critics Association	Judd Apatow
2007	Best Song (winner)	Las Vegas Film Critics Association	Jake Kasdan

Member Reviews

Melinda W. - GREAT FALLS, MT wrote on 4/14/2008...

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

I love a good funny raunchy movie as much as anyone else (South Park is one of my favorite shows) but it has to be FUNNY and this movie was anything but, long, boring, uncomfortable to watch yes, but funny? NO. I ended up leaving the theater before it was over, that's how awful it was! Save the spot this would take on your wish list for a good movie.

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