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Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story 2-Disc Unrated Widescreen Edition Actors: John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Tim Meadows, Kristen Wiig Director: Jake Kasdan NR     2hr 0min The Pixar-like roll of Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad) continues with another sure-fire hit. In charting the meteoric rise, catastrophic fall and Lazarus-like rise of rocker Dewey Cox, Walk Hard ...  more »parodies the classic Hollywood bio-pic, cashing in mostly on Walk the Line. John C. Reilly, one of Hollywood's most solid character actors, makes the most of his Golden Globe-nominated star turn as Dewey, whose road to stardom is paved with a childhood tragedy that claims the life of his prodigiously talented brother ("The wrong kid died," is his father's mantra), instant stardom (his first record is a hit just 35 minutes after it was recorded), sex and drugs, and the inevitable "dark (effen) period" that leads him to rehab. Reilly gets solid backup from current and former Saturday Night Live alumni, including Kirsten Wiig as his incredibly fertile first wife who has no faith in his musical aspirations ("You're never going to make it," she cheerily ends one phone call); Tim Meadows, never better, as Dewey's drummer, who, in one of the film's best scenes, does a poor job of dissuading him from trying marijuana); and Chris Parnell as his bass player. Jenna Fischer leaves Pam back at The Office as Darlene, Dewey's virtuous duet partner. Hilarious cameos give Walk Hard a great "Hey!" factor: Hey, that's Frankie Muniz as Buddy Holly. Hey, that's "Kenneth" from 30 Rock. Hey, there's Jack Black and Paul Rudd as--no kidding--Paul McCartney and John Lennon revealing "a rift in the Beatles." Some of the jokes are obvious (come on; the guy's last name is Cox), others inspired. But the decades-spanning music, echoing the styles of gritty Johnny Cash, romantic Roy Orbison, obtuse Bob Dylan, trippy Brian Wilson, and even a bit of anachronistic punk rock, is as pitch perfect and affectionately observed as in The Rutles, This Is Spinal Tap and A Mighty Wind. Walk Hard earns its R-rating, particularly for a sure-to-be-talked-about scene of hotel-room deba  « less

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Movie Details Actors: John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Tim Meadows, Kristen Wiig Director: Jake Kasdan Creators: Jake Kasdan, Judd Apatow, Clayton Townsend Studio: Columbia Pictures Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen,Anamorphic - Subtitled Run Time: 2hr 0min Screens: Color,Widescreen,Anamorphic Number of Discs: 2 SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages: English, French, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish See Also: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2-Disc Unrated Edition + BD Live) [Blu-ray] Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story [UMD for PSP] Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story (Two-Disc Special Edition) Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story [Blu-ray] Similar Movies Talladega Nights The Ballad of Ricky Bobby PG-13 Widescreen Edition Director: Adam McKay 284    PG-13   2006   1hr 48min     Semi-Pro Blu-ray 113    UR   2008   1hr 31min     Step Brothers 2-Disc Unrated Edition Director: Adam McKay 122    UR   2008   1hr 46min     Pineapple Express Rated Director: David Gordon Green 130    R   2009   1hr 51min Blades of Glory Widescreen Edition 450    PG-13   2007   1hr 33min     Tropic Thunder Spanish Edition 248    R   2008   1hr 46min Anchorman - The Legend of Ron Burgundy Giftset Widescreen Unrated Edition & Wake Up, Ron Burgundy Director: Adam McKay 109    PG-13   2004   1hr 34min Talladega Nights - The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Unrated Widescreen Edition Director: Adam McKay 284    UR   2006   2hr 1min     MacGruber Unrated Edition Director: Jorma Taccone 12    UR   2010   1hr 30min

Member Movie Reviews K. K. (GAMER) Reviewed on 11/13/2023... Looked fun and big fan of John C. Reilly but the concert was canceled!