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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is about singer Johnny Cash and the Dewey Cox persona is mostly based on Cash. Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly) follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known and bouts of uncontrollable rage, until finally, he wins the heart, but not necessarily the body, of his loyal backup singer, Darlene (Jenna Fischer). Startattle.com – Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story 2007.
- Starring : John C. Reilly / Kristen Wiig
- Genre : Comedy / Music
- Country : United States
- Language : English
- Director : Jake Kasdan
- Production : Apatow Productions / Columbia Pictures / GH Three / Nominated Films / Relativity Media
- Distributor : Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Releasing / Funnyordie.com / LK-TEL / Mill Creek Entertainment / Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story movie
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story release date
- December 21, 2007 : Canada
- December 21, 2007 : USA
- January 18, 2008 : UK
- January 18, 2008 : Ireland
- January 24, 2008 : Australia
- March 13, 2008 : Germany
- March 19, 2008 : Spain
- March 19, 2008 : Sweden
- March 22, 2008 : Philippines
- November 26, 2008 : Japan (DVD premiere)
- August 6, 2010 : Switzerland (Locarno Film Festival)
- September 19, 2010 : Japan (Old Town Taito International Comedy Film Festival)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story cast
- Nat Faxon as Awards Show Stage Manager
- John C. Reilly as Dewey Cox
- Tim Meadows as Sam
- Conner Rayburn as Dewey Age 8
- Chip Hormess as Nate
- Raymond J. Barry as Pa Cox
- Terrence Beasor as Country Doctor
- Margo Martindale as Ma Cox
- Honeyboy Edwards as Old Bluesman (as David Honeyboy Edwards)
- Gerry Black as Harmonica Player
- Aron Johnson as Teenage Band
- Jack Donovan Saperstein as Teenage Band (as Jack Saperstein)
- Taylor Hubert as Teenage Band (as Taylor Jamison Hubert)
- Christopher Hurt as Teenage Band
- Matt Price as MC (Teacher)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story 2007
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan, and written by Kasdan and co-producer Judd Apatow. It stars John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Tim Meadows and Kristen Wiig. A parody of the biopic genre, Walk Hard is the story of a fictional early rock and roll star played by Reilly.
Walk Hard heavily references the film Walk the Line (2005) about singer Johnny Cash and the Dewey Cox persona is mostly based on Cash. But the character also includes elements of the lives and careers of other notable musicians including Roy Orbison, Glen Campbell, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis, Donovan, John Lennon, James Brown, Jim Morrison, Conway Twitty, Neil Diamond, Hank Williams, and Brian Wilson. The film portrays fictional versions of artists Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, Elvis Presley, and the Beatles; also, some artists play themselves, including Eddie Vedder and Ghostface Killah. In addition, the film parodies or pays tribute to the musical styles of Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Billy Joel, Van Dyke Parks with Brian Wilson, and seventies punk rock.
The film was released in North America on December 21, 2007. It received positive reviews from critics but was a box office bomb – grossing only $20 million against a $35 million budget. The film has since become a cult classic.
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