Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

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Released Dec 21, 2007

1h 36m

Comedy

Musical

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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).

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Critics Consensus

A parody that pokes fun at rock stars and reductive biopics alike, this comedy sings in large part because of stellar performances and clever original music.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

The only gale-force laughter in later scenes comes when the hero meets the Beatles.

Feb 4, 2015

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: B+

Feb 18, 2012

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Alonso Duralde

MSNBC

... starts out brilliantly playing with the tired tropes of musical biopics before utterly losing its way.

Rated: 3/5

May 1, 2008

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Farah Cheded

A Good Movie To Watch

The danger with a parody is that the joke can get old quickly, but Walk Hard is blessedly full of laughs that would stand up even outside of the spoof framework.

Nov 11, 2023

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

This spends so much time dutifully tracking the clichés inherent in these types of films that a certain by-the-numbers stagnation begins to settle in.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 24, 2023

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Fifteen years after its theatrical release, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story remains the be all-end all for the musical biopic genre.

Rated: 5/5

Dec 21, 2022

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Fartin B

I love this movie, quote it all the time. One of the funniest movies ever made imo.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/11/24

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Colby B

One of my all time favorite comedies

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/10/24

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Soulbody c

Firstly, you have to understand the history of rock'n'roll, from Jerry Lee marrying his 14 year old cousin to how Elvis rose to prominence, drug use in rock'n'rollers, 1970's bad tv shows, etc. Secondly, watching bio pics such Walk the Line, Ray, Elvis. It becomes a satire on 50 years of rock'n'roll with even more hilarious over the top lyrics to the songs. "The wrong kid died"!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/09/24

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True F

Absolutely Hilarious.... The first time I watched this movie I was severely depressed and just put something on at a friend's, I watched it back to back and laughed so hard the second time, I have watched this movie numerous times and laugh so hard every time so many hilarious quotables.. such a great movie🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/26/24

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TheInflatablePig

This movie changed my life ' wrong kid died '

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/17/24

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Alastair S

The best music biopic of all time, it may be the finest comedy drama of all time, just perfect John C Reilly's Magnum Opus

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/19/24

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Jake Kasdan

Director

John C. Reilly

Dewey Cox

Jenna Fischer

Darlene

Raymond J. Barry

Pa Cox

Kristen Wiig

Edith Cox

Tim Meadows

Sam

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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story: Official Clip - The Devil's Music

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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story: Official Clip - The Right Kid Lived

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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story: Official Clip - That's Amore & Walk Hard

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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story: Official Clip - Don't Want None of This

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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story: Official Clip - Double Married

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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story: Official Clip - Duet Song

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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story: Official Clip - Rehab

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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story: Official Clip - Dewey on Drugs

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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story: Official Clip - Half Brother

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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story: Official Clip - White Singer, Black Club

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Synopsis

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).

Director: Jake Kasdan
Producer: Judd Apatow, Jake Kasdan, Clayton Townsend
Screenwriter: Judd Apatow, Jake Kasdan
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Nominated Films
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Drug Use|Language|Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 21, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.3M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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