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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (DVD, 2008, 2-Disc Set, Unrated Version)

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Somewhere between pitch-perfect parodies from Christopher Guest and Co. (such as THIS IS SPINAL TAP and A MIGHTY WIND) and slapstick spoofs (such as AIRPLANE and the NAKED GUN) resides the farcical biopic WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY. Taking the critically lauded Johnny Cash biopic WALK THE LINE as its most obvious inspiration, WALK HARD plows its way through every rock star cliché--from drug use and rampant sex to artistic self-indulgence and spiritual redemption--laying waste to all of them with unremitting blasts of brilliantly lowbrow comedy. Written by Judd Apatow and starring Jon C. Reilly in the title role, WALK HARD is a deliciously basic synthesis of any number of ponderous biographical narratives with the poetic raunchiness of Apatow films, such as SUPERBAD and KNOCKED UP, and the most lovably inane aspects of Reilly's role as Cal Naughton Jr. in TALLEDEGA NIGHTS. In fact, fans will have a blast spotting the endless array of cameos by the gifted comic actors who pepper all of those films, including Jonah Hill, Kristin Wiig, Ed Helms, and Jack McBrayer, among many others. Although Reilly (whose comedic chops are nearly on par with his skills as a dramatic player) is hilarious as the hapless rock-&-roll icon Cox, and Jenna Fischer is utterly charming and slyly multifaceted as Darlene Madison (June to Dewey's Johnny), it's the ensemble cast that makes the film so much fun. WALK HARD is the cinematic equivalent of a rock-&-roll jam session: a basic, yet entertaining and fairly interesting idea gets tossed into the creative arena and everyone gets a chance to play along, riff on the idea, and mug for the camera. Though it's certainly no masterwork, fans will relish the good times as much as the actors so clearly do.

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UPC0043396250789

eBay Product ID (ePID)64491653

Product Key Features

ActorJohn C. Reilly

EditionUnrated Version; 2-Disc Set

RatingR

DirectorJake Kasdan

FormatDVD

Release Year2008

GenreComedy

Sub-GenreMusical

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs2

Country/Region of ManufactureUSA

Display FormatUnrated Version; 2-Disc Set

Leading RoleJohn C. Reilly

Film CountryUSA

Release Date20080408

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by ngonamo
02 Jan, 2020
A funny rock parody
It's a great movie. You can't go wrong with Jon Reilly, he's always funny. And I'm a big rock fan so the premise is right up my alley, sort of a montage of "Walk the Line", "Love and Mercy" and various other rock bios of the last few decades. Definitely a great parody of the over the top rock lifestyle, with some very funny songs too. A must see!
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by snoo_697
02 Feb, 2021
Great
There is nothing like laughing to get us through this crazy time, and this film will make ya Laugh out loud. I loved it. And it was a really good deal also. Two thumbs up
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by steda_5721
24 Sep, 2022
A MUST-SEE for old rockers!
well written script , John C. Reilly is a master of his trade!
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by 504bennett
01 Jul, 2020
So funny you will lose a limb laughing.
John C. Reilly has a great singing voice. Just what was called for in this funniest "bio pic" ever.
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by stes_ja_syrrypeyrj
21 Feb, 2025
Directors Cut is the way to go!
Funny offbeat comedy with witty music!
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by catlovingnorma0
28 Oct, 2020
Good buy
I bought this DVD for my daughter . She is thrilled with it and has already watched it 3 times . I'm happy because it was such a good buy .
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by mildrmoody
12 Jun, 2025
Walk very Hard
A comedy must have for your collection.
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by shwin_77
05 Jun, 2022
Fun movie to watch
Great movie great quality
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by jeremrayme-0
05 Dec, 2017
Funny
If you like Will Farrell style comedy you'll like it.
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by slapstickjesse
22 Jun, 2022
quick and easy
quick and easy
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