Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (film)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is a Golden Globe-nominated
comedy film starring John C. Reilly in the title role and directed by Jake Kasdan.
Judd Apatow, who directed The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, co-wrote and
produced the film.
Dewey Cox parodies several music legends, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Brian Wilson, but mainly Johnny Cash, in a plot that parallels Walk the Line. The MPAA gave the film an R rating for sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language.
The film was released in
the United States and Canada on December 21, 2007.
Tagline
Life made him tough. Love made him strong. Music made him hard.
Cast
John C. Reilly - Dewey Cox
Jenna Fischer - Darlene Madison
Raymond J. Barry - Pa Cox
Margo Martindale - Ma Cox
Kristen Wiig - Edith
Chip Hormess - Nate Cox
Conner Rayburn - Dewey Cox - Age 8
Tim Meadows - Sam
Chris Parnell -
Theo
Matt Besser - Dave
David Krumholtz
- Schwartzberg
Nat Faxon - Stage Manager
Terrence
Beasor - Doctor
Honeyboy Edwards - Old Bluesman (as David 'Honeyboy' Edwards)
Gerry Black - Harmonica Player
Directed by Jake
Kasdan
Produced by Judd Apatow
Jake Kasdan
Written by Judd Apatow
Jake
Kasdan
Plot
Fictional musician Dewey Cox skyrockets from humble beginnings in Springberry, Alabama and eventually gets caught up in the fame of rock and roll. He begins to hang out with musicians such as Elvis Presley and the Beatles. Jenna Fischer plays his backup singer and second wife, Darlene.
One of the pervasive themes of the movie is the fact that he accidentally cut his brother in half at the waist when he was a child (a reference to Johnny Cash's older brother Jack, who was almost cut in half by a table saw and died from his injuries) This causes his father to frequently repeat the phrase "The Wrong Kid Died" until he accidentally kills himself in the same fashion.
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