Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)

Directed by

Jake Kasdan

Genre

musical film, parody film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 760 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This comedy spoofs musical biopics by following the fictional life of a musician named Dewey Cox from his childhood to fame. It shows his rise in country, rock, and folk music while mocking the cliches of movies about real-life singers.

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What happens

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is a 2007 American musical comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan, and written by Kasdan and co-producer Judd Apatow. It stars John C. Reilly, Kristen Wiig, Tim Meadows and Jenna Fischer. A parody of the biopic genre, Walk Hard is the story of a fictional country, rock and roll and folk music star played by Reilly. Walk Hard primarily references the musical biopics Ray (2004) and Walk the Line (2005); in addition to Ray Charles and Johnny Cash, the "Dewey Cox" character includes elements of the lives and careers of other notable musicians including Roy Orbison, Glen Campbell, Bob Dylan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Donovan, John Lennon, James Brown, Jim Morrison, Conway Twitty, Neil Diamond, Hank Williams, Sonny & Cher and Brian Wilson. The film portrays fictional versions of artists Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, Elvis Presley, and the Beatles; some artists appear as themselves, including Eddie Vedder, Jewel and Ghostface Killah. In addition, the film parodies or pays tribute to the musical styles of David Bowie, Billy Joel, Van Dyke Parks, the Gun Club, and seventies punk rock. The film was released in North America on December 21, 2007 by Sony Pictures Releasing. It received positive critical reviews, and was a box office disappointment, grossing $20.6 million against a $35 million budget. It has since become a cult film. For his performance, Reilly was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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