Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story (Widescreen Edition) | 
| Director: Jake Kasdan
Actors: Raymond J. Barry, David Krumholtz, Margo Martindale, John C. Reilly, Odette Yustman
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  97 reviews
Sales Rank: 7818
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 96 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: COLD21460D
UPC: 043396214606
EAN: 0043396214606
ASIN: B0012IWNZO
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: April 8, 2008
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The Pixar-like roll of Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad) continues with another sure-fire hit. In charting the meteoric rise, catastrophic fall and Lazarus-like rise of rocker Dewey Cox, Walk Hard parodies the classic Hollywood bio-pic, cashing in mostly on Walk the Line. John C. Reilly, one of Hollywood's most solid character actors, makes the most of his Golden Globe-nominated star turn as Dewey, whose road to stardom is paved with a childhood tragedy that claims the life of his prodigiously talented brother ("The wrong kid died," is his father's mantra), instant stardom (his first record is a hit just 35 minutes after it was recorded), sex and drugs, and the inevitable "dark (effen) period" that leads him to rehab. Reilly gets solid backup from current and former Saturday Night Live alumni, including Kirsten Wiig as his incredibly fertile first wife who has no faith in his musical aspirations ("You're never going to make it," she cheerily ends one phone call); Tim Meadows, never better, as Dewey's drummer, who, in one of the film's best scenes, does a poor job of dissuading him from trying marijuana); and Chris Parnell as his bass player. Jenna Fischer leaves Pam back at The Office as Darlene, Dewey's virtuous duet partner. Hilarious cameos give Walk Hard a great "Hey!" factor: Hey, that's Frankie Muniz as Buddy Holly. Hey, that's "Kenneth" from 30 Rock. Hey, there's Jack Black and Paul Rudd as--no kidding--Paul McCartney and John Lennon revealing "a rift in the Beatles." Some of the jokes are obvious (come on; the guy's last name is Cox), others inspired. But the decades-spanning music, echoing the styles of gritty Johnny Cash, romantic Roy Orbison, obtuse Bob Dylan, trippy Brian Wilson, and even a bit of anachronistic punk rock, is as pitch perfect and affectionately observed as in The Rutles, This Is Spinal Tap and A Mighty Wind. Walk Hard earns its R-rating, particularly for a sure-to-be-talked-about scene of hotel-room debauchery. But: Hilarious? Outrageous? Twisted? To quote the title of one of Dewey's hit songs, "Guilty as Charged." --Donald Liebenson Beyond Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story 
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 Really funny! May 25, 2009
Christine L. Tuohy (Reno, NV United States)
This movie's a classic! It's funny, but not in the current definition of "funny" these days. It's funny like the old Leslie Neilsen / Airplane / Naked Gun movies were. With jokes that are truly humorous without relying on stupid gross-out humour like most movies these days. I rented it because I was in the mood for something ridiculous, and what I got was much more than I expected! Not only is it good for a laugh, but John C. Reilly can really sing! And kudos to the costume designer! The movie spans 60 years, and they nailed the period clothing to a "t".
Very funny, ridiculously smart, well acted, and worth watching.
Very funny R Rated Comedy! April 15, 2009
Jason Pumphrey (Falls Church, Virginia United States)
If you like like movies like Spinal Tap than give Walk Hard a try,I got this brand new at a Big Lots store for only [...] bucks and it was $ well spent,I got the Thatrical Widescreen Edition DVD,will be buying the 2 disc Unrated Blu Ray when the the price drops enough! A very fun R Rated comedy,definately not for the kiddies! John C. Reilly shines as The Real Dewey Cox! Lots of great cameos too!!! A+
 Reilly and Fischer are very Funny.. March 9, 2009
Jose Lopez (Miami,Florida USA)
Reilly is pretty funny, and Fischer(Pam from the Office) But the movie could be a little offensive especially for Johnny Cash Fans(Although I am, I look at it differently,also this movie pokes fun at music biopics in general)I didn't think the whole cutting in half was funny. I Did love how when ever he gets mad in the movie he rips off a sink! lol. also the usual Apatow Crew of friends shows up(Minus Ferrell,
The Beatles Part was the Funniest.
Overall I thought it was funny.
Go Daddy-O March 4, 2009
R. Robertson
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Blu-Ray quality is great. What I don't understand is why "The Dewey Cox Show" is not touring the world playing the great songs on this disk. John C. could be a rocker if he wanted, he is better than a lot of the crappy musicians out there. If Bruce Spring-whatever is "The Boss", J.C.R. is the CEO.
Walk..... February 25, 2009
Timothy L. Wood (US)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
A brilliantly conceived satire where John Reilly finally gets to showcase
his talent center stage as lead actor. WALK HARD takes you down every road where rock and roll has been since its inception; race, religion, sexual preference, drugs-nothing is off limits. It has some of the zaniest things I have seen in film in many years, and all in one movie. (Someone involved in this movie must have a serious grudge against Beatle Paul McCartney to have him played by Jack Black.) I wonder though
how it might how turned out if Walk Hard was treated as a serious drama like Eddie and the Cruisers? But it is a moot point as it will never happen.
A thoroughly enjoyable movie which I will buy.
ENJOY!
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