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DVD : Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story (Widescreen Edition)In association with Amazon.comstarring: Raymond J. Barry, David Krumholtz, Margo Martindale, John C. Reilly, Odette Yustman directed by: Jake Kasdan  Amazon.com's Price: $19.94 Prices subject to change.Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: Sony EAN: 0043396214606 Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Sony Pictures Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Sony Pictures Region Code: 99 Release Date: April 08, 2008 Running Time: 96 minutes Studio: Sony Pictures Theatrical Release Date: 2007 Sales Rank: 14644 MPN: COLD21460D Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: One of the most iconic figures in rock history, Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly) had it all: the women (over 411 served), the friends (Elvis, The Beatles) and the rock 'n' roll lifestyle (a close and personal relationship with every pill and powder known to man). But most of all, he had the music that transformed a dimwitted country boy into the greatest American rock star who never lived. A wild and wicked send-up of every musical biopic ever made, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is gut-busting proof that when it comes to hard rocking, living and laughing, a hard man is good to find. Amazon.com: 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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 Rating:  - A Gotta See MovieI love movies of all genre's and I thought this movie was hilarious. My husband isn't quite the movie buff that I am but when he saw it, he made me buy it! Rating: - Funny in a couple of waysThis movie is really enjoyable if you watch it in one of two ways. One is you know a lot about music from the 50's through 70's and the stories behind some of the people other than what you saw about Cash in Walk The Line(most people don't get the Brian Wilson sequence for example). Two is you go in and appreciate the fact that the people making this movie clearly love the subject that they are lampooning. This is clear to me because the effort clearly expended in writing and recording the original ... Read More Rating: - "I've been halved pretty bad!"John C. Reilly is awesome!! I would definitely recommend watching the movie "Walk the Line," prior to viewing "Walk Hard," because you will definitely appreciate the humor a whole lot more!! Jenna Fischer is great in this too. Out-takes are hysterical!! Of course there are some corny parts, but all in all I'd recommend this movie highly!!!! Rating: - My name is Dewey Cox...If you want a truly, unbelievably hilarious movie, than I HIGHLY, HIGHLY RECOMMEND Walk Hard! Judd Apatow strikes again with his grand adaptation and parody of some of the great musical films of our time, like "Walk The Line" and "Ray." John C. Reilly does an outstanding job as our main character Dewey Cox, a man who becomes a musical sensation aided by the untimely (and unique) death of his talented brother. Of course even death is poked fun at here as Dewey's own father reminds us throughout ... Read More Rating: - GREAT MOVIE!!!This movie is hilarious! John C. Rilley is a GREAT actor and has such a beautiful voice! This is a must have DVD! Make sure to purchase the soundtrack also! And check out John C. Rilley's performance in Chicago also! Browse for similar items by category:
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