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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Triggered by a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox embarks on a long, winding ascent to musical stardom. He navigates changing musical eras, wrestles with an addiction to nearly every known drug, and experiences bouts of uncontrollable rage.

Director(s)

Harold Ramis

Tyler Nilson

Paul Feig

Anne Rapp

Kristina M. Peterson

Ruby Stillwater

Carey Dietrich

Bradley Morris

Jake Kasdan

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Cast & Crew

Lyle Lovett

Lyle Lovett

Lyle Lovett

Frankie Muniz

Frankie Muniz

Buddy Holly

Jack White

Jack White

Elvis Presley

John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly

Dewey Cox

Jenna Fischer

Jenna Fischer

Darlene Madison

Ed Helms

Ed Helms

Stage Manager

Nat Faxon

Nat Faxon

Awards Show Stage Manager

Jewel

Jewel

Jewel

Craig Robinson

Craig Robinson

Bobby Shad

Paul Feig

Paul Feig

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Jack Kehler

Jack Kehler

Press Conference Reporter

John Ennis

John Ennis

The Big Bopper

David Doty

David Doty

Rehab Doctor

Rance Howard

Rance Howard

Preacher

Jack Black

Jack Black

Paul McCartney (uncredited)

David Krumholtz

David Krumholtz

Schwartzberg

Jonah Hill

Jonah Hill

Older Nate (uncredited)

Clement Blake

Clement Blake

Edith's Father (uncredited)

Justin Long

Justin Long

George Harrison (uncredited)

Margo Martindale

Margo Martindale

Ma Cox

Willow Geer

Willow Geer

Rehab Nurse

Cheryl Ladd

Cheryl Ladd

Cheryl Ladd (uncredited)

Patrick J. Adams

Patrick J. Adams

The Kid (uncredited)

Kristen Wiig

Kristen Wiig

Edith

Jane Lynch

Jane Lynch

Gail the Television Reporter

Amber Hay

Amber Hay

LSD Vision (uncredited)

Anne Rapp

Anne Rapp

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Chris Parnell

Chris Parnell

Theo

Jayne Eastwood

Jayne Eastwood

70's Girl (uncredited)

Odette Annable

Odette Annable

Reefer Girl

Cheryl Tiegs

Cheryl Tiegs

Cheryl Tiegs (uncredited)

Skyler Gisondo

Skyler Gisondo

Dewdrop

Patrick Duffy

Patrick Duffy

Patrick Duffy (uncredited)

Jason Schwartzman

Jason Schwartzman

Ringo Starr (uncredited)

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd

John Lennon (uncredited)

Molly C. Quinn

Molly C. Quinn

Teen with Pinups

Matt Price

Matt Price

MC (Teacher)

Gerry Bednob

Gerry Bednob

The Maharishi

Ian Roberts

Ian Roberts

Drug Dealer

Harold Ramis

Harold Ramis

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Tim Meadows

Tim Meadows

Sam

Martin Starr

Martin Starr

Schmendrick

John Michael Higgins

John Michael Higgins

Record Producer (uncredited)

Gerry Black

Gerry Black

Harmonica Player

Conner Rayburn

Conner Rayburn

Dewey Age 8

Morgan Fairchild

Morgan Fairchild

Morgan Fairchild (uncredited)

Raymond J. Barry

Raymond J. Barry

Pa Cox

Eddie Vedder

Eddie Vedder

Eddie Vedder

Paul Bates

Paul Bates

Nightclub Manager

Carey Dietrich

Carey Dietrich

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Lurie Poston

Lurie Poston

Cox Kid

John D. Crawford

John D. Crawford

Officer Clark

Jack McBrayer

Jack McBrayer

DJ

E.J. Callahan

E.J. Callahan

Second Man at Talent Show

Simon Helberg

Simon Helberg

Dreidel L'Chaim

Ghostface Killah

Ghostface Killah

Ghostface Killah

Otis Williams

Otis Williams

The Temptations

Adam Herschman

Adam Herschman

Jerry Garcia (uncredited)

Stacey Scowley

Stacey Scowley

Pierced Eyebrow Girl

Chip Hormess

Chip Hormess

Nate

Steve Bannos

Steve Bannos

Prison Guard

Matt Besser

Matt Besser

Dave

Angela Little

Angela Little

Beth Anne

Kristina M. Peterson

Kristina M. Peterson

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Ruby Stillwater

Ruby Stillwater

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Bradley Morris

Bradley Morris

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Tyler Nilson

Tyler Nilson

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Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne

Jake Kasdan

Jake Kasdan

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John Maynard

John Maynard

Man at Talent Show

Tim Bagley

Tim Bagley

Engineer

Terrence Beasor

Terrence Beasor

Country Doctor

Phil Rosenthal

Phil Rosenthal

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Honeyboy Edwards

Honeyboy Edwards

Old Bluesman

Aron Johnson

Aron Johnson

Teenage Band

Jack Donovan Saperstein

Jack Donovan Saperstein

Teenage Band

Taylor Hubert

Taylor Hubert

Teenage Band

Christopher Hurt

Christopher Hurt

Teenage Band

Patrick Faucette

Patrick Faucette

Bad Men Bass Player

Oscar Dillon

Oscar Dillon

Audience Guy at Nightclub

Deanna Brooks

Deanna Brooks

Hotel Groupie with Dewey

Kshitij Pendurkar

Kshitij Pendurkar

Dewey Rahim

Jacques Slade

Jacques Slade

Lil' Nutzzak

Danica Rozelle

Danica Rozelle

Music Video Girl

Maggie Mannion

Maggie Mannion

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Ajla Hodžić

Ajla Hodžić

Pierced Lip Girl

Ron Tyson

Ron Tyson

The Temptations

Terry Weeks

Terry Weeks

The Temptations

Joe Herndon

Joe Herndon

The Temptations

Bruce Williamson

Bruce Williamson

The Temptations

Neil Ironfield

Neil Ironfield

Dewey's Child (uncredited)

Serria Tawan

Serria Tawan

70's African American Woman (uncredited)

Details

GenresComedy, Music
Runtime1h 36 mins
Released on21 Dec 2007
Languageen
Produced InUnited States of America
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Reviews

Kamurai

6/10

Decent watch at best, won't watch again, but can recommend. I only recommend this as I think enough people like J.C. Reilly, and SNL style skits. This movie is essentially a long series of SNL sketches sewn together. I'm not a fan of this style of writing because it doesn't seem to matter what order you put some of the bits in, it's just stopping the story to tell a joke or two, moving onto another joke or two, etc., until they decide to go back to the part of the movie that progresses the story. Perhaps, watching a movie like this critically is counter intuitive, but even if I were to turn my brain off and enjoy it, I'm not a fan of drug humor, Dewey Cox is a jerk, and the music focused comedy isn't that good to me, despite the music actually being enjoyable itself. "Let's Duet" was really good though. There something to like in here, and I can see it: it's just not enough to get me to come back when there are so many options out there.

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