Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)


8/10

This Film bordered on ridiculous, crossed that border, invaded ridiculous, installed a new government in ridiculous and founded a whole new level of ridiculous.
On one level this film has more cheap jokes per foot of film then many others, but on a whole other level this film is a brilliant parody of the trend of biographic rock star films like I walk the line, the doors etc.
The various parodies on Elvis, the Beatles, buddy holly etc are absolutely brilliant, but the Beatles scene is my favorite by far.
The cast is awesome, the puns are awesome and this film has a million laughs a minute on offer.

Walk Hard, is a must see! Now please excuse me while I go rip my sink off the wall.

The Plot:

The up-and-down-and-up-again story of musician Dewey Cox, whose songs would change a nation. On his rock 'n roll spiral, Cox sleeps with 411 women, marries three times, has 22 kids and 14 step-kids, stars in his own 70s TV show, collects friends ranging from Elvis to the Beatles to a chimp, and gets addicted to - and then kicks - every drug known to man; but despite it all, Cox grows into a national icon and eventually earns the love of a good woman - longtime backup singer Darlene.


Cast:


John C. Reilly ... Dewey Cox

Tim Meadows ... Sam

Conner Rayburn ... Dewey - Age 8

Chip Hormess ... Nate

Raymond J. Barry ... Pa Cox

Terrence Beasor ... Country Doctor

Margo Martindale ... Ma Cox

Honeyboy Edwards ... Old Bluesman (as David Honeyboy Edwards)

Gerry Black ... Harmonica Player

Aron Johnson ... Teenage Band

Jack Donovan Saperstein ... Teenage Band (as Jack Saperstein)

Taylor Hubert ... Teenage Band (as Taylor Jamison Hubert)

Christopher Hurt ... Teenage Band

Matt Price ... MC

John Maynard ... Man at Talent Show

E.J. Callahan ... Second Man at Talent Show

Rance Howard ... Preacher

Kristen Wiig ... Edith

Craig Robinson ... Bobby Shad

Paul Bates ... Nightclub Manager

Patrick Faucette ... Bad Men Bass Player

Harold Ramis ... L'Chaim

Phil Rosenthal ... Mazeltov

Martin Starr ... Schmendrick

Oscar Dillon ... Audience Guy at Nightclub

Chris Parnell ... Theo

Matt Besser ... Dave

Jack McBrayer ... DJ

Molly C. Quinn ... Teen with Pinups (as Molly Quinn)

John Ennis ... The Big Bopper

Frankie Muniz ... Buddy Holly

Ed Helms ... Stage Manager

Jack White ... Elvis Presley

Angela Little ... Beth Anne (as Angela Little Mackenzie)

Odette Yustman ... Reefer Girl

Tyler Nilson ... Bert

Jenna Fischer ... Darlene Madison

Deanna Brooks ... Hotel Groupie with Dewey

Ian Roberts ... Drug Dealer

Steve Bannos ... Prison Guard

Willow Geer ... Rehab Nurse

David Doty ... Rehab Doctor

Jack Kehler ... Press Conference Reporter

Gerry Bednob ... The Maharishi

David Krumholtz ... Schwartzberg

Tim Bagley ... Engineer

Jane Lynch ... Gail the Television Reporter

Skyler Gisondo ... Dewdrop

Kshitij Pendurkar ... Dewey Rahim

Simon Helberg ... Dreidel L'Chaim

Jacques Slade ... Lil' Nutzzak

Danica Rozelle ... Music Video Girl

Lurie Poston ... Cox Kid

Maggie Mannion ... Cox Kid

Jackson Browne ... Himself

Jewel Kilcher ... Herself (as Jewel)

Lyle Lovett ... Himself

Stacey Scowley ... Pierced Eyebrow Girl

Ajla Hodzic ... Pierced Lip Girl

Ghostface Killah ... Himself

Otis Williams ... The Temptations

Ron Tyson ... The Temptations

Terry Weeks ... The Temptations

Joe Herndon ... The Temptations

Bruce Williamson ... The Temptations

Eddie Vedder ... Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Don Abernathy ... Pygmy Bushman / Man in 50's Club (uncredited)

Patrick J. Adams ... The Kid (uncredited)

Marie Antoinette ... Red Carpet Guest (uncredited)

George Anton ... Hotel Groupie (uncredited)

Shelley Appelbaum ... Teen Fan (uncredited)

Michael William Arnold ... Dewey's Kid 1970 (uncredited)

Isabella Astor ... Dewey's Daughter (uncredited)

Christopher Ausburn ... Grandson (uncredited)

Caleb Babcock ... Dewey's son (uncredited)

Jay Bird ... Caveman (uncredited)

Rian Bishop ... Concert Patron (uncredited)

Jack Black ... Paul McCartney (uncredited)

Clement Blake ... Edith's Father (uncredited)

Chris Blount ... Dewey Cox's Son - Playing Ball (uncredited)

Ian Bodell ... Son (uncredited)

David Burrus ... Kid #1 (uncredited)

Patrick Duffy ... Himself (uncredited)

Hannah Leigh Dworkin ... Dewey's Little Sister (uncredited)

Mark Casimir Dyniewicz ... 70's Dewey Cox Groupie (uncredited)

Morgan Fairchild ... Herself (uncredited)

Sommer Fehmel ... 1952 Groupie (uncredited)

Paul Feig ... Different DJ (uncredited)

Amy Ferguson ... Teenager (uncredited)

Monica Ford ... Hotel Groupie (uncredited)

Gregory George Frank ... Parent / Stagehand (uncredited)

Adam Herschman ... Jerry Garcia (uncredited)

John Michael Higgins ... Record Producer (uncredited)

Jonah Hill ... Older Nate (uncredited)

Neil Ironfield ... Dewey's Child (uncredited)

Scarlett Keegan ... Fiddle Player (uncredited)

Cheryl Ladd ... Herself (uncredited)

Justin Long ... George Harrison (uncredited)

Dawn Morrow ... Dancer (uncredited)

Kazu Nagahama ... Taiko drum performer (uncredited)

Chris Rossi ... Dancer (uncredited)

Paul Rudd ... John Lennon (uncredited)

Franklin Ruehl ... Junkie (uncredited)

Kayla Sanders ... Tap Dancer (uncredited)

Jason Schwartzman ... Ringo Starr (uncredited)

Tony Swift ... Backstage crew (uncredited)

Serria Tawan ... 70's African American Woman (uncredited)

Cheryl Tiegs ... Herself (uncredited)

Haleigh Ward ... Dewey's Daughter (uncredited)

Debbie Yeh ... Asian Woman 70's (uncredited)

Rowena Zirbel ... Hotel Groupie #4 (uncredited)

Trailer:




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