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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 early rock and roll star played by Reilly.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story: Dewford "Dewey" Cox Also executive soundtrack producer and songwriter: "Walk Hard", "Darling", and "(Mama) You Got to Love Your Negro Man" 2008 The Promotion: Richard Wehlner Step Brothers: Dale Doback Co-wrote the story with Adam McKay and Will Ferrell: 2009 9: 5 Voice role Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
The cast and crew recorded 40 original songs; [4] 33 are featured in the movie. [5] Singer-songwriter Dan Bern and Mike Viola (of the Candy Butchers) wrote most of the film's songs, including "There's a Change A' Happenin'", "The Mulatto Song" and "Hole in My Pants".
In 2007, Reilly starred as the title character in parody bio-pic Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, singing various songs, parodying Johnny Cash, Ray Charles and others. [52] He received two Golden Globe nominations, Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and Best Original Song for the film's title song "Walk Hard". [53]
John C. Reilly in 'Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story' Honestly, Mangold's biggest beef with Walk Hard was the fact that the studio was willing to give the satire a bigger budget than Walk the Line.
Barry also played Pa Cox, known for his character's continuous quote, "The wrong kid died!" in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. [4] Other films in which he appeared include: Dead Man Walking, [4] Cool Runnings, K2, [4] The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Falling Down, and Training Day. [4]
Helberg has also appeared on the sketch comedy series MADtv, and his other film roles including Old School (2003), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), A Serious Man (2009) and Annette (2021).
Jacob Kasdan (born October 28, 1974) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is best known for directing Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Bad Teacher (2011), Sex Tape (2014), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), and Red One (2024).