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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

DVD Widescreen 2-disc Unrated More Info 2-disc Unrated Edition Close Caption: Yes Region Code: 1 UPC: 043396250789 Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary), French Dolby Digital 5.1, English subtitles, French subtitles, Spanish subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$9.99
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Synopsis

Judd Apatow has made it his mission to make gratuitous male nudity a staple in his comedies. The wonderful thing here is, you'll never see it coming.

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.

3 Reasons To buy this film

Judd Apatow is one of the funniest guys around, and this is full of his insane humor.
We love John C. Reilly! And Jenna Fischer ("The Office") too.
2-disc Unrated version contains a ton of stuff too dirty for theaters.

Review

This fitfully amusing biopic parody attempts to walk the line between outlandish comedy and understated in-character tribute, but comes up a bit short on both counts. Still, there are enough good one liners and surprisingly catchy songs to draw comparisons to Top Secret! and its minor cult following.

Admittedly, the version I viewed is dubbed the "Unbearably long, self-indulgent director's cut," and it doesn't seem to be edited with the care and precision expected of comic experts like writer/director Jake Kasdan and cowriter Judd Apatow. Additionally much of the comedy is of the SNL repeat-a-gag-endlessly variety, which grows old after two hours. A recurring motif is of stating the glaringly obvious, with self-reflexive lines like "This is a dark period!" and "Let's go play machete fight. Ain't no terrible tradgedy's gonna happen today!" Repetitive gags, including the ripping out of sinks and Tim Meadows declaring "You don't want none of this shit" referring to, successively, pot, cocaine, pills and Viagra, also vary in effectiveness.

But the songs are where Walk Hard shines, running the gamut of styles from Buddy Holly to Bob Dylan to Brian Wilson. When John C. Reilly straps on his guitar, you can almost believe that Dewey Cox existed... at least until the gratuitious graphic nudity (from both sexes) shocks you back out of the moment. Then after the laughter comes another quiet, semi-amusing moment and... you get the picture. On the whole it's really not much better or worse than Ray or Walk the Line, but it's slightly funnier, and recommended most of all for fans of rock history.

-- David Gorgos

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $9.99 (2-disc Unrated Edition)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Running Time: 216 minutes
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 043396250789

Studio : Sony

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.4
Features:
Audio commentary: Commentary with John C. Reilly, Judd Apatow, and Director Jake Kasdan
Bonus footage: Full Song Performances; Full Musical Performances
Line-O-Rama; Bull On The Loose; The Last Word with John Hodgman
Outtakes: Deleted & Extended Scenes
Music video(s): A Christmas Song From Dewey Cox; Song Demos
Featurette: Tyler Nilson: The Man Behind the Penis or Tyler Nilson: A Cockumentary; The Music of Walk Hard; The Making of Walk Hard; The Real Dewey Cox (Talkin' Bout Cox)

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DVD Widescreen: $9.99 (Theatrical Cut)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: No
Region Code: 1
UPC: 043396214606

Studio : Sony

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.4
Extras: Deleted Scenes
Features:
Audio commentary: with John C. Reilly, Judd Apatow, and Director Jake Kasdan
Bonus footage: Full Song Performances; Full Musical Performances
Outtakes: Deleted & Extended Scenes
Line-O-Rama
Featurette: The Music of Walk Hard, The Real Dewey Cox

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Blu-ray : $13.49

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Running Time: 216 minutes
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 043396215276

Studio : Sony

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1 , Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Korean Subtitles , Mandarin Subtitles , Portuguese Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles , Thai Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.4
Features:
Bonus footage: Full Song Performances; Full Musical Performances
2-disc set; Line-O-Rama; Bull On The Loose; The Last Word with John Hodgman
Outtakes: Deleted & Extended Scenes
Music video(s): A Christmas Song From Dewey Cox; Song Demos
Featurette: Tyler Nilson: The Man Behind the Penis or Tyler Nilson: A Cockumentary; The Music of Walk Hard; The Making of Walk Hard; The Real Dewey Cox (Talkin' Bout Cox)
Audio commentary: Commentary with John C. Reilly, Judd Apatow, and Director Jake Kasdan

Customer Reviews

Up and Down with Dewey Cox

Amos Lassen wrote on 04/03/2011:

I had idea what to expect from “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story’. I did not recall ever hearing about Cox or hearing him sing as I was not in America when he was popular. As I watched the biopic I was pleasantly entertained.
From what I have read about Cox I have learned that his songs greatly influenced America and that his life was a spiral. He slept with 411 women, got married three times, and had 22 children and 14 step-children. He had his own TV show, was friendly with the elite of rock and roll and was addicted to every drug known to man. He became a national icon and married a good woman.
The movie is something of a “mockumentary” with very funny sequences. It somewhat resembles the kind of humor of “Airplane” and the style of “Best in Show”. John C. Reilly is Cox and he acts and sings up a storm in this film. The music is the core and heart of the movie and the movie is both very, very stupid at times and amazingly smart at others. “Walk Hard” is a parody of a rock star with wicked humor and the only problem that I had with the movie is its unevenness. There is a great deal of Cox’s life in the 1950’s and the 60’s. 70’s, 80’s and 90’s are almost swept to the side. Even with that, “Walk Hard” entertains. You can always expect fun from Judd Apatow and his gang and he really gives it to us in “Walk Hard”.
I have the two disc unrated edition that includes both the theatrical and extended version of the movie and a commentary by star and director Aptow and Jake Kasdan and Lew Morton, additional song performances, a documentary and much, much more.