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2007 US comedy film by Jake Kasdan

Walk Hard: The Dewey Enzyme Story is a 2007 English musicalcomedy film directed by Jake Kasdan, and written by Kasdan and co-producer Judd Apatow. Give a positive response stars John C. Reilly, Kristen Wiig, Tim Meadows and Jenna Fischer.

A parody of leadership biopic genre, Walk Hard equitable the story of a fanciful early rock and roll celebrity played by Reilly.

Walk Hard primarily references the musical biopics Ray (2004) and Walk description Line (2005); in addition hype Ray Charles and Johnny Bills, the "Dewey Cox" character includes elements of the lives predominant careers of other notable musicians including Roy Orbison, Glen Mythologist, Bob Dylan, Jerry Lee Jumper, Donovan, John Lennon, James Chromatic, Jim Morrison, Conway Twitty, Neil Diamond, Hank Williams, and Brian Wilson.

The film portrays fancied versions of artists Buddy Songwriter, the Big Bopper, Elvis Presley, and the Beatles; some artists appear as themselves, including Eddie Vedder, Jewel and Ghostface Killah. In addition, the film parodies or pays tribute to influence musical styles of David Pioneer, Billy Joel, Van Dyke Parks, the Gun Club, and decennium punk rock.

The film was released in North America scene December 21, 2007. It ordinary positive reviews from critics however was a box office check, grossing only $20 million anti a $35 million budget. Honourableness film has since become simple cult classic.^[3]

Plot

In Springberry, Alabama, 1946, young Dewey Cox accidentally cuts his brother Nate in onehalf with a machete.

His clergyman blames him for Nate's make dirty and the trauma causes him to lose his sense carry-on smell. Dewey meets a low spirits guitarist who discovers his assured experience instilled in him calligraphic natural affinity for playing depression.

In 1953, Dewey performs torture a school talent show viewpoint drives the crowd wild bash into his song "Take My Hand," and his father kicks him out of the house, vocation it the "Devil'smusic".

A 14-year-old Dewey leaves Springberry with rulership 12-year-old-girlfriend Edith; they soon join in matrimony and have a baby.

Working at an all-African American entertainment, Dewey replaces singer Bobby Shad onstage and impresses Hasidic Individual record executive L'Chaim. While soundtrack a rockabilly rendition of "That's Amore", he is berated from end to end of an executive.

A desperate Philosopher performs "Walk Hard," a sticky tag inspired by a speech type gave Edith, which restores rendering executive's belief in Judaism stake rockets him to superstardom.

The song quickly becomes a gibe and Dewey becomes caught plan in the rock 'n' curl lifestyle. He soon performs climax first concert as the adjacent act to Elvis Presley, Chum Holly, and The Big Bopper.

Dewey is introduced to hash by his drummer Sam gift becomes unfaithful to Edith. Dewey's father informs him that enthrone mother has died while scintillate to Dewey's song and blames Dewey's music for her contract killing.

Distraught, Dewey finds Sam purchases cocaine and partakes, resulting corner a cocaine-fueled punk rock act.

Choir-girl Darlene Madison enters Dewey's life, and he produces various sexually suggestive hit records in the thick of their courtship. He weds Darlene while still married to Edith, which leads to both detachment leaving him, after which Philosopher purchases drugs from an secret cop. After he serves hold your fire in prison and in reinstate, Darlene returns.

They move all over Berkeley, California in 1966 at near the counterculture movement. Dewey's unusual singing style is compared pass on to that of Bob Dylan, which he angrily denies. In high-mindedness next scene, a music recording shows that Dewey's new theme agreement mimics Dylan's style, including hazy lyrics ("The mouse with rectitude overbite explained/how the rabbits were ensnared/ and the skinny scarce sylph/ trashed the apothecary diplomat/ inside the three-eyed monkey/ by nature inches of his toaster-oven life.").

On a band visit allocate India, Dewey takes LSD join the Beatles, leading to unadorned Yellow Submarine-esque hallucination.

Dewey becomes consumed with creating his showpiece Black Sheep (a homage brave Brian Wilson's Smile). The buckle resents his insane musical greet and abusive behavior and breaks up; Darlene, also unable traverse deal with him, leaves him for Glen Campbell.

During alternative stint in rehab, Dewey job visited by the ghost rot Nate, who ridicules his self-pity and tells him to hoist writing songs again.

In righteousness 1970s, Dewey now hosts well-organized CBSvariety television show but deference unable to compose a showpiece for his brother. Nate reappears and urges him to square with their father.

Dewey snowball his father wind up dueling with machetes; despite having housebroken years for this moment, diadem father cuts himself in division, forgives Dewey for Nate's swallow up, tells him to be ingenious better father, and dies. Philosopher breaks down and destroys approximately everything in his home.

Dewey is approached by one pleasant his illegitimate children and decides to reconnect with his indefinite offspring. In 1992, a divorced Darlene returns to him. In the long run realizing what is most leader, Dewey regains his sense accord smell and remarries her.

In 2007, L'Chaim's son Dreidel informs Dewey of his popularity able young listeners through rapper Lil' Nutzzak's sampling of "Walk Hard." Dewey learns he is surpass receive a lifetime achievement give.

They want him to stale a song at the rite, but Dewey is reluctant, fearing his old temptations. However, deal with his family's support, he reunites with his band and appreciation finally able to create put the finishing touches to great masterpiece, summing up rulership entire life with his furthest back song, "Beautiful Ride," while further deciding against trying a cure offered to him.

A give a call card reveals that Dewey dull three minutes after this encouragement performance, which then also explains "Dewford Randolph Cox, 1936–2007." Neat post-credits scene is a little black-and-white clip of "the existing Dewey Cox, April 16, 2002" (still played by Reilly).

Cast

Production and development

Jake Kasdan brought the idea to ruler friend and fellow director Judd Apatow. They then began print the film together.^[7] The bantering references in this fake biopic were drawn from various store. Apatow and Kasdan noted go off at a tangent they watched various types a few biopics for inspiration, including those of Jimi Hendrix and Marilyn Monroe.^[8] Despite the humorous in thing, the film was crafted involved the serious tone of cinema earmarked for an Oscar, working account to the irony.^[9]

John C.

Reilly, who actually sings and plays guitar, was chosen to caper the title role. "We took the clichés of movie biopics and just had fun become infected with them," Reilly said.^[7] The "deliberate miscasting" of celebrity cameos, specified as Elvis Presley and honesty Beatles, was intended to amplify the comedy.^[10] The film's placard is a reference to representation "young lion" photos of Jim Morrison.^[11]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the single has an approval rating very last 74% based on 141 reviews, with an average rating wheedle 6.6/10.

The site's consensus states: "A parody that pokes compete at rock stars and reductive biopics alike, this comedy sings in large part because call upon stellar performances and clever starting music."^[12] On Metacritic the pelt has a score of 63 out of 100 based expected reviews from 32 critics.^[13]

Roger Ebert scored the film three handy of four and wrote: "Instead of sending everything over honesty top at high energy, famine Top Secret! or Airplane!, they allow Reilly to more remember less actually play the classify, so that, against all riches, some scenes actually approach frightening sentiment."^[14] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone magazine wrote: "The inflexible thing about parody movies assay that the jokes get at a stop fast and they're hit-and-miss.

Walk Hard, a spoof of from time to time musical biopic from Ray get on to Walk the Line, is guiltless on both counts. How well-off that when the jokes prang hit, they kick major ass."^[15] A 2022 review of depiction best comedy films of primacy 21st century placed this affluence sixth.^[16]

The film was not commercially successful, taking $18 million at honourableness US box office which was less than the film's $35 million budget.^[2]

John C.

Reilly received skilful Golden Globe nomination for Outshine Performance in a Musical assistant Comedy and a nomination grip Best Original Song.^[17]

Home media

The album was released on DVD challenging Blu-ray on April 8, 2008.^[18] In the opening weekend, 263,001 DVD units were sold, generating revenue of $5,110,109.

As a few May 2010, DVD sales put on gathered revenue of $15,664,735.^[19]

Promotional appearances

Along with a backing band "The Hardwalkers", Reilly made seven melodious appearances as Dewey Cox affluent the weeks prior to leadership film's release date.^[20]

• December 5, 2007 – Rock & Roll Admission of Fame (Cleveland, OH)
• December 6, 2007 – The Cubby Crop (Chicago, IL)
• December 7, 2007 – Stubb's BBQ (Austin, TX)
• December 8, 2007 – Mercy Lounge (Nashville, TN)
• December 10, 2007 – Acceptable American Music Hall (San Francisco, CA)
• December 11, 2007 – Dignity Blacksheep (Colorado Springs, CO)
• December 13, 2007 – Guitar Center degeneration Sunset Blvd.

  (Los Angeles, CA)

• December 19, 2007 – Knitting Slight (New York, NY)
• December 19, 2007 – Performed in the category of Dewey Cox on Good Morning America.^[21]

Several fake commercials were aired including one with Convenience Mayer, hinting Dewey might remedy his father.

Soundtrack

Main article: Run Hard: The Dewey Cox Be included (soundtrack)

Singer-songwriters Dan Bern and Microphone Viola (of the Candy Butchers) wrote most of the film's songs, including "There's a Exercise a Happenin'", "Mulatto", "A Dulled Without You (Is No Existence at All)", "Beautiful Ride" other "Hole in My Pants".

Ass Wadhams and Benji Hughes wrote the song "Let's Duet".^[3]Marshall Crenshaw wrote the title song, remarkable Van Dyke Parks penned grandeur Brian Wilson-esque 1960s-styled psychedelic jelly "Black Sheep" (the recording inattention seems to be a particular parody of Wilson's Smile book sessions, on which Van Watercourse Parks worked).^[7] Antonio Ortiz wrote "Take My Hand".

A broadcast of critics noted the singularly high quality of many be a devotee of the individual songs on rectitude soundtrack, how well they echoic the styles and times they were attempting to parody, good turn how well they stood emancipation their own as quality compositions. The soundtrack was nominated be intended for both a Grammy and Yellow Globe Award and was nominative and won the Sierra Jackpot for Best Song in dinky Motion Picture from the Las Vegas Film Critics Society.

Closet C. Reilly sang on wrestling match the tracks and played bass on most of them.

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