Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396250789
Format: AC-3
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: 2008-04-08
Running Time: 216
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2007-12-21

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Customer Rating:

Summary: Walk Hard
Comment: This send up of a rockumentary was a scream. Really clever and hilarious.
And the music ain't bad either. I reccomend both the DVD and the movie soundtrack. A must see for John C. Reilly fans.

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Summary: Waste of time...
Comment: This movie has made it onto my All Time Worst Movies list. Please do not rent this movie much less buy it. The beginning childhood flashback opener isn't even remotely funny. In fact the rest of the movie isn't either. Still, I like many others somehow fell prey to the lure of a funny movie. I had the pleasure of seeing Walk the Line which is a really great movie. This movie follows the same story line but in the worst way ever, the jokes are flat, the innuendos are lame and who wants to see flaccid male penis right in your living room??? I just hope I can save someone from making a horrible mistake by watching this movie. Even my boyfriend, whom loves the same programs as I like Family Guy, was left scratching his head wondering what type of person could possibly find this movie funny.

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Summary: Better than the trailers led you to believe...
Comment: Fans of smart humor and bad humor alike will enjoy this smarter than advertised "bio", Jake Kasdan has wit and does not direct this into the "scary movie" genre, it stands on it's own without having to knock you over the head with popular references, it will stand the test of time better than most parodies.

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Summary: The extras alone...
Comment: This is a phenomenal comedy... and this Blu-Ray release... beautifully done. Phenomenal is all I can say.

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Summary: Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story
Comment: Good, but a little different. The way they filmed it basically was quirky. I enjoyed it but if I'd seen before purchase I wouldn't have bought it. Good rental, not a purchase.

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Editorial Reviews:

The Pixar-like roll of Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad) continues with another sure-fire hit. In charting the meteoric rise, catastrophic fall and Lazarus-like rise of rocker Dewey Cox, Walk Hard parodies the classic Hollywood bio-pic, cashing in mostly on Walk the Line. John C. Reilly, one of Hollywood's most solid character actors, makes the most of his Golden Globe-nominated star turn as Dewey, whose road to stardom is paved with a childhood tragedy that claims the life of his prodigiously talented brother ("The wrong kid died," is his father's mantra), instant stardom (his first record is a hit just 35 minutes after it was recorded), sex and drugs, and the inevitable "dark (effen) period" that leads him to rehab. Reilly gets solid backup from current and former Saturday Night Live alumni, including Kirsten Wiig as his incredibly fertile first wife who has no faith in his musical aspirations ("You're never going to make it," she cheerily ends one phone call); Tim Meadows, never better, as Dewey's drummer, who, in one of the film's best scenes, does a poor job of dissuading him from trying marijuana); and Chris Parnell as his bass player. Jenna Fischer leaves Pam back at The Office as Darlene, Dewey's virtuous duet partner. Hilarious cameos give Walk Hard a great "Hey!" factor: Hey, that's Frankie Muniz as Buddy Holly. Hey, that's "Kenneth" from 30 Rock. Hey, there's Jack Black and Paul Rudd as--no kidding--Paul McCartney and John Lennon revealing "a rift in the Beatles." Some of the jokes are obvious (come on; the guy's last name is Cox), others inspired. But the decades-spanning music, echoing the styles of gritty Johnny Cash, romantic Roy Orbison, obtuse Bob Dylan, trippy Brian Wilson, and even a bit of anachronistic punk rock, is as pitch perfect and affectionately observed as in The Rutles, This Is Spinal Tap and A Mighty Wind. Walk Hard earns its R-rating, particularly for a sure-to-be-talked-about scene of hotel-room debauchery. But: Hilarious? Outrageous? Twisted? To quote the title of one of Dewey's hit songs, "Guilty as Charged." --Donald Liebenson

On the DVD
Though an unaccountable box office disappointment, Walk Hard is poised for discovery and cult status on DVD. You'd think the film had pretty much exhausted all the puns and double-entendres you could get out of Dewey Cox's last name, but the Elvis-inspired "A Christmas Song from Dewey Cox," the "Cox Sausage Commercial" and "The Real Dewey Cox," which are among this two-disc set's extra features, manages to get even more mileage out of that juvenile joke. Speaking of which, there is a "cockumentary" devoted to actor Tyler Nilson, who provides the film with its most shocking laugh during the hotel orgy scene, The Unbearably Long, Self-Indulgent Director's Cut contains, ahem, extended footage of that scene and features the deleted setups for some of the theatrical cut's more inexplicable gags (a deleted montage reveals just how Dewey and band member Theo wound up in bed together). Better than a gag reel is the "Line-O-Rama," a hit-and-miss compilation of improv outtakes. Full song performances give this film's Oscar-worthy music its due. The Daily Show's John Hodgman gets "The Last Word" in a celebrity profile spoof that was originally broadcast on Comedy Central. With a more traditional "Making of" featurette and entertaining audio commentary by writer Judd Apatow, director Jake Kasdan, and star John C. Reilly, Walk Hard walks even harder on DVD. --Donald Liebenson

Beyond Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

On Blu-ray
The Soundtrack
UMD for PSP

Stills from Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (click for larger image)