Film

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

2007 · 1h 36m · Comedy · Music

Life made him tough. Love made him strong. Music made him hard.

IMDb

6.9

Rotten Tomatoes

75%

Metacritic

63

Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known and bouts of uncontrollable rage.

John C. Reilly

Dewey Cox

Jenna Fischer

Darlene Madison

Raymond J. Barry

Pa Cox

Kristen Wiig

Edith

Tim Meadows

Sam

Harold Ramis

L'Chaim

Margo Martindale

Ma Cox

Chris Parnell

Theo

Matt Besser

Dave

Nat Faxon

Awards Show Stage Manager

Conner Rayburn

Dewey Age 8

Chip Hormess

Nate

Terrence Beasor

Country Doctor

Honeyboy Edwards

Old Bluesman

Gerry Black

Harmonica Player

Aron Johnson

Teenage Band

• Jake KasdanDirector · Producer · Screenplay
• Judd ApatowProducer · Screenplay
• Clayton TownsendProducer
• Lew MortonExecutive Producer
• Uta BriesewitzDirector of Photography
• Michael AndrewsOriginal Music Composer
• Tara TimponeEditor
• Steve WelchEditor
• Amy McIntyre BrittCasting
• Anya ColloffCasting

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Release date

December 21, 2007

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

R

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$18,317,151

Genres

Comedy, Music

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