Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (Movie)December 21, 2007 Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend. |
SongsThis movie plays: October 30, 2007 This movie plays: October 30, 2007 This movie plays: October 30, 2007 Bobby Shad can't perform, so Dewey Cox steps in to sing at the club. He is told he should be worried because he's white, preparing to play in a black club. He is told he will be eaten alive, but when he sings "(Mama) You Got To Love Your Negro Man", the crowd loves him. This movie plays: Dewey has been out of the music business for a long time, in order to be with his family. He sees a music video where his song 'Walk Hard' has been sampled, and is convinced getting back into the music industry, one last time is the right thing for him to do. This movie plays: October 30, 2007 This movie plays: October 30, 2007 Beautiful Ride is Dewey Cox's last song ever written. It is his final masterpiece that sums up his entire life. This movie plays: October 30, 2007 This movie plays: Dewey has a gig. He follows 'The Big Bopper', 'Buddy Holly' and finally 'Elvis Presley', all very tough acts to have to follow. This movie plays: This song is heard as Dewey plays catch with all of his kids. This movie plays: October 30, 2007 Dewey just cut his brother in half, and he is sent to the store to get butter and a candle. On his way to the store, he hears a man singing the blues and wants to try for himself. His first attempt is the song 'Cut My Brother In Half Blues'. This movie plays: October 30, 2007 Dewey sings this song the night of his biggest gig (he follows 'The Big Bopper', 'Buddy Holly' and 'Elvis Presley'.). This movie plays: After Dewey cuts his brother Nate in half, he is sent to the country store to buy butter and a candle. On his way, he stops and listens to an old man sing this song. He has never heard Blues music before, and he is fascinated with it. This movie plays: 1967 This song plays while the kids are running around the yard at Dewey's son's birthday party. This movie plays: October 30, 2007 Dewey sings this song after both his wives leave him. He has become "middle" Dewey. This movie plays: Bobby Shad and the Bad Men sing this song in the club where Dewey works as a janitor, after leaving home at the age of 14. This movie plays: October 30, 2007 This movie plays: December 21, 1964 Dewey is backstage before his last big performance, where he sees The Temptations rehearsing the song 'My Girl'. This movie plays: Before Dewey Cox's show, he has to prepare by thinking back over his entire life. There is a flashback to his childhood, while he stands to the side, watching his brother, Nate, play Prelude in G Minor, Op. 28, No. 22 on the piano. This happens before the machete fighting scene. This movie plays: October 30, 2007 This movie plays: October 30, 2007 This movie plays: October 30, 2007 Dewey Cox is 14 and performing for the first time. He and his group sing this song as the audience goes crazy, thinking the song is inappropriate and "Devil's" music. This movie plays: October 30, 2007 Dewey Cox sings this song at the recording studio. The music producer hates the song, but Dewey talks him in to giving him a second chance to sing another song. This movie plays: 1976 This song is heard as Dewey sees his brother Nate's ghost. Nate tells Dewey he needs to clean himself up and get his act together. This movie plays: October 30, 2007 Dewey first sings this at the recording studio. He first sang "That's Amore", which the producer hated. He gives Dewey a second chance, and Dewey sings "Walk Hard", which soon becomes a huge hit. This movie plays: This song is heard during the Lifetime achievement award ceremony for Dewey Cox. This movie plays: The song briefly plays as Dewey gets double married. This movie plays: This song is heard after Dewey's father challenges Dewey to a machete fight, but he (the father) accidentally cuts himself in half. He then realizes that it's much easier than he thought to cut someone in half, and forgives Dewey for cutting his brother Nate in half when they were kids. He tells Dewey to be a better father than what he was. AlbumsArtistsThis movie refers to: 1960 - 1995 Dewey attends a group meditation where The Beatles are all there fighting and talking about taking LSD. MoviesThis movie parodies: November 18, 2005 Walk Hard is a loose parody of Walk the Line about Johnny Cash. This movie parodies: July 17, 1968 When Dewey takes LSD, his acid trip is like the animation from Yellow Submarine. |