Dec 18 2007 'Walk Hard' Viral 'Backlash' Video Creates Laughter
Between all the amusing videos about cats doing human things you'll probably watch today, I strongly recommend squeezing in this promo for Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. I doubt you'll find a funnier combination of Paul Rudd, Judd Apatow, Justin Long, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson, anti-semitism, self-aware viral marking, Garage Rock Band, and obnoxious techno action music this calendar year. Merry Christmas, guy who made the terrible theme to Mortal Kombat; your long-awaited royalty check is on its way.
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Dec 12 2007 See The Beatles in 'Walk Hard'
Regardless of how funny Walk Hard ends up being, this scene with The Beatles, as played by Jack Black, Jason Schwartzman, Justin Long, and Paul Rudd, should go down with I'm Not There as one of worst yet funniest group impressions in history.
Dec 10 2007 Watch First 10 Minutes of 'Walk Hard', or Don't
Unsure if Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story will be a hilarious laugh-em-up or just an obnoxious string of penis-euphemism-as-a-name jokes? Then either enjoy or despise this ten-minute preview, depending on how it pans out for you.
Personally, I'm going to avoid viewing the beginning until the theater. Sure, watching could give you a peek at things to come, and let you know if you really want to commit to two-hours of the same, but there's something not right about it. Like accidentally choosing a disgusting beer at the bar, or stupidly admitting you were available the day an acquaintance had to move, I feel starting to watch a bad movie is a mistake that should still be seen to its completion, however painful.
But do as you please, philistine.
First Ten Minutes of 'Walk Hard' [Rock Like Cox]
Nov 28 2007 AM Poster Post: 'Walk Hard' For Your Consideration, Again
The Walk Hard Oscar campaign has made a smooth transition from the first Variety ad, a middle finger in the face laced with dick jokes, to this new one, the belligerent shouting of a crazed braggart. It seems the series is following the theme of a night out drinking with me. Keeping with this pattern, the next ad should either be inappropriate amorousness or something about being passed out and naked in a Shell station toilet.
For Your Consideration [Defamer]
Nov 20 2007 'Walk Hard' Trailer Better With Chimp Hatred
There's probably never been a better case to be made for red-band, unrated trailers than in this one for Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Until this, I had complete disinterest in watching John C. Reilly pretend to be Will Ferrell as he sings through a series of cock jokes. But throw in a shot of him cutting his young brother in half with a machete and yelling "f*** you" at a chimp and this is suddenly looking like a much better movie.
So maybe it's actually less a case for red-band trailers, more support for the destruction of children and chimps.
Thanks for the tip, Kyle. Trailer under the cut.
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Nov 9 2007 'Walk Hard' Oscar Ad References Genitals!
To Judd Apatow: I'm not sure how involved you are with the promotion of Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, but this needs to stop. When your title already contains two dick jokes, it is completely excessive, and definitely not funny, to cram a third in.
Also, the name Cox is not, in itself, that funny. It may have once been funny; probably when either the first person was named Cox or the first time "cocks" was used to describe plural penises (whichever came last). But, as anyone with the Cox surname will surely tell you, it's gotten a bit tired. And as far as phallic names are concerned, NASCAR's Dick Trickle has an infinitely funnier name than Dewey Cox, mostly because it's somehow real.
Please discontinue this line of ads, lest I may be forced to reconsider your god-like comedy status.
Judd's 'Walk Hard' Gives Oscar the Finger [Deadline Hollywood]
Oct 2 2007 AM Poster Post: 'Walk Hard' and the Double Entendre
Fact: College kids love idiotic posters of Scarface, busty girls wearing shirts that ask "Got Milk?", Radiohead (for the pseudo-intellectuals), Jim Morrison (for the pseudo-intellectual stoners), and raunchy comedies.
So what's going to happen when the last two on that list merge, such as in this poster to Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, particularly with so many dick jokes (at least three) involved? Will this become the ultimate dorm room poster, or is the inclusion of so many classical elements dooming it to the realm of "trying too hard"? Would your answer change if it also contained a quote from Swingers? We're truly living in a great time for scientific discovery.
'Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story' Poster [Cinematical]
Aug 16 2007 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Trailer
With Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, writer/producer Judd Apatow and star John C. Reilly have somehow made both an intentional parody of Walk the Line and an unintentional parody of Will Ferrell, and it sadly doesn't even look that funny outside of the cameos. But with an amazing cast that has too many great people to mention (just look here), hopefully it's one of those things where the trailer makes it look bad but it's actually better, like the dirty trailer of a poor person who ends up having whatever positive trait poor people have.
