Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
“Life made him tough. Love made him strong. Music made him hard.”
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.
Genres
Comedy, Music
Studio
Apatow Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story performed
Budget
$35.0M
Worldwide Gross
$18.3M
Gross Profit
−$16.7M
Return
0.5× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$3M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Dewey Cox
John C. Reilly
Dewey Cox
Darlene Madison
Jenna Fischer
Darlene Madison
Pa Cox
Raymond J. Barry
Pa Cox
Edith
Kristen Wiig
Edith
Sam
Tim Meadows
Sam
L'Chaim
Harold Ramis
L'Chaim
Ma Cox
Margo Martindale
Ma Cox
Theo
Chris Parnell
Theo
Dave
Matt Besser
Dave
Awards Show Stage Manager
Nat Faxon
Awards Show Stage Manager
Dewey Age 8
Conner Rayburn
Dewey Age 8
Nate
Chip Hormess
Nate
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