John Dewey

One of the most iconic figures in rock history, Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly) had it all: the women (over 411 served), the friends (Elvis, The Beatles) and the rock 'n' roll lifestyle (a close and personal relationship with every pill and powder known to man). But most of all, he had the music that transformed a dimwitted country boy into the greatest American rock star who never lived. A wild and wicked send-up of every musical biopic ever made, WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY is gut-busting proof that when it comes to hard rocking, living and laughing, a hard man is good to find.

Southland: Season 1: Episode 7 -- The day takes a turn for the worse when officers John Cooper, Ben Sherman, Chickie Brown and Dewey find a member of Marta's Avenue gang dead in a trunk outside Dodger Stadium.

Southland: Season 2: Episode 4 -- CLIFTON COLLINS, JR. joins the series as Lydia's new partner as they investigate the murder of a USC student. Ben and John stop by to see how ex-cop Dewey is doing.

Seems like it's been forever since we reviewed this baby, and I guess it has been a long time. Steve fails to see the merits in this sendup of the world of rock & roll through the eyes of John C. Reilly's Dewey Cox.

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story movie trailer - starring John C Reilly, Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Justin Long, Jenna Fischer, Jason Schwartzman. Directed by Jake Kasdan. Theatrical Release Date: 12/21/2007 Genre: Comedy Rating: Not Rated

Lifeform movie trailer - starring Ryan Phillippe, Deirdre O'Connell, Robert Wisdom, Cotter Smith, Leland Orser. Genre: Sci-Fi Rating: R

Hailing from a long line of Hollywood studios calculated attempts to win an Oscar by producing melodramatic adaptation of what is essentially an E! True Hollywood Story (Ray, Walk The Line, Dreamgirls, etc.), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is poised to bring home a whole lot of statues at next year s Academy Awards, because this biographical masterpiece has it all: the troubled slack-jawed childhood, the inability to cope with newfound fame, the rocky love story, a screenplay by Judd Apatow (a man who actually eats, breathes and poops hilarious comedy), John C. Reilly in the starring role he s deserved for about a decade, filmed proof that Tim Meadows is still alive, and Paul Rudd playing John f*cking Lennon. I can t remember the last time I was so horny to see a movie. (via Goldenfiddle)

In Columbia Pictures new comedy Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, co-written and produced by Judd Apatow (Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby; Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy) and co-written, produced, and directed by Jake Kasdan, John C. Reilly stars as the larger-than-life musician and songwriter Dewey Cox.

Funny or Die brought us this clip with John C. Reilly doing the Jimmy Dean thing for the fictional Cox Sausages (you can imagine where it goes) to promote his new movie Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. This may not be the most highbrow comedy in the world, but it s pretty hard to miss with lines like using our big Cox smoker . Either way, I m totally seeing this movie when it comes out.

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story -- Interview: John C. Reilly 'On Why This Movie Is Funny'

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story -- Interview: John C. Reilly 'On The Cameos In The Beatles Scene'