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Release: April 15th, 2004
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Running Time: 1 hr 27 min
Director: Kevin Bray
Screenwriter: David Klass; revisions by Channing Gibson, Oliver Butcher, Brian Koppelman and David Levien and Peter Berg
Cast: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (Chris Vaughn), Johnny Knoxville (Ray Templeton), Neal McDonough (Jay Hamilton, Jr.), John Beasley (Chris Vaughn, Sr.), Michael Bowen (Sheriff Watkins), Aaron Douglas (Stick Man), Ryan Robbins (Travis), Ashley Scott (Deni), Barbara Tarbuck (Connie Vaughn), Khleo Thomas (Pete), Kristen Wilson (Kate)
Distributor: MGM
Production Company: Hyde Park Entertainment, Mandeville Films
Based Upon: This is a modernized remake of the 1973 "hicksploitation" drive-in classic, Walking Tall, which starred Joe Don Baker as real-life Tennessee sheriff Buford H. Pusser (1937-1974), and inspired two sequels: 1975's Walking Tall Part II and 1977's Walking Tall: The Final Chapter (both starring Bo Svenson who went on to star in a short-lived 1981 "Walking Tall" TV series as well).
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Remake
Official Site: WalkingTallMovie.com
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Premise: In Walking Tall, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson plays Chris Vaughn, a retired soldier who returns to his hometown to make a new life for himself, only to discover his wealthy high school rival, Jay Hamilton (Neal McDonough), has closed the once-prosperous lumber mill and turned the town's resources towards his own criminal gains. The place Chris grew up is now overrun with crime, drugs, and violence. Enlisting the help of his old pal Ray Templeton (Johnny Knoxville), Chris gets elected sheriff and vows to shut down Hamilton's operations. His actions endanger his family and threaten his own life, but Chris refuses to back down until his hometown once again feels like home.
About not watching: It looks like a movie made for The Rock to star in. He comes in to the movie, holds a piece of wood, and starts whacking all the baddies who are so bad you just have to hate them. Wow. Such originality. And I haven't even watched the trailer or read the synopsis to the movie yet.
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