Walking Tall (2004 film)

Infobox_Film
name = Walking Tall

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caption = Theatrical release poster
director = Kevin Bray
producer =
writer = David Klass
Channing Gibson
David Levien
Brian Koppelman
Mort Briskin (1973 screenplay)
starring = The Rock
Johnny Knoxville
Neal McDonough
Kristen Wilson
Kevin Durand
Ashley Scott
music = Graeme Revell
cinematography =
editing =
distributor = MGM
released = April 2, 2004
runtime = 87 min.
country = USA
language = English
budget = $46,000,000
gross = Domestic:
$46,437,717
Worldwide:
$57,223,890
followed_by = "Walking Tall 2"
website = http://walkingtallmovie.com
amg_id = 1:288384
imdb_id = 0351977|

Walking Tall is a 2004 remake of the 1973 film of the same name. It stars The Rock and Johnny Knoxville. Like the original film, it was based on real-life Sheriff Buford Pusser, however, the main character's name was changed to "Chris Vaughn". The setting was changed from McNairy County, Tennessee to Kitsap County, Washington, USA.

Plot

Chris Vaughn returns home from a stint in the military to find that his home has been corrupted by the opening of a casino and the prevalence of drug dealing and use. After Vaughn is beaten up and left for dead by casino security, Vaughn runs for and is elected Sheriff of Kitsap County, Washington and he sets his sights on cleaning up the town’s gambling and drug problems.

Cast

Trivia

In the film, Tala asks the sheriff what happened to the previous sheriff. The sheriff replies that the previous sheriff died in a mysterious car accident. This is a reference to how the real Buford Pusser died.

In the original film, Pusser uses a wooden stick to beat the criminals. Director Kevin Bray wanted to update it by making it a baseball bat. But there were objections, so the compromise was to just add a handle.

Reception

The reviews from the critics were mostly negative. According to Rotten Tomatoes, 24% of the reviews (31 out of 128) were positive. [ [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/walking_tall/ Walking Tall Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes ] ]

The film grossed $57 million worldwide. [ [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=walkingtall.htm Walking Tall (2004) ] ] The budget of the film was $46 million.

equel

' and ', are two direct-to-video sequels that have been released starring Kevin Sorbo.

References

External links

* [http://www.walkingtallmovie.com/ Official website] (uses Flash)