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Walking Tall (2004 film)
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| Walking Tall | |
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Kevin Bray |
| Written by | David Klass Channing Gibson David Levien Brian Koppelman Mort Briskin (1973 screenplay) |
| Starring | Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Johnny Knoxville Neal McDonough Kristen Wilson Kevin Durand Ashley Scott Khleo Thomas John Beasley Michael Bowen |
| Music by | Graeme Revell |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | April 2, 2004 |
| Running time | 87 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $46,000,000 |
| Followed by | Walking Tall 2 |
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| All Movie Guide profile | |
| IMDb profile | |
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.
In the film, Vaughn 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.
The reviews from the critics were mostly negative. According to Rotten Tomatoes, 24% of the reviews (31 out of 128) were positive.[1]
The film grossed $114 million worldwide.[2] The budget of the film was $46 million.
Walking Tall: Lone Justice, a direct-to-video sequel has been released starring Kevin Sorbo.