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.
| Walking Tall | |
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| Directed by | Kevin Bray |
| Written by | 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 Khleo Thomas John Beasley Michael Bowen |
| Music by | Graeme Revell |
| Distributed by | MGM |
Release dates | April 2, 2004 |
Running time | 87 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $46,000,000 |
| Box office | Domestic: $46,437,717 Worldwide: $57,223,890 |
Plot
Chris Vaughn returns home from a stint in the Armed Forces 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.
Trivia
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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.[1]
The film grossed $57 million worldwide.[2] The budget of the film was $46 million.
Sequel
Walking Tall: The Payback and Walking Tall: Lone Justice, are two direct-to-video sequels that have been released starring Kevin Sorbo.
References
External links
- Official website (uses Flash)