Walking Tall (2004)

Director:

Kevin Bray

Writers (WGA):

Mort Briskin (based on a screenplay by)
David Klass (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

2 April 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Biography | Comedy | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

One man will stand up for what's right.

Plot:

A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.

Plot Keywords:

Casino | Sheriff | Trial | Jury | Cheating

Awards:

2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Jan. 17	6:30 PM	TBS
Mon. Jan. 18	12:58 AM	TBS

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dwayne Johnson	...	Chris Vaughn (as The Rock)
Johnny Knoxville	...	Ray Templeton
Neal McDonough	...	Jay Hamilton
Kristen Wilson	...	Michelle Vaughn
Ashley Scott	...	Deni
Khleo Thomas	...	Pete Vaughn
John Beasley	...	Chris Vaughn Sr.
Barbara Tarbuck	...	Connie Vaughn
Michael Bowen	...	Sheriff Stan Watkins
Kevin Durand	...	Booth
Andrew Tarbet	...	Jimmy
Patrick Gallagher	...	Keith
John Stewart	...	Rusty
Eric Breker	...	Deputy Ralston
Ryan Robbins	...	Travis

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense violence, sexual content, drug material and language.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Malaysia:18SG | Denmark:15 | Sweden:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (No. 39989)

Filming Locations:

Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

At the beginning when Chris Vaughn asks the sheriff what happened to the former sheriff it is said that the guy was a great man but they found one day he had mysteriously skidded off a deserted road and died hitting a tree. This is a reference to how the real Buford Pusser died.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the beginning of the film, two policemen give their friend (actor Dwayne Johnson) a ride home in a patrol car. Their friend rides in the back seat and chats with the policemen sitting in the front seats. There is no sign of the cage/wall which should separate the back seat from the front, and which ordinarily prevents criminal suspects seated in the back from escaping and/or attacking the policemen.

Quotes:

Sheriff Stan Watkins: [after Chris wins the election, he pulls up to address the police force] Sheriff.
Chris Vaughn: Watkins.
Sheriff Stan Watkins: You won the election. Congratulations. But we do have a tradition of professional courtesy up here. And I can personally vouch for each and every one of these men. They're good deputies.
Chris Vaughn: You're all fired.

Movie Connections:

Version of "Walking Tall" (1981)

Soundtrack:

La Grange

Plays the revenge scenario right!!!

What makes Walking Tall such a good movie, in my opinion, is that you really want The Rock to beat the bad guys. Obviously, in these type of movies the good guys always have to win, so it's really important that the director make sure the good guys come out looking much better than the bad guys so that when the good guys win, the audience is satisfied. This movie does that perfectly having The Rock have something extremely cowardly done to him near the beginning of the film. Johnny Knoxville adds a lot to this movie as well with some good humor. Overall it's just good entertainment the whole time.

So check this out some time because it's a prime example of how a slightly more adult feel-good movie should be done.