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`Walking Tall'.
Byline: Gary Dowell
It may not be a direct duplicate of the 1973 hixploitation flick _ arguably a good thing _ but the remake of the vigilante-with-a-badge classic "Walking Tall" holds its own. It has a charismatic leading man and a more restrained level of head-busting and moralizing.
The original movie starred Joe Don Baker in the more-or-less true adventures of Buford Pusser, an ex-Marine, ex-wrestler who retired to Tennessee, ran afoul of local crime and corruption and proceeded to clean up the place by running for sheriff and whomping the bad guys with a very big stick. The movie spawned two sequels, a made-for-television movie and a short-lived ...
- 'The Rock' Brings His New Movie 'Walking Tall' to Troops in Tampa for First...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 17, 2004 700+ words
...superstar The Rock will bring his newest film, "Walking Tall," to service men and women stationed at MacDill...Walken, Seann William Scott and Rosario Dawson. Walking Tall also stars Johnny Knoxville and will open in theatres nationwide on April...
- Walking tall.(Opening In Theaters Next week)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Video Store March 21, 2004 700+ words
Walking tall MGM Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Johnny Knoxville Opens: April 2, Wide Release The Rock plays former soldier Chris Vaughn, who returns to his hometown to find it overrun with...
- Lame `Walking Tall' brings the boredom.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Frese, David April 1, 2004 700+ words
...lead in the original "Walking Tall," a violent box-office...freaking point? ___ THE "WALKING TALL" INDEX Year the original...staff: 1:1 ___ "WALKING TALL" Who's in it? The Rock, Johnny Knoxville, Kristen Wilson, Ashley...
- `Walking Tall'.
- Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News March 30, 2004 700+ words
...best friend Ray (Johnny Knoxville) and wages war on...underused. As a whole, "Walking Tall" is lean. But this...and fries. ___ WALKING TALL Grade: B- Starring...Neal McDonough, Johnny Knoxville, John Beasley, Ashley...
- INTERROGATION: Johnny Knoxville - `I know I'm going straight to hell' Johnny...
- Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England) October 17, 2004 700+ words
Byline: Words: Charlotte Sheldon. You were born Phillip John Clap. Where did `Johnny Knoxville' come from? Johnny Knoxville: I was living in LA, writing for magazines, and didn't want to write under my real name. So...
- Entrevista/ Johnny Knoxville y Jeff Tremaine/ Los excesos de los...
- Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México) January 10, 2003 700+ words
...una exitosa pelcula bajo el brazo. Johnny Knoxville y Jeff Tremaine son dos de los creadores...que tuvo en MTV la serie Jackass, Johnny Knoxville, su conductor, se convirti en referente...Cmo llegaste a este negocio? Johnny Knoxville: Escriba para diferentes revistas...
- `Daltry Calhoun' displays another side of Johnny Knoxville.
- Newspaper article from: Zap2It.com September 22, 2005 700+ words
...Daniel Fienberg LOS ANGELES _ Although Johnny Knoxville may always be best known for playing...though." Don't misread this story. Johnny Knoxville hasn't reformed. At slow moments...Photo Service, 202-383-6099): Johnny Knoxville For information on republishing this...
- Johnny Knoxville: he shot himself in the chest, set himself on fire and had...
- Magazine article from: Interview Nieratko, Chris September 1, 2002 700+ words
Back in 1997, Johnny Knoxville, known to his folks and friends (full disclosure: I'm...camera with a .38. How did you come up with that bright idea? JOHNNY KNOXVILLE: I was watching the news one night, and it showed a guy getting...
Source: HighBeam Research, `Walking Tall'.