Walking Tall (2004)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.0/10   

Director:

Kevin Bray

Escritores (WGA):

Mort Briskin (based on a screenplay by)
David Klass (screenplay) ...
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Fecha de Lanzamiento:

2 abril 2004 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Biografía | Comedia | Drama | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

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 | Football | Jury

Premios:

2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

empty, halfhearted remake

Reparto

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
Michael Adamthwaite	...	Burke
Darcy Laurie	...	Smitty
Fred Keating	...	Doctor
Ben Cardinal	...	Michelle's Partner
Kett Turton	...	Kenner
Terence Kelly	...	Judge L. Powell
Tom Scholte	...	Merle Crowe
Mark Houghton	...	County Prosecutor
James Ashcroft	...	Bailiff
Eric Keenleyside	...	Dan Stadler
Aaron Douglas	...	Casino Stickman
Michael Soltis	...	Casino Maintenance Worker
April Telek	...	Casino Waitress (as April Amber Telek)
Sandra Steier	...	Addict Mother
Ben Cotton	...	Drug Dealer
Cobie Smulders	...	Exotic Beauty
Chelsie Amber McEachnie	...	Lap Dancer
Kaja Gjesdal	...	Lap Dancer
Melody Cherpaw	...	Lap Dancer (as Melody Tinesa Cherpaw)
Alana Drozduke	...	Casino Trashy Woman
Sandra Higueras	...	Casino Trashy Woman
Ty Olsson	...	Deputy
Ana Mirkovic	...	Blackjack Dealer
David Purvis	...	Ray's AA Sponsor
Beverley Elliott	...	Nurse
Rita Theresa Edwards	...	Wet T-Shirt Girl
Sarah Smith	...	Wet T-Shirt Girl
Douglas Sheridan	...	Boxman
Katina Robillard	...	Dollar Bill Girl
Jacqueline Stewart	...	Girl on Platform
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Artine Brown	...	Casino Security (uncredited)
Sandra-Jessica Couturier	...	Casino VIP (uncredited)
Mike Dopud	...	Casino Security (uncredited)
Levi Woods	...	Casino VIP (uncredited)

Dirigida por
Kevin Bray

Créditos del guión (WGA)
Mort Briskin		(based on a screenplay by)
David Klass		(screenplay) and
Channing Gibson		(screenplay) and
David Levien		(screenplay) &
Brian Koppelman		(screenplay)

Producida por
Ashok Amritraj	....	producer
Bill Bannerman	....	co-producer
Jim Burke	....	producer
Lucas Foster	....	producer
Marcienne Friesland	....	associate producer
David Hoberman	....	producer
Vince McMahon	....	executive producer
Keith Samples	....	executive producer
Paul Schiff	....	producer

Música original por
Graeme Revell

Fotografía por
Glen MacPherson		(director of photography)

Montaje por
George Bowers
Robert Ivison

Casting
Sarah Finn		(as Sarah Halley Finn)
Randi Hiller

Diseño de producción por
Brent Thomas

Dirección artística
Roxanne Methot

Decorados
Louise Roper

Diseño de vestuario por
Gersha Phillips

Departamento de maquillaje
Emanuela Daus	....	makeup artist
Jeff Dawn	....	makeup department head
Pearl Louie	....	key makeup artist
Julie McHaffie	....	key hair stylist
Beverly Moncrief	....	contact lens technician
Tamar Ouziel	....	assistant makeup artist
Rachel Solow	....	hair stylist: The Rock
Maureen Terezakis	....	special makeup effects producer
Howard Lau	....	fabricator (uncredited)
Keith Lau	....	fabricator (uncredited)
Shauna Magrath	....	key makeup artist: second unit (uncredited)
Bill Terezakis	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Sherry Van Gool	....	daily assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Vince Yoshida	....	fabricator (uncredited)

Dirección de producción
Bill Bannerman	....	unit production manager
Suzanne Lore	....	unit production manager
Vladimir Stefoff	....	unit production manager: second unit

Ayudante de dirección
Megan Basaraba	....	third assistant director
Ashley Bell	....	trainee assistant director
Charles Crossin	....	second assistant director
Jeff Habberstad	....	second unit director
Warren Hanna	....	second assistant director: second unit
Mick MacKay	....	first assistant director: second unit
David McLeod	....	first assistant director (as David MacLeod)
Ian Samoil	....	third assistant director: second unit
Sean Watson	....	third assistant director

Departamento de Arte
Victoria Balharry	....	art department coordinator
Lindsay Burke	....	on-set dresser
John Crockett	....	construction foreman
James Robert 'J.R.' Davis	....	set decorating coordinator
Dean Goodine	....	property master
Amrit Laura Gunhouse	....	set designer (as Amrit)
Erich Hepnar	....	head greens person
Reggie Hubble	....	art department production assistant
Nicola Irwin	....	set designer
Roger Jacoe	....	paint coordinator
Steve Lamare	....	lead dresser
Len Morganti	....	storyboard artist (as Leonard Morganti)
Tanya A. Nordhoff	....	assistant set decorator (as Tanya Nordhoff)
Tristan Oliver	....	assistant set dresser
Adam Parboosingh	....	assistant art director
Valentine Pavuls	....	property master: second unit
Robert Pratt	....	storyboard artist
James Reddy	....	lead dresser
Michel Rheault	....	construction purchaser
Regan Steele	....	set dresser
Chris Thompson	....	construction coordinator
Bryan Wadsworth	....	paint foreman
Trinita Waller	....	assistant property master

Departamento de sonido
Andrew Bock	....	assistant sound editor
Matt Dubin	....	mix recordist (as Matthew Dubin)
Matt Dubin	....	sound recordist
Lars Ekstrom	....	production sound mixer
Christopher Flick	....	foley supervisor
Linda Folk	....	adr supervisor
Mike Gardner	....	boom operator
Gary Gegan	....	re-recording sound mixer
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer
Matthew Iadarola	....	re-recording sound mixer
Richard King	....	sound designer
Richard King	....	supervising sound editor
Mary Jo Lang	....	foley mixer
Michael Magill	....	dialogue editor
Darryl Marko	....	cable (as J. Darryl Marko)
Michael W. Mitchell	....	sound effects editor
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist (as Alyson Moore)
Scott Morgan	....	foley recordist
Michael A. Morongell	....	mix engineer (as Michael Morongell)
Chris Navarro	....	adr mixer
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Michele Perrone	....	adr editor
Eric Potter	....	sound effects recordist
Stuart Provine	....	sound recordist: temp dub
John Roesch	....	supervising foley artist
Hamilton Sterling	....	sound effects editor
Carolyn Tapp	....	adr recordist
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
James Wright	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Linda Yeaney	....	first assistant sound editor

Efectos especiales
Dean Lockwood	....	special effects coordinator
Adam Tayler	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects
Michael Adkisson	....	digital compositor: Title House Digital (as Mike Adkisson)
Martin Avitia	....	digital editor: Title House Digital
Bill Coffin	....	digital artist: Post Logic Cinema Digital
Joshua D. Comen	....	visual effects producer: Title House Digital (as Josh Comen)
Clay Dale	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic
Tim Gallegos	....	dirt removal: Post Logic Cinema Digital
Jim Gorman	....	digital compositor
Max Harris	....	Inferno artist: main titles, Post Logic Studios
Bonnie Kanner	....	visual effects executive producer: Pixel Magic
Peter Koczera	....	senior digital artist
Julie Landholt	....	end title graphics: Title House Digital (as J. Kathryn Landholt)
George Macri	....	visual effects producer: Pixel Magic
Nathan Martoff	....	dirt removal: Post Logic Cinema Digital
David Fred Masselink	....	digital compositor: Title House Digital (as Fred Masselink)
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor: Pixel Magic (as Raymond McIntyre Jr.)
Andrew Midgley	....	digital compositing supervisor: Title House Digital
Joe Monroe	....	data management: Post Logic Cinema Digital
Brad Moylan	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic
Alfredo Ramirez	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic
Clay Sparks	....	digital editor: Title House Digital
Kevin Struckman	....	3D tracking: Pixel Magic
Jeff Varga	....	digital effects artist
Juan Carlos Vargas	....	visual effects (as Juan Vargas)
Orlando Delbert	....	graphic artist (uncredited)

Especialistas
Mark Aisbett	....	stunt player
Carolyn Anderson	....	stunt player
Scott J. Ateah	....	stunt player (as Scott Ateah)
Shawn Beaton	....	stunt player
Krista Bell	....	stunts
Jake Brake	....	stunt rigger
Jason Calder	....	stunt player
Sean Cannon	....	stunt player
Douglas Chapman	....	stunt player (as Doug Chapman)
Gilbert B. Combs	....	stunt player (as Gil Combs)
Mike Crestejo	....	stunt coordinator: Canada
Vince Crestejo	....	stunt player
Mike Dopud	....	stunt player
Glenn Ennis	....	stunt player
Ryan Ennis	....	stunt player
Mark Fielding	....	stunt player
Jeff Habberstad	....	stunt coordinator
Yvette Jackson	....	stunt player
Neil Jones	....	stunt player
Brad Kelly	....	stunt player
Ken Kirzinger	....	stunt player
Jake Lombard	....	stunt rigging coordinator
Kirk McMeekan	....	stunts
Steven McMichael	....	stunt player (as Steve McMichael)
Rick Moore	....	stunt player
David Morizot	....	stunt fight coordinator
Gerald Paetz	....	stunt player
Rick Pearce	....	stunt player
Tanoai Reed	....	stunt double: The Rock
John Sampson	....	stunt player
Chris Sayour	....	stunt player (as Christopher Sayour)
Darryl Scheelar	....	stunt player
Ryan Schroeder	....	stunt player
Larry M. Shorts	....	utility stunts
Sharon Simms	....	stunt player
David Soo	....	stunt fight coordinator
Shawn Stewart	....	stunt player
Owen Walstrom	....	stunt player
John Wardlow	....	stunt player
Claire Webb	....	stunt player
Robin Webb	....	stunt player
Gerald Wong	....	stunt player

Cámara y Departamento Eléctrico
Michael Adams	....	assistant camera
Artino Ahmadi	....	second assistant camera
Bob Akester	....	gaffer
Justin Bergler	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Terry Calhoun	....	assistant lighting technician
Julian Chojnacki	....	Steadicam operator
Julian Chojnacki	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Bruce Crawford	....	second company grip
David J. Dawson	....	key grip (as David Dawson)
Jason Dryden	....	dolly grip
Dwight Durham	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Darryl Foulds	....	grip
Greg Fox	....	camera operator: "b" camera
David Franco	....	director of photography: second unit
Ian Guns	....	crane operator: Technocrane
Derek Roald Hall	....	grip
Kevin Hall	....	camera operator: "b" camera, second unit
Dan Henshaw	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit (as Daniel Henshaw)
Kenneth Hewlett	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Trevor Holbrook	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Frederick Iannone	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Stephen Jackson	....	chief lighting technician (as Steve Jackson)
Dennis Jones	....	chief rigging lighting technician
Neil Lachance	....	key rigging grip (as Neil LaChance)
Andrew Learmonth	....	video assist
Garth Longmore	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jenny Madsen	....	loader
Morgan McLachlan	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Ralph Mendoza	....	operator: SpaceCam (as Raphael P. Mendoza)
Paul Mitchnick	....	camera operator: "b" camera, second unit
Craig Munroe	....	dolly grip
Mike Nixon	....	technocrane operator
Rob Parisien	....	digital video assist coordinator
Dave Roman	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Philip Rothwell	....	technician: SpaceCam
Steve Sherlock	....	best boy grip
Patrick Stepien	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Joe Waistell	....	first assistant camera: third camera
Jim Wenting	....	lighting board operator

Departamento de reparto
Heike Brandstatter	....	casting: Canada
Kendra Shay Clark	....	casting assistant
Errin Clutton	....	casting coordinator: Canada
James Forsyth	....	extras casting
Courtney Gross	....	casting associate
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Sara LaCava	....	casting assistant
Coreen Mayrs	....	casting: Canada
James Moore	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Departamento de vestuario
Carolyn Cameron	....	assistant costume designer
Tara R. Hinecker	....	costumer
J.B. Owen	....	costume set supervisor (as J.B. Owen-Sacallis)

Departamento de Edición
Henry Ball	....	digital film recordist: Post Logic Cinema Digital
Laura Behary	....	post-production assistant
Dax Brooks	....	post-production assistant
Terry Brown	....	digital motion picture services: LaserPacific
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Kris Santa Cruz	....	scanner: Post Logic Cinema Digital (as Kris Santa Kruz)
Valance Eisleben	....	high definition editorial services: LaserPacific
Frank Figueroa	....	digital color assist: Post Logic Cinema Digital
Nancy Fuller	....	high definition coordinator: LaserPacific
Tracey Grimes	....	digital intermediate producer: Post Logic Cinema Digital
Matthew W. Johnson	....	iQ artist: Post Logic Cinema Digital
Jesse Kobayashi	....	high definition coordinator: LaserPacific
Bryan McMahan	....	digital intermediate color timer: Post Logic Cinema Digital
Paul Millspaugh	....	first assistant editor
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Troy Nicholas	....	digital motion picture services: LaserPacific
Brian Pete	....	high definition editorial services: LaserPacific
Giselle Ponce	....	post-production assistant
John Potter	....	high definition color correction: LaserPacific
Stacy Underhill	....	digital motion picture services: LaserPacific
Cassandra Wiltshire	....	digital intermediate producer: Post Logic Cinema Digital
Sharon Wong	....	assistant editor

Departamento de Música
Tree Adams	....	musician: guitar
Brent Brooks	....	music editor
Mark Curry	....	music mixer
Debbi Datz-Pyle	....	musicians contractor
Boris Elkis	....	music programmer
Ashley Revell	....	music editor
G. Marq Roswell	....	music supervisor
Adam Swart	....	music coordinator

Departamento de Transporte
Mike Behuniak	....	picture car mechanic
Donald Chase	....	driver: construction department
Terence Cochlan	....	driver: director
Rod Patten	....	transportation captain: second unit
Rick Rasmussen	....	picture car mechanic: second unit
Robert Steeves	....	transportation coordinator
Paul Talbot	....	transportation captain
Larry Tardif	....	electric truck driver
Bob Thorner	....	transportation co-captain

Otros miembros del equipo
Lori-Jayne Banko	....	set production assistant
Steve Beeson	....	accountant
Don Besse	....	key location production assistant
Graham Blacklock	....	craft service
Graham Blacklock	....	first aid
Howard Blank	....	technical advisor: casino
Ron Blecker	....	armorer
Ron Blecker	....	technical advisor
Amanda Bronswyk	....	accountant
Christina Bulbrook	....	production coordinator (as Christina Margellos)
Dan Carr	....	assistant location manager: second unit
Scott Catolico	....	key location production assistant
John Cirigliano	....	acting coach: The Rock
Ben Dietz	....	assistant: Ashok Amritraj
Mike Doiron	....	key production assistant
Byron Drinkle	....	playback coordinator
Tai Duncan	....	assistant: Paul Schiff
Benjamin Easterday	....	stand-in: The Rock
Justin Elsworth	....	production assistant
Richard Faraci	....	security: The Rock (as Rick Faraci)
Peggy Flood	....	additional voice
Abraham Fraser	....	location manager
Michael Ganczarczyk	....	assistant: Kevin Bray
Hiram Garcia	....	assistant: The Rock
Marty Garner	....	assistant: The Rock
Madison Graie	....	clearances coordinator
Simon Hall	....	video/cgi playback
Frederick Heartline	....	office production assistant
Victor Juralowicz	....	key location production assistant
Jennifer Kiefaber	....	set production assistant
Jedrzej Kowalski	....	assistant location manager (as Jendrek Kowalski)
Kyle Leydier	....	assistant: Johnny Knoxville
David Linck	....	unit publicist
Darren Ling	....	security: The Rock
Chris Lirette	....	set production assistant
Mary Jo Macvey	....	tutor
Lukasz Madziag	....	production assistant
Jane Mason	....	assistant accountant
Brenda McClellan	....	assistant accountant
Michelle McKay	....	assistant: Bill Bannerman (as Michelle D. H. McKay)
Kim Meade	....	assistant: David Hoberman
George Miller	....	key location production assistant (as George F. Miller)
Len Nasholm	....	set security (as Lennart Ernst Masholm)
Geoff Palmer	....	helicopter pilot
Joe Picher	....	set security
Jon-Michael Preece	....	script supervisor
Bryan Pyke	....	security: The Rock
Jody Reavley	....	assistant production coordinator (as Jodi Reavley)
Tania Rosa	....	accounting clerk
Christine Stringer	....	assistant: Paul Schiff & Kevin Bray
David Thompson	....	assistant location manager: second unit
Victor Valencia	....	post-production accountant
Stephanie Wander	....	assistant: Lucas Foster
Ross Woo	....	production assistant
Mike Atwater	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Levi Woods	....	photo double (uncredited)

Gracias
Buford Pusser	....	dedicated to the memory of (as Sheriff Buford Pusser)
Christopher Violette	....	special thanks

Compañías Productores

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures)
• Hyde Park Entertainment (producer)
• Mandeville Films (producer)
• Burke/Samples/Foster Productions (in association with)
• WWE Films (in association with)

Distribuidores

• MGM Distribution (2004) (USA) (theatrical) (as MGM Distribution Co.)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2004) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2005) (Argentina) (all media)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Gemini Film (2004) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Herald Film Company (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2004) (Thailand) (all media)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2004) (Vietnam) (all media)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL5)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
• UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (2004) (France) (theatrical)

Efectos especiales

• Pixel Magic (visual effects)
• Title House Digital (digital visual effects)

Otras Compañías

• Bing Crosby Productions  acknowledgement: based upon the original motion picture produced and owned by
• Bolero Studios  music mixed at
• City of Surrey, The  the producers wish to thank
• City of Vancouver, The  the producers wish to thank
• Digital Kitchen  main titles designed by (as Digital Kitchen, LLC)
• District of Squamish and the local Businesses and Townspeople, The  the producers wish to thank (as The District of Squamish)
• Great Canadian Gaming Corporation  the producers wish to thank (as Great Canadian Casinos)
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.®)
• Kodak Canada  motion picture film (as Kodak)
• MGM Clip + Still  courtesy of: "Hasty But Tasty" & "Don't Hustle An Ant With Muscle"
• Mirisch Corporation, The  copyright owner: "Hasty But Tasty" 1969 & "Don't Hustle An Ant With Muscle" 1970 (as Mirisch D.F.)
• NT Audio Visual  optical sound negative (as N.T. Audio)
• O'Henry Sound Studios  music recorded at (as O'Henry Studios)
• Panavision Canada  camera & lenses (as Panavision®)
• Post Logic Studios  digital intermediate by (as Post Logic Cinema Digital)
• Spacecam Systems  gyro-stabilized camera system provided by
• Tivoli Moving Pictures Caterers  catering (as Tivoli Catering)
• Video Split Productions  video assist equipment
• William F. White International  production equipment (as William F. White International Inc.)
• Wilshire Stages, The  digital sound recording and re-recording (as Wilshire Stages, Los Angeles, CA)

También conocida como:

Con la frente en alto (Argentina) (video title) [es]
Pisando fuerte (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

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

Duración:

86 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Clasificación:

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)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Compañía:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivialidades:

Dwayne Johnson's stunt double in this movie was his cousin Tanoai Reed.

Errores:

Personal o Equipo Visible: When Chris pulls up to the casino with a shotgun in his truck a cameramanis reflected in his windshield.

Citas:

Chris Vaughn: I'm not gonna let this stand.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Hot Fuzz (2007)

Banda de Sonido:

Set It Off

empty, halfhearted remake

As society in general became progressively more liberal in the 1970's, an entire genre of films rose up in reaction to the trend - movies in which an individual, frustrated with a legal system that seemed to be coddling criminals, took it upon himself to mete out his own brand of "frontier justice," usually involving personal vengeance and vigilante-style violence. The seminal films of this genre - "Billy Jack," "Dirty Harry," "Death Wish" and "Walking Tall" - all found favor with mass audiences, although critics tended to dismiss them as, at best, reactionary, and, at worst, neo-fascist in nature. Now, one of them, "Walking Tall," has been retrofitted to cater to audiences in the already far more conservative 21st Century.

The original 1973 "Walking Tall" was based on the true story of Buford Pusser, the sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee, who won fame by single-handedly wiping out the criminal elements who had overrun his town. It was a one-man "crusade for justice" that came at great personal cost to himself and his family (his wife was murdered and Pusser died a few years later in a "mysterious" car accident). In this new version - which eliminates most of the grittier elements of the story and turns it into a rock'em-sock'em, live-action cartoon - Pusser's name has been changed to Chris Vaughn and the locale has been moved from the Appalachians to the Pacific Northwest. Chris is a recently discharged soldier who, upon returning to his small hometown, discovers that the place has become a hotbed of vice and corruption, its citizenry forced to live in fear under the tyrannical control of the local casino owner and all-around meanie, Jay Hamilton (Neal McDonough). When Chris has finally had a bellyful of malfeasance and sleaze, he decides to run for sheriff, vowing to bring the criminals to their knees, and thus allowing the good folks of the town to reclaim their community.

This is a silly and shallow film whose only real purpose seems to be to give the perpetually self-righteous and outraged Vaughn an excuse to hurl endless bric-a-brac and breakaway furniture around the set while the local townsfolk look on in slack-jawed amazement. Never one to be deterred by such quaint and fusty notions as civil liberties or Miranda rights, Sheriff Vaughn chases down the bad guys one by one, smashing heads and busting bones as he goes. The plot is so underdeveloped that the final confrontation scene between Chris and his arch nemesis, Hamilton, feels like a mere afterthought. The film runs barely 75 minutes, yet boasts a 10-minute long closing credit sequence to pad it out to 85! It's as if even the filmmakers themselves had run out of interest in the project and figured they might as well just wrap things up as quickly as possible so they would be free to move on to bigger and better things.

Usually, in a film based on true life events, when the names are changed, it's to protect the innocent. In the case of "Walking Tall," it's more likely that the people who made the film were trying to protect themselves from being sued by the Pusser estate.