Wednesday, June 22, 2016

"Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story"


Looking into the auditorium at the Palace Theatre, 630 S. Broadway, with John C. Reilly onstage in "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" (Columbia, 2007).  The film is in color but for this sequence director Jake Kasdan went for a 60s grainy TV news look.



Reilly at the Warner Grand in San Pedro rehearsing his band. 



A hop in the air at the Warner.



John C. Reilly onstage at the Variety Arts Theatre, 940 S. Figueroa St. The theatre was the scene for one his big concerts in the film.



A view toward the house left wall in "Walk Hard."



Looking out into the Variety Arts auditorium with Reilly onstage.



The Shrine Auditorium is used for a glitzy concert sequence with star John C. Reilly as well as other performers including Jewel and Lyle Lovett.



Reilly and others onstage at the Shrine Auditorium.



A balcony shot from the sequence at the Shrine.

See the pages on the Los Angeles Theatres site about the Palace Theatre, the Warner Grand, the Variety Arts Theatre and the Shrine Auditorium for history of the buildings along with many photos.

On IMDb: "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story"

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