Movie:Walking Tall

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June 15, 2008

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.

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.

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