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...ardent fan of the 1973 version of Walking Tall, Johnson understood the heightened audience expectations for a remake of such a classic film and promised himself that he would only contribute to an effort that could maintain the quality of the original...

Author: By Vinita M. Alexander, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Rock Takes Big Time Leap | 4/9/2004 | See Source »

...Johnson says that he and director Kenneth Bray struggled to determine how they could produce an empowering, truthful film that could hold its own in today’s box office...

Author: By Vinita M. Alexander, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Rock Takes Big Time Leap | 4/9/2004 | See Source »

Recalling the movies before the age of CGI, Johnson acknowledges and identifies with an audience’s deeper viewing connection to real and plausible movie characters...

Author: By Vinita M. Alexander, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Rock Takes Big Time Leap | 4/9/2004 | See Source »

Although it provides viewers with greater entertainment value, the productions staff’s commitment to minimal technical editing to preserve the film’s realism introduced a new set of difficulties, because it meant actors could easily face physical harm. But, according to Johnson, the danger was worth...

Author: By Vinita M. Alexander, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Rock Takes Big Time Leap | 4/9/2004 | See Source »

...according to Johnson. He insists that Walking Tall cannot encourage unjustified violence because its main character, Pusser, had a legitimate reason for his actions...

Author: By Vinita M. Alexander, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Rock Takes Big Time Leap | 4/9/2004 | See Source »

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