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John C. Reilly Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters

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John C. Reilly joins GQ as he revisits some of the most iconic characters from his career so far: from his portrayal as Dale Doback in Adam McKay’s comedy classic Step Brothers, to his role as Cal Naughton Jr. in McKay and Will Ferrell’s Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.

“There’s a lot of stuff in that movie that came from my own personal life,” says Reilly as he revisits scenes from Step Brothers. Watch the full episode of GQ’s Iconic Characters as John C. Reilly breaks down his most iconic movie roles.

After introducing his musical vaudeville show Mister Romantic in 2022 and performing sold-out concerts across the country earning critical acclaim, John C. Reilly will release his debut album as Mister Romantic, What’s Not To Love? – out June 13 via his own Eternal Magic Recordings.

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00:00 - John C. Reilly’s Iconic Characters
00:24 - Step Brothers: Dale Doback
03:10 - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story: Dewey Cox
07:04 - Boogie Nights: Reed Rothchild
11:17 - Magnolia: Officer Jim Kurring
14:35 - Chicago: Amos Hart
17:11 - Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby: Cal Naughton Jr.
20:23 - Winning Time: The Rise of the Laker Dynasty: DR. Jerry Buss
22:38 - Wreck-It Ralph: Ralph
26:20 - Stan & Ollie: Oliver Hardy
30:55 - Check It Out! With Dr. Steve Brule: Dr. Steve Brule
33:10 - Mister Romantic: Mister Romantic
34:28 - Heads or Tails? Buffalo Bill

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Director: Jameer Pond
Director of Photography: Brad Wickham
Editor: Louville Moore
Talent: John C. Reilly
Producer: Camille Ramos
Line Producer: Jen Santos
Production Manager: James Pipitone
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes
Talent Booker: Paige Garbarini
Camera Operator: Carlos Araujo
Gaffer: David Djaco
Sound Mixer: Mariya Chulichkova
Production Assistant: Shanti Cuizon-Burden
Post Production Supervisor: Jess Dunn
Post Production Coordinator: Stella Shortino
Supervising Editor: Rob Lombardi
Assistant Editor: Billy Ward

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20 Comments

@serjstoned 1 year ago

This is the “I’d go to a Dewey Cox concert” button

@ogclobyy 1 year ago

Im so glad that they mentioned Steve Brule 😂

@beshman 1 year ago

John C. Reilly is somehow still criminally underrated despite all the accolades.

@deelak2329 1 year ago

John being 14 at the beginning of Dewey Cox was gold.

@PeacefulPiranha 1 year ago (edited)

Walk Hard is a masterpiece and revealed John C. Reily to not only be a comedic genius but also a musical genius with an incredible voice.

@DanielDeMark 1 year ago

Such a humble guy. The the way he shows respect for his fellow cast and crew and had that heartfelt moment about Will Farrell really shows how selfless and cool this dude is.

@Dolan.Lovendahl_Presents 1 year ago

The fact that John has SUCH a distinct voice, but is STILL able to make you forget and fall for the characters he's playing, show's his INCREDIBLE talent as an actor!

@firebolt221169 1 year ago

John C Reily and Danny McBride imo should be at the absolute front of comedy filmmaking. Both are truly gems

@AustinS-sh7xw 1 year ago

Dr. Steve Brule is the funniest character maybe ever created. His delivery is perfect, it could never be replicated.

@Camthur1 1 year ago

John C. Reilly is that guy you just want to pull for. He's talented and down to earth. He's the kind of guy you'd love to meet just so you could tell how much you appreciate all the great things he's made that you love. He seems real in an industry full of fake personas.

@zbennalley 1 year ago

I once played a show in Dallas at a blues dive bar he just happened to be there. Once we noticed, we quickly learned Walk Hard before our first break as we wanted to show some love to John he walked up on stage and sang it with us!!! Bought us all a round of shots and asked to play it again the next set. We happily obliged ❤❤❤

@KeyboardandFU 1 year ago

Step Brothers has real life stories FOR REAL. My children both fought over the drums AND rearranged their bunkbeds for optimal space

@manichispanic999 1 year ago

Him touring as Dewey Cox again would be up there with a Daft Punk reunion tour for me personally

@olddudefromthe80s 1 year ago (edited)

How did 'Gangs of New York' not make this video??? His role in that movie was incredible.

@bryantpino7993 1 year ago

I appreciate how in-depth he went on each movie. He's truly down to earth and fun. Thanks for showing us this side of him.

@Dremth 1 year ago

Walk Hard is one of my all-time favorite movies. Seriously a masterpiece, and a powerhouse of comedic, acting, writing, and singing talent. Criminally underrated.

@sebastianfernandez6286 1 year ago

I wanted to hear him talk about working with Scorsese on Gangs of New York and The Aviator

@TheRealSolidusSnake 1 year ago

2:26 - An instance of this, when he was screaming at Conan to stfu and that he was gonna shave his beard. Probably the funniest "stfu" I've ever heard.