Walk the Line (2005)

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.

Director:

James Mangold

Writers:

Johnny Cash (book), Johnny Cash (book),

Stars:

Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin

Won 1 Oscar. Another 34 wins & 28 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joaquin Phoenix	...	John R. Cash
Reese Witherspoon	...	June Carter
Ginnifer Goodwin	...	Vivian Cash
Robert Patrick	...	Ray Cash
Dallas Roberts	...	Sam Phillips
Dan John Miller	...	Luther Perkins
Larry Bagby	...	Marshall Grant
Shelby Lynne	...	Carrie Cash
Tyler Hilton	...	Elvis Presley
Waylon Payne	...	Jerry Lee Lewis (as Waylon Malloy Payne)
Shooter Jennings	...	Waylon Jennings
Sandra Ellis Lafferty	...	Maybelle Carter
Dan Beene	...	Ezra Carter
Clay Steakley	...	W.S. 'Fluke' Holland
Johnathan Rice	...	Roy Orbison

Storyline

While growing up in the Great Depression era, Johnny Cash takes an interest in music and eventually moves out of his Arkansas town to join the air force in Germany. While there, he buys his first guitar and writes his own music, and proposes to Vivian. When they got married, they settled in Tennessee and with a daughter, he supported the family by being a salesman. He discovers a man who can pursue his dreams and ends up getting a record with the boys. Shortly after that, he was on a short tour, promoting his songs, and meets the already famous and beautiful June Carter. Then as they get on the long-term tours with June, the boys, and Jerry Lee Lewis, they have this unspoken relationship that grows. But when June leaves the tour because of his behavior, he was a drug addict. His marriage was also falling apart, and when he sees June years later at an awards show, he forces June to tour with them again, promising June to support her two kids and herself. While the tour goes on, the ...

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Plot Keywords:

marriage | prison | germany | concert | love | 

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Taglines:

Love is a burning thing.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Music | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some language, thematic material and depiction of drug dependency

Details

Official Sites:

20th Century Fox [br] Twentieth Century Fox [us]

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

18 November 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Johnny & June - Pasión y locura

Filming Locations:

Arkansas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$149,345 (New Zealand) (10 March 2006)

Gross:

$119,518,352 (USA) (28 April 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox 2000 Pictures, Tree Line Films, Konrad Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

136 min 153 min (extended cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Towards the end of the movie Johnny tells his Dad to tell the girls about the flood. This is a reference to a real incident in Johnny's childhood when the family farm flooded that he wrote and sang about in his famous song 'Five Feet High and Rising'.

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Goofs

Sam Phillips's Chesterfield pack has a bar code.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Warden: M-Mr. Cash? M-Mr. Cash?

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Connections

Referenced in 42nd Annual Country Music Association Awards (2008)

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Soundtracks

"I Miss You Already"
Written by Faron Young and Marvin Rainwater
Performed by Faron Young
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Excellent

Walk the Line is a great movie. When you watch it, you feel as though you are watching Johny Cash in person. Juaqin Pheonix is amazing as Cash, a man with so many regrets and self doubts. Reese Witherspoon gives an Oscar performance as the love of his life June Carter. The film is long, but worth every minute. But what is great is that T Bone Burnett chose the right songs to play. When I saw it today people in the theater were singing along with the movie. And what is great, is that Pheonix and Witherspoon sand the songs themselves. This movie should win several Oscars this year. Go see it. It is an amazing film, and it perfectly protrays an amazing man.