Walk the Line (2005)

Director:

James Mangold

Writers (WGA):

Johnny Cash (book)
Gill Dennis (written by) ...
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Release Date:

18 November 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Music | Romance

Tagline:

Love is a burning thing.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Marriage | Prison | Johnny Cash | Concert | Germany

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 28 wins & 26 nominations

Cast

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
Johnny Holiday	...	Carl Perkins
Ridge Canipe	...	Young J.R.
Lucas Till	...	Young Jack Cash
Carly Nahon	...	Young Reba Cash
McGhee Monteith	...	Reba Cash
Wyatt Entrekin	...	Tommy Cash at 5
Hailey Anne Nelson	...	Rosanne Cash
Kerris Dorsey	...	Kathy Cash
Delaney Keefe	...	Cindy Cash (as Delaney Marie Keefe)
Victoria Hester	...	Carlene Carter
Deborah Rawlings	...	Diner Waitress
James DeForest Parker	...	Inmate
James Keach	...	Warden
Davielle Boyce	...	Maid at Door
Glenn Alan Gardner	...	Texarkana Stage Manager (as Alan Gardner)
Danny Vinson	...	Texarkana MC
Dave McPhail	...	Armory MC
Bob King	...	Armory Stage Manager
Natalie Canerday	...	Lady in the Aisle
Rhoda Griffis	...	Five and Dime Manager
Jeff Bailey	...	El Paso Taxi Driver
Ross Harkins	...	Record Executive
J.D. Evermore	...	F.B.I. Man
Helen Ingebritsen	...	Bank Teller
J.W. Williams	...	Pill Man
Shane Bowen	...	JR's Agent
Tim Ware	...	A & R Man #1
Dolan Wilson	...	A & R Man #2
J. Allen Scott	...	Dyess Doctor
Clare Grant	...	Lissome Girl (as Clare Johnson)
Micheal Ingersal	...	Donzil (as Michael Ingersoll)
Carter Thrower	...	Sheriff
J.P. McNeely	...	Musician (as Jean-Paul McNeely)
Brian Deas	...	NCO
Glenda Pannell	...	Neighbor Woman
Amy Lavere	...	Wanda (as Amy Kudela)
Tracee Mae Miller	...	Birdie Perkins (as Tracee Miller)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ken Axmaker Jr.	...	Record Company Executive / Reporter (uncredited)
David Caffey	...	Record Company Executive (uncredited)
John Carter Cash	...	Bob Neal (uncredited)
Mark Alan Compton	...	Extra (uncredited)
Brian Crider	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Richard Crowe	...	Service Station Guy (uncredited)
Gordon Dexheimer	...	Folsom Prison Guard (uncredited)
Josh Driver	...	Cash's stage hand (uncredited)
Jeff Droke	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Geoff Falk	...	Folsom Prison Assistant Warden (uncredited)
Jan Falk	...	Lady at the Five & Dime (uncredited)
Marc Farley	...	Ferlin (uncredited)
Gavin Lindsay Goode	...	Prison Guard Sniper (uncredited)
Melissa Goodwin	...	Flight Attendant (uncredited)
Jamie Grant	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Cody Hanford	...	Tommy Cash age 9 (uncredited)
Selene C. Hawks	...	Girl at Bus (uncredited)
L. Michele Hester	...	Columbia Records secretary / extra (uncredited)
Hunter Ian	...	Featured Extra (uncredited)
Laurie Johnson	...	Church Lady (uncredited)
Katie Lindsey	...	Rosey Nix (uncredited)
Donald Meyers	...	Record Company Executive (uncredited)
Michael Montgomery	...	Man In Asile (uncredited)
Vince Palazola	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Rich Parham	...	Salesman / Prisoner (uncredited)
Chris Plumlee	...	Stage Hand (uncredited)
Kevin Scroggs	...	Press Photographer (uncredited)
Brittany Shaw	...	Etta Grant (uncredited)
Ben Taylor	...	Jack the Drunk (uncredited)
Frank Hoyt Taylor	...	Passionate Preacher (uncredited)
Matt Taylor	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Danny Thomas	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)
Sheila Thomas	...	Girl In Crowd (uncredited)
Jim Wright	...	Military Supervisor (uncredited)

Directed by
James Mangold

Writing credits (WGA)
Johnny Cash		(book "Man in Black")
Johnny Cash		(book "Cash: The Autobiography") and
Patrick Carr		(book "Cash: The Autobiography") uncredited
Gill Dennis		(written by) &
James Mangold		(written by)

Produced by
Alan C. Blomquist	....	executive producer
John Carter Cash	....	executive producer
James Keach	....	producer
Cathy Konrad	....	producer
Lou Robin	....	associate producer

Original Music by
T-Bone Burnett		(as T Bone Burnett)

Cinematography by
Phedon Papamichael

Film Editing by
Michael McCusker

Casting by
Lisa Beach
Sarah Katzman

Production Design by
David J. Bomba

Art Direction by
John R. Jensen
Rob Simons

Set Decoration by
Carla Curry

Costume Design by
Arianne Phillips

Makeup Department
Jennifer Albada	....	makeup artist
Gloria Belz	....	makeup artist
Melinda Dunn	....	assistant hair stylist
Jane Galli	....	makeup department head
Kathrine Gordon	....	hair department head
Sandy Jo Johnston	....	makeup artist
Adruitha Lee	....	hair stylist
Lori McCoy-Bell	....	key hair stylist
Anne Morgan	....	hair stylist: Ms. Witherspoon
Judy Ponder-Patton	....	makeup artist (as Judy S. Ponder)
Scott H. Reeder	....	assistant hair stylist
Barbara Sanders	....	hair stylist
Betty Lou Skinner	....	hair stylist
Michelle Vittone	....	key makeup artist (as Michelle Vittone-McNeil)
Brad Wilder	....	makeup artist: Ms. Witherspoon
Bert Reo Anderson	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
Linda Boykin-Williams	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Jami Hight	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Donna M. Premick	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Tony Ward	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Alan C. Blomquist	....	unit production manager
Aaron Downing	....	post-production supervisor
Gina Fortunato	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rosemary C. Cremona	....	additional second assistant director (as Rosemary Cremona)
Stephen P. Dunn	....	first assistant director
Nicholas Mastandrea	....	additional first assistant director
Paul Byrne Prenderville	....	second assistant director (as Paul Prenderville)
John R. Saunders	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Curtis Akin	....	leadman
Dean Allison	....	construction foreman
Dylan Collier	....	scenic artist
Hugh Conlon	....	construction coordinator: Los Angeles
John Coven	....	storyboard artist
Chad R. Davis	....	set dresser
Tim Dingle	....	signmaker
Emmy Ellison	....	art department coordinator
Shepard Fairey	....	poster artist
Tommy Gilbert	....	set dresser
Donald Goodman	....	drapery foreman
Josh Hadley	....	leadman
Kenneth Heimer	....	propmaker: reshoots
Frank Hendrick	....	set dresser
Dave Kennedy	....	set dresser
Garcia L. Sonia	....	scenic artist
Richard N. McGuire	....	gangboss
Debbie Nolan	....	construction foreman
Kris Peck	....	property master
Frank Piercy	....	lead scenic artist
Adele Plauche	....	set designer
Kaleo Quenzer	....	props
John Rabasca	....	set dresser
Spencer Register	....	set dresser
Kelly Anne Ross	....	buyer (as Kelly Ross)
Peter Sattler	....	graphic designer
Eric Smith	....	paint foreman
Julie Smith	....	set decoration buyer
Sherry Trippett	....	painter
Gabriella Villarreal	....	assistant set decorator
Keith Wall	....	set dresser
David Weathers	....	set dresser
Gary Wimmer	....	scenic gangboss
Kathy Brunswick	....	construction buyer (uncredited)
Juliet Guimont	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Kon Iliov	....	construction foreman (uncredited)
Kelly Anne Ross	....	set decoration buyer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ted Caplan	....	sound designer
Derek Casari	....	foley engineer
Kelly Doran	....	sound utility
Dawn Fintor	....	foley artist
Tim Gomillion	....	sound recordist
Doug Hemphill	....	sound re-recording mixer (as D.M. Hemphill)
Warren Hendriks	....	assistant sound editor
Mildred Iatrou	....	dialogue editor (as Mildred Iatrou Morgan)
Peter F. Kurland	....	production sound mixer
Trillby Kim Lowe	....	dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
Paul Massey	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Murray	....	supervising foley editor
Steve F. Price	....	foley editor (as Steve Price)
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer (as Charleen Richards-Steeves)
Dennis Rogers	....	sound recordist
Monique Salvato	....	first sound assistant
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
William Stein	....	re-recording engineer
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist
Donald Sylvester	....	supervising sound editor
Paul Urmson	....	additional sound effects editor
Anthony Woodman	....	sound librarian
Mark Zimbicki	....	boom operator
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Robert Bolanowski	....	special effects technician
Ron Bolanowski	....	special effects supervisor
Adruitha Lee	....	colorist

Visual Effects by
Julia Frey	....	visual effects producer
Paul Graff	....	compositing supervisor
Robert Stromberg	....	visual effects supervisor
Duke Walker	....	computer renderer

Stunts
Brian Avery	....	stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunt coordinator
Jack Lofton	....	stunts
Katie Lofton	....	stunts
Heidi Pascoe	....	stunts
Heidi Pascoe	....	stunt double: Reese Witherspoon (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Stephanie Beman	....	electrician
Khris Bennett	....	grip
Curtis 'Snake' Burnett	....	rigging grip
Alejandro J. Castillo	....	company electric (as Alexander J. Castillo)
Rob Chidester	....	company grip
Steve Drake	....	rigging key grip
Robert Duke	....	rigging electrician
David J. Duren	....	rigging best boy
Rod Farley	....	second company grip (as Roderick G. Farley)
Scott Friedland	....	company grip
Ray Garcia	....	key grip
Antonio V. Garrido	....	dolly grip
Jarek Gorczycki	....	assistant lighting technician
Bob Hall	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Justin Hughes	....	company grip
Kyle D. Hutson	....	rigging electrician
David Luckenbach	....	Steadicam operator
David Luckenbach	....	camera operator
Josh Malloy	....	company electric
Kevin B. May	....	company electric (as Kevin May)
Daniel C. McFadden	....	assistant camera
Heather Norton	....	first assistant camera: Memphis
Randale E. Nunley	....	light board operator
Harrison Palmer	....	electrician
Andrew Priestley	....	assistant camera
Paul Sanchez	....	camera operator
Rafael E. Sánchez	....	gaffer
Scott Satterfield	....	rigging best boy (as Scott N. Satterfield)
Dan Schroer	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Daniel Schroer)
Philip Shanahan	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
John Sprague	....	rigging gaffer (as John F. Sprague)
Suzanne Tenner	....	still photographer
Daniel Tkaczyk	....	video assist operator
Eric Wheeler	....	camera loader (as Eric Shawn Wheeler)
Darryl Wilson	....	dolly grip: "b" camera

Casting Department
Charla Bowersox	....	casting assistant
Janelle Cochrane	....	casting associate
Shirley Fulton Crumley	....	location casting
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting
David S. Merrill	....	extras casting
Nicholas Ross	....	casting assistant
Brittany Shaw	....	location casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wendy M. Craig	....	costume supervisor
Lorraine Crossman	....	set costumer
Christy Hebert Crouch	....	costume production assistant
David Fernandez	....	set costumer
L. Kellie Hicks	....	costumer
Pam Lisenby	....	tailor
Natasha Paczkowski	....	costume manufacturing foreperson
Carlos Rosario	....	assistant costume designer
Sanford Slepak	....	costumer
Rachel A. Walker	....	costumer
Andrea E. Weaver	....	costumer
Joulles Wright	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Marisa Clayton	....	post-production Coordinator: Modern VideoFilm
Sara Cueva	....	assistant editor
Joe Finley	....	digital intermediate colorist
Quincy Z. Gunderson	....	associate editor
George Missor	....	epk assistant editor
Michael Hatzer	....	film color timer (uncredited)
Jim Passon	....	film color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Bunny Andrews	....	music editor
Christine Bergren	....	additional music clearance
T-Bone Burnett	....	executive music producer
Terry Delsing	....	music editor
Art Ford	....	music consultant
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz	....	supervising music editor
Frank Wolf	....	score mixer
Christopher Ward	....	music arranger (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Daniel Davis	....	driver: base camp generator
Monte Emery	....	transportation
John Lybrand	....	transportation captain
Vicki Lybrand	....	transportation dispatcher
Steve Moffit	....	local transportation captain
Dusty Saunders	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Jacob Bartol	....	production assistant
Dawn Blacksten	....	assistant location manager
Roy Bogy	....	production secretary
Susannah Brengel	....	production accountant
Stephen Bridgewater	....	drama coach
Trent Broin	....	production assistant
Tom Carson	....	assistant production coordinator: additional photography
Robin Citrin	....	location manager
Parry Creedon	....	assistant: Ms. Konrad
April M. Deen	....	assistant: Ms. Witherspoon
Deborah Dismukes	....	assistant: Mr. Blomquist (as Deborah J. Dismukes)
Josh Driver	....	stand-in
Fletcher Elkington	....	set production assistant
Evan Feuerman	....	assistant post-production accountant
Carey Field	....	set production assistant
Sam Fleming	....	production assistant
Sarah Fleming	....	production assistant
Corey Garnett	....	technology consultant
Jeffrey Gladu	....	payroll accountant
Matthew K. Grigsby	....	first assistant accountant
Carla Hacken	....	studio executive: Fox 2000
Marie Healy	....	key assistant location manager
Michael E. Jacobson	....	production assistant
Adam Karasick	....	assistant: Mr. Mangold
Richard Keith	....	assistant: Mr. Keach
L. Levin	....	publicist
Susan L. Levin	....	unit publicist
Natalie Mathes	....	post-production accountant
F. Ron Miller	....	title designer
Pamela Palmer-DoQui	....	assistant: Ms. Witherspoon (as Pamela Palmer Doqui)
Debra Pearl	....	assistant: Mr. Keach
Shannon D. Roddy	....	set production assistant
Robert Saba	....	location scout
Scott Sapire	....	assistant: Mr. Mangold
Sara Scarritt	....	production coordinator
Jenny Siff	....	production staff
Brett P. Smith	....	accounting clerk
Sharon Steinhauser	....	assistant: Ms. Konrad
Jack Stern	....	studio teacher
Joe Suffredini	....	falconer
Birdie Talanca	....	assistant accountant
Andrew Trosmans	....	research consultant
Mark Van Horne	....	laboratory contact
Lisa Vijitchanton	....	assistant production coordinator
Sheila Waldron	....	script supervisor
John R. Whitehead	....	production assistant
Dalton Cole Young	....	set production assistant
Allen O. Battle III	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Brian J. McNamara	....	opening tiles, locators, end credits (uncredited)
F. Ron Miller	....	graphic artist: main titles (uncredited)

Thanks
John A. Elkington	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Fox 2000 Pictures
• Tree Line Films
• Konrad Pictures
• Catfish Productions
• Mars Media Beteiligungs

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2005) (worldwide) (all media)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2006) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2009) (USA) (TV)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Digital Backlot (visual effects)
• Modern VideoFilm (opticals)

Other Companies

• Wind-Up Records  soundtrack released by
• Executive Assurance  security
• 20th Century Fox Studios  post-production facilities
• Capitol Studios  music recorded and mixed at
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints (as Deluxe)
• Electromagnetic Studio  music recorded and mixed at
• FotoKem Digital Film Services  dailies (as Fotokem)
• FotoKem Digital Film Services  hi-definition telecine (as Fotokem)
• Modern VideoFilm  digital intermediate
• Modern VideoFilm  titles and opticals
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Runway  post-production
• Sound Emporium and Ocean Way Nashville  music recorded and mixed at (as Sound Emporium)
• Village Recorder, The  music recorded and mixed at

Also Known As:

Cash (USA) (original script title)
Walk the Line (Germany)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

136 min | 153 min (extended cut)

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:12A | USA:PG-13 | Ireland:12A | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:PG | Norway:11 | Germany:6 | Australia:M | Czech Republic:12 | Netherlands:MG6 | Brazil:12 | Spain:18 | Argentina:13 | Hong Kong:IIA | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Portugal:M/12 | Malaysia:U | Hungary:14 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | France:U | South Korea:15 | Japan:PG-12

Filming Locations:

Arkansas, USA

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Trivia:

When Cash collapses from a drug overdose he says, "Fortunately, I keep my feathers numbered for just such an emergency." That is a line from a Foghorn Leghorn cartoon after all his feathers are blown off by a stick of dynamite and it is referred to earlier in the movie when Johnny and Jack are walking together.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: At one point, June asks John where his car is. He answers, "Piss and Makeup." However, the DVD subtitles read "Kiss and make up."

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Featured in Becoming Cash/Becoming Carter (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Ain't That Right

the best film of 2005

I've long thought that James Mangold was one of the most underrated American directors; while other acclaimed auteurs like Wes Anderson and David Gordon Green have made names for themselves by essentially repeating themselves with each film, Mangold has attracted considerably less attention for actually having the gall to show some range. Like the great directors of the Hollywood studio system, Mangold shows visual and narrative skill across a wide array of genres: character-driven crime (COPLAND); horror (IDENTITY); issue-oriented drama (GIRL INTERRUPTED), etc. What each of these films shares in common is a stunningly elegant and expressive visual style, an attention to character reminiscent of Renoir, and an economy of storytelling that would make Howard Hawks envious.

Now Mangold has delivered his masterpiece, and it's the best studio release I've seen so far this year. WALK THE LINE, Mangold's story of the relationship between Johnny Cash and June Carter, is deliriously romantic, exhiliratingly entertaining (as a musical it invites and earns comparison with the best of Vincente Minelli), and profoundly moving--all set to a spectacular soundtrack. Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon are both brilliant as Cash and Carter, but not only in the ways you would expect. Their most impressive achievement is to convincingly portray two people falling in love in a manner that's sincere and sweet but never cheaply sentimental. This is the most unabashedly romantic American movie since THE NOTEBOOK, but it's totally authentic and lacking in melodrama; the subtlety with which Mangold and his performers delineate the one step forward, two steps back nature of Cash and Carter's love affair is staggering. Phoenix is particularly brilliant, not only in the romantic scenes but in moments in which Cash discusses his brother's early death; in these scenes the major tragedies of both the character and the performer's lives merge in a way that is heartbreakingly real. And the movie gets across the intoxicating nature of creative collaboration between two people in love better than any film I've ever seen--perhaps no coincidence given that Mangold and his closest collaborator, producer Cathy Konrad, are married. I could (and will) go on about this movie for hours, but let's just say that it's the movie to beat for the rest of the year.