Walk the Line (2005)

Popularity:

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Director:

James Mangold

Writers (WGA):

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

2 February 2006 (Germany)

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 | Tour | Folsom Prison | Prison | Germany

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 48 wins & 39 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)
Michael Ingersoll	...	Donzil
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)
Bryce Blackman	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Brent Bonds	...	Sheriff (uncredited)
David Caffey	...	Record Company Executive (uncredited)
John Carter Cash	...	Bob Neal (uncredited)
David Combs	...	Church Greeter (uncredited)
Mark Alan Compton	...	Extra (uncredited)
Aaron Covington	...	Bass player in Lewis's band (uncredited)
Brian Crider	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Richard Crowe	...	Service Station Guy (uncredited)
Gordon Dexheimer	...	Folsom Prison Guard (uncredited)
Josh Driver	...	Cash's Stagehand (uncredited)
Jeff Droke	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Jeff Evans	...	Folsom Prison Assistant Warden (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)
Cody Hanford	...	Tommy Cash Age 9 (uncredited)
Sharon Hart	...	Church / concert attendent (uncredited)
Selene C. Hawks	...	Girl at Bus (uncredited)
L. Michele Hester	...	Columbia Records Secretary (uncredited)
Kimberly Hill	...	Concert Goer (uncredited)
Ian S. Hunter	...	Featured Extra (uncredited)
Nichole Jackson	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Laurie Johnson	...	Church Lady (uncredited)
Jason Lewin	...	Band member (uncredited)
Katie Lindsey	...	Rosey Nix (uncredited)
Mathew Luschek	...	Businessman #2 in Bathroom (uncredited)
Donald Meyers	...	Record Company Executive (uncredited)
Mike Montgomery	...	Man in Aisle (uncredited)
Vince Palazola	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Rich Parham	...	Salesman / Prisoner (uncredited)
Chris Plumlee	...	Stage Hand (uncredited)
Kevin Scroggs	...	Press Photographer (uncredited)
Laura Lynn Seguin	...	Screaming Fan (uncredited)
Brit Shaw	...	Etta Grant (uncredited)
Melissa Goodwin Shepherd	...	Flight Attendant (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)
R. Elkins Wright	...	John's Friend Randy (uncredited)

Directed by
James Mangold

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

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

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
Deborah Ball	....	hair stylist
Gloria Belz	....	makeup artist
Linda Briggs	....	hair stylist (as Linda Dees Briggs)
Melinda Dunn	....	assistant hair stylist
Mary Everett	....	hair stylist
Jane Galli	....	makeup department head
Kathrine Gordon	....	hair department head
Sandy Jo Johnston	....	makeup artist
Adruitha Lee	....	hair stylist
Patricia McAlhany Glasser	....	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
Beka Wilson	....	hair stylist
Bert Reo Anderson	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
Linda Boykin-Williams	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Donna M. Premick	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Jami Ross	....	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
Sonia L. Garcia	....	scenic gangboss (as L. Sonia Garcia)
Tommy Gilbert	....	set dresser
Donald Goodman	....	drapery foreman
Josh Hadley	....	leadman
Kenneth Heimer	....	propmaker: reshoots
Frank Hendrick	....	set dresser
Rachel Hicks	....	painter
Dave Kennedy	....	set dresser
Richard N. McGuire	....	gangboss
Larry Misselhorn	....	head greensman
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 H. Register	....	set dresser (as Spencer Register)
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
Dalton Cole Young	....	on set dresser
Robert M. Bouffard	....	prop fabricator (uncredited)
Kathy Brunswick	....	construction buyer (uncredited)
Juliet Guimont	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Kon Iliov	....	construction foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Matt Andrews	....	play back operator
David Betancourt	....	foley mixer
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
Kimberly Ellen Lowe	....	dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
David Lucarelli	....	adr recordist
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
Nico Salvato	....	first sound assistant (as Monique Salvato)
Brian Seagrave	....	audio post-conform
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
John Soukup	....	sound transfer (uncredited)

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
Christopher Crowther	....	rigging electrician
Steve Drake	....	rigging key grip
Robert Duke	....	rigging electrician
Dave Duren	....	rigging best boy (as David J. Duren)
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
Christian Hawkins	....	rigging grip
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
Ralph Merzbach	....	computer video playback
Heather Norton	....	first assistant camera: Memphis
Randale E. Nunley	....	light board operator
Harrison Palmer	....	electrician
Andrew Priestley	....	assistant camera
Paul Sanchez	....	camera operator
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)
Rafael E. Sánchez	....	gaffer
Suzanne Tenner	....	still photographer
Daniel Tkaczyk	....	video assist operator
Ernie Wann	....	electrician
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	....	adr voice casting (as Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson)
David S. Merrill	....	extras casting
Nicholas Ross	....	casting assistant
Brit Shaw	....	location casting assistant (as Brittany Shaw)
Christian Kaplan	....	executive in charge of casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wendy M. Craig	....	costume supervisor
Tangi Crawford	....	key costumer
Lorraine Crossman	....	set costumer
Christy Hebert Crouch	....	costume production assistant
David Fernandez	....	set costumer
L. Kellie Hicks	....	costumer
Rhonda Keaton	....	costumer
Pam Lisenby	....	tailor
Natasha Paczkowski	....	costume manufacturing foreperson
Marcy Rector	....	costume production assistant
Carlos Rosario	....	assistant costume designer
Sanford Slepak	....	costumer
Rachel A. Walker	....	costumer
Andrea E. Weaver	....	costumer
Joulles Wright	....	set costumer
Jennifer Wolf	....	costume assistant (uncredited)

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
Kay Sievert	....	colorist: dailies
Michael Hatzer	....	film color timer (uncredited)
Lonnie A. Mathes	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)
Jim Passon	....	film color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Bunny Andrews	....	music editor
Christine Bergren	....	additional music clearance
T Bone Burnett	....	executive music producer (as T-Bone Burnett)
Terry Delsing	....	music editor
Art Ford	....	music consultant
Mike Knobloch	....	music executive
Robert Kraft	....	executive in charge of music
Bill Maxwell	....	drums
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz	....	supervising music editor
Frank Wolf	....	score mixer
Christopher Ward	....	music arranger (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Michael Allegro	....	production van driver operator
Daniel Davis	....	driver: base camp generator
Monte Emery	....	transportation
John Lybrand	....	transportation captain
Vicki Lybrand	....	transportation dispatcher
Steve Moffit	....	local transportation captain
Hall Prewitt	....	picture car coordinator
Dusty Saunders	....	transportation coordinator
Debbie Bowden	....	driver (uncredited)
Brita McCollough	....	driver: cast trailer (uncredited)
Ralph W. Page	....	cast trailer driver (uncredited)

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
Pamela Erwin	....	stand-in
Evan Feuerman	....	assistant post-production accountant
Carey Field	....	set production assistant
Josh Fifarek	....	pre production
Sam Fleming	....	production assistant
Sarah Fleming	....	production assistant
Samuel V. Franco	....	radio programmer and spots
Corey Garnett	....	technology consultant
Jeffrey Gladu	....	payroll accountant
Reva Grantham	....	craft service
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
Martin Lane	....	location assistant
L. Levin	....	publicist
Susan L. Levin	....	unit publicist
Natalie Mathes	....	post-production accountant
Caitlin McFarland	....	production intern
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
Mark Stielper	....	researcher: archival footage
Joe Suffredini	....	falconer
Eric Brice Swartz	....	office production assistant
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)
Howard R. Schuster	....	financing (uncredited)

Thanks
John A. Elkington	....	special thanks
Nathan Lux	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Fox 2000 Pictures
• Tree Line Film
• 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. F.E. (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2009) (USA) (TV)
• Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL8)
• 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  production dailies
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• 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)
• Tai Audio  walkies provided by
• Tennessee Film, Entertainment and Music Commission  special thanks
• Village Recorder, The  music recorded and mixed at

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some language, thematic material and depiction of drug dependency (Approved No. 41675)

Runtime:

136 min | 153 min (extended cut)

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Chile:14 | Czech Republic:12 | Finland:K-11 | Finland:K-12/9 (2012 reform re-rating) | France:U | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Hungary:14 | Iceland:12 | Ireland:12A | Japan:PG-12 | Malaysia:U | Netherlands:MG6 | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Singapore:PG13 (re-rating) | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (Approved No. 41675)

Filming Locations:

Arkansas, USA

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Trivia:

Joaquin Phoenix wears 56 different costumes. All were designed by Arianne Phillips following meticulous research within the Cash family's archives and fans' private collections.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: Jerry Lee Lewis is backed up by a bass player playing a Fender Precision electric bass, but the bass heard on the soundtrack is an acoustic upright bass.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Featured in Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of 'Walk the Line' (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Ghost Town/Poem for Eva

Just saw W.T.L.

I absolutely loved it. More my dad's music than mine (I was born in 1960-am a rock-n-roller), but tapped my feet the whole way thru. It is funny, I grew up with certain songs of Johnny Cash, and heard about the legend of the "man in black" for as long as I remember, but this movie adds a whole new dimension to the man, his music. I think it's great maybe a whole new generation might come to enjoy his contributions too.

J.Phoenix and R. Witherspoon were phenomenal and made this film a joy to watch. I have not enjoyed any movie so much in a long time. Judging by the applause and the grins on the movie goers faces on the way out-I was not alone in my whole-hearted enthusiasm for the movie.

Gonna order me a J.Cash CD!