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Walk the Line

  • 2005
  • K-11
  • 2h 16m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
263K
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Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line (2005)
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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 Pres... Read allA 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.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
    • Gill Dennis
    • James Mangold
  • Stars
    • Joaquin Phoenix
    • Reese Witherspoon
    • Ginnifer Goodwin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    263K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,954
    156
    • Director
      • James Mangold
    • Writers
      • Johnny Cash
      • Gill Dennis
      • James Mangold
    • Stars
      • Joaquin Phoenix
      • Reese Witherspoon
      • Ginnifer Goodwin
    • 983User reviews
    • 270Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 45 wins & 48 nominations total

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    Joaquin Phoenix
    Joaquin Phoenix
    • John R. Cash
    Reese Witherspoon
    Reese Witherspoon
    • June Carter
    Ginnifer Goodwin
    Ginnifer Goodwin
    • Vivian Cash
    Robert Patrick
    Robert Patrick
    • Ray Cash
    Dallas Roberts
    Dallas Roberts
    • Sam Phillips
    Dan John Miller
    Dan John Miller
    • Luther Perkins
    Larry Bagby
    Larry Bagby
    • Marshall Grant
    Shelby Lynne
    Shelby Lynne
    • Carrie Cash
    Tyler Hilton
    Tyler Hilton
    • Elvis Presley
    Waylon Payne
    Waylon Payne
    • Jerry Lee Lewis
    • (as Waylon Malloy Payne)
    Shooter Jennings
    Shooter Jennings
    • Waylon Jennings
    Sandra Ellis Lafferty
    Sandra Ellis Lafferty
    • Maybelle Carter
    Dan Beene
    • Ezra Carter
    Clay Steakley
    Clay Steakley
    • W.S. 'Fluke' Holland
    Johnathan Rice
    Johnathan Rice
    • Roy Orbison
    John Holiday
    • Carl Perkins
    • (as Johnny Holiday)
    Ridge Canipe
    Ridge Canipe
    • Young J.R.
    Lucas Till
    Lucas Till
    • Young Jack Cash
    • Director
      • James Mangold
    • Writers
      • Johnny Cash
      • Gill Dennis
      • James Mangold
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon performed all of the songs themselves, without being dubbed. They also learned to play their instruments (guitar and auto-harp, respectively) from scratch.
    • Goofs
      Johnny is shown touring with Elvis, Jerry Lee, and June for Sun Records early in the movie. In fact this could not have happened. By the time Jerry Lee Lewis was signed to Sun Records. Elvis Presley was already recording for RCA, and touring on his own.
    • Quotes

      Record Company Executive: Your fans are church folk, Johnny. Christians. They don't wanna hear you singing to a bunch of murderers and rapists, tryin' to cheer 'em up.

      Johnny Cash: [pause] Well, they're not Christians, then.

    • Crazy credits
      In the opening credits, Robert Patrick's name appears to pass through the prison bars, like his T-1000 character did in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
    • Alternate versions
      Originally released on DVD in its theatrical incarnation. An extended cut, adding about 16 minutes worth of additional footage into the movie, was released later on. The French Blu-Ray version contains the extended cut, while the American version contains the theatrical version.
    • Connections
      Featured in HBO First Look: Walk the Line (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Cocaine Blues
      aka "Transfusion Blues"

      Written by Red Arnall (as T.J. Arnall)

      Performed by Joaquin Phoenix

    User reviews983

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    10/10
    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!
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    • robinanng
    • Nov 19, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 3, 2006 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Twentieth Century Fox (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Cash
    • Filming locations
      • Tennessee State Penitentiary, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fox 2000 Pictures
      • Tree Line Film
      • Konrad Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $28,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $119,519,402
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $22,347,341
      • Nov 20, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $186,797,986
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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