Walk the Line (2005)
- Starring:
- Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, (more)
- Director(s):
- James Mangold
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Category:
- Drama
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James Mangold's Walk the Line tells the life story of country music legend Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix), focusing primarily on the long courtship he had with June Carter (Reese Witherspoon). The film is structured as an extended flashback opening with Cash readying to take the stage at his historic Folsom Prison Concert. The film touches on his childhood, relating a horrific early incident from his life and establishing the troubled relationship he would have with his father (Robert Patrick). Cash joins the military and leaves home. During his time in the armed services he begins writing songs and romances a hometown girl (Ginnifer Goodwin). After the end of his duty he settles down and attempts to begin a music career, but his wife has trouble adjusting to his dreams. Cash auditions for Sam Phillips (Dallas Roberts), signs to Sun Records, and soon finds himself on tour with a roster of young soon to be legends that includes Elvis Presley (Tyler Hilton) and Jerry Lee Lewis (Waylon Malloy Payne). On this tour he meets June Carter, the daughter of the famous Carter family, and they take a liking to each other although she refuses any serious advances from him. Cash gains world wide fame thanks in part to the inspiration he gets from June, but eventually his marriage crumbles and he develops a serious drug addiction. The film is based on Cash's autobiographies. Phoenix and Witherspoon performed all of their own singing in the movie, just as Sissy Spacek and Beverly D'Angelo did in Coal Miner's Daughter a quarter-century before. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 135 mins
Complete Cast:
- Joaquin Phoenix - Johnny Cash
- Ginnifer Goodwin - Vivian Cash
- Dallas Roberts - Sam Phillips
- Larry Bagby III - Marshall Grant
- Tyler Hilton - Elvis Presley
- Shooter Jennings - Waylon Jennings
- J.D. Evermore - F.B.I. Man
- Clay Steakley - W.S. "Fluke" Holland
- Rhoda Griffis - Five and Dime Manager
- Sandra Ellis Lafferty - Maybelle Carter
- Lucas Till - Young Jack Cash
- Natalie Canerday - Lady in the Aisle
- Deborah Rawlings - Diner Waitress
- James DeForest Parker - Inmate
- Amy Kudela - Wanda
- Victoria Hester - Carlene Carter
- Davielle Boyce - Maid at Door
- Jean-Paul McNeely - Musician
- Carter Thrower - Sheriff
- Clare Johnson - Lissome Girl
- James Keach - Warden
- Johnny Holiday - Carl Perkins
- Danny Beene - Ezra Carter
- Dave McPhail - Armory MC
- Kerris Dorsey - Kathy Cash
- Shane Bowen - Jr's Agent
- Reese Witherspoon - June Carter
- Robert Patrick - Ray Cash
- Dan John Miller - Luther Perkins
- Shelby Lynne - Carrie Cash
- Waylon Payne - Jerry Lee Lewis
- Al Gardner - Texarkana Stage Manager
- Hailey Anne Nelson - Roseanne Cash
- J. Alan Scott - Dyess Doctor
- Michael Ingersoll - Donzil
- Wyatt Entrein - Tommy Cash (5)
- Bob King - Armory Stage Manager
- Dolan Wilson - A&R Man #2
- Danny Vinson - Texarkana MC
- Ross Harkins - Record Executive
- Glenda Pannell - Neighbor Woman
- Jeff Bailey - El Paso Taxi Driver
- Johnathan Rice - Roy Orbison
- Carly Nahon - Young Reba Cash
- Delaney Marie Keefe - Cindy Cash
- Tim Ware - A&R Man #1
- McGhee Monteith - Reba Cash
- Helen Ingebritsen - Bank Teller
- Tracee Miller - Birdie Perkins
- Ridge Canipe - Young J.R.
- J.W. Williams - Pill Man
- Brian Deas - NCO
- Director(s):
- James Mangold
- Writer(s):
- Gill Dennis, James Mangold
- Producer(s):
- James Keach, Cathy Konrad
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Situations, Mild Violence, Substance Abuse, Adult Language)
- Categories:
- Drama
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- 2005 - Walk the Line - Boston Society of Film Critics - Best Actress
- 2005 - Walk the Line - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Sound
- 2005 - Walk the Line - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Sound
- 2005 - Walk the Line - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Sound
- 2005 - Walk the Line - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Sound
- 2005 - Walk the Line - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Actress
- 2005 - Walk the Line - Broadcast Film Critics Association - Best Actress
- 2005 - Walk the Line - Golden Globe - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 2005 - Walk the Line - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 2005 - Walk the Line - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 2005 - Walk the Line - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 2005 - Walk the Line - Las Vegas Film Critics Association - Best Actress
- 2005 - Walk the Line - National Society of Film Critics - Best Actress
- 2005 - Walk the Line - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Actress
- 2005 - Walk the Line - Online Film Critics Association - Best Actress
- 2005 - Walk the Line - Phoenix Film Critics Association - Best Use of Previously Published or Recorded Music
- 2005 - Walk the Line - Phoenix Film Critics Association - Top Ten Film of the Year
- 2005 - Walk the Line - San Francisco Film Critics Circle - Best Actress
- 2005 - Walk the Line - Screen Actors Guild - Best Actress
