Walk the Line (2005)
- Starring:
- Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, (more)
- Director(s):
- James Mangold
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Walk the Line
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, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 135 mins
Complete Cast of Walk the Line
- 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. Alan Scott - Dyess Doctor
- Wyatt Entrein - Tommy Cash (5)
- McGhee Monteith - Reba Cash
- Tim Ware - A&R Man #1
- Glenda Pannell - Neighbor Woman
- Jeff Bailey - El Paso Taxi Driver
- Johnathan Rice - Roy Orbison
- Kerris Dorsey - Kathy Cash
- Clay Steakley - W.S. "Fluke" Holland
- J.D. Evermore - F.B.I. Man
- Delaney Marie Keefe - Cindy Cash
- Dave McPhail - Armory MC
- Shane Bowen - Jr's Agent
- Carter Thrower - Sheriff
- James DeForest Parker - Inmate
- Amy Kudela - Wanda
- Helen Ingebritsen - Bank Teller
- Lucas Till - Young Jack Cash
- Sandra Ellis Lafferty - Maybelle Carter
- Tracee Miller - Birdie Perkins
- Reese Witherspoon - June Carter
- Robert Patrick - Ray Cash
- Dan John Miller - Luther Perkins
- Shelby Lynne - Carrie Cash
- Waylon Payne - Jerry Lee Lewis
- Natalie Canerday - Lady in the Aisle
- Dolan Wilson - A&R Man #2
- Danny Beene - Ezra Carter
- Johnny Holiday - Carl Perkins
- James Keach - Warden
- Victoria Hester - Carlene Carter
- Davielle Boyce - Maid at Door
- J.W. Williams - Pill Man
- Ridge Canipe - Young J.R.
- Hailey Anne Nelson - Roseanne Cash
- Al Gardner - Texarkana Stage Manager
- Jean-Paul McNeely - Musician
- Brian Deas - NCO
- Carly Nahon - Young Reba Cash
- Danny Vinson - Texarkana MC
- Clare Johnson - Lissome Girl
- Ross Harkins - Record Executive
- Rhoda Griffis - Five and Dime Manager
- Michael Ingersoll - Donzil
- Deborah Rawlings - Diner Waitress
- Bob King - Armory Stage Manager
- Director(s):
- James Mangold
- Writer(s):
- Gill Dennis, James Mangold
- Producer(s):
- James Keach, Cathy Konrad
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Situations, Adult Language, Substance Abuse, Mild Violence)
- Categories:
- Romance
- 2005 - Boston Society of Film Critics - Best Actress
- 2005 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Actress
- 2005 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Sound
- 2005 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Sound
- 2005 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Sound
- 2005 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Sound
- 2005 - Broadcast Film Critics Association - Best Actress
- 2005 - Golden Globe - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 2005 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 2005 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 2005 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 2005 - Las Vegas Film Critics Association - Best Actress
- 2005 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Actress
- 2005 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Actress
- 2005 - Online Film Critics Association - Best Actress
- 2005 - Phoenix Film Critics Association - Top Ten Film of the Year
- 2005 - Phoenix Film Critics Association - Best Use of Previously Published or Recorded Music
- 2005 - San Francisco Film Critics Circle - Best Actress
- 2005 - Screen Actors Guild - Best Actress
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