Walk the Line [WS]

Director: James Mangold, Cathy Konrad, James Keach

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/15/2006
UPC:	0024543224228
Original Release:	2005
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	20TH CENTURY FOX
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	2:15:00
Sales rank:	342

Special Features

Closed Caption;Audio commentary by co-writer and director James Mangold; 10 Deleted scenes with optional commentary by James Mangold

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Joaquin Phoenix	Johnny Cash
Reese Witherspoon	June Carter
Ginnifer Goodwin	Vivian Cash
Robert Patrick	Ray Cash
Dallas Roberts	Sam Phillips
Dan John Miller	Luther Perkins,Birdie Perkins
Larry Bagby	Marshall Grant
Shelby Lynne	Carrie Cash
Tyler Hilton	Elvis Presley
Hailey Anne Nelson	Rosanne Cash
Shooter Jennings	Waylon Jennings
Sandra Ellis Lafferty	Maybelle Carter
Dan Beene	Ezra Carter,Ezra Carter
Clay Steakley	W.S. `Fluke' Holland
Johnathan Rice	Roy Orbison,Actor
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
Kerris Dorsey	Kathy Cash
Victoria Hester	Carlene Carter
Deborah Rawlings	Diner Waitress
James DeForest Parker	Inmate
James Keach	Warden
Davielle Boyce	Maid at Door
Alan Gardner	Texarkana Stage Manager,Texarkana Stage Manager
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 No. 1
Dolan Wilson	A & R Man No. 2
J. Allen Scott	Dyess Doctor
Clare Johnson	Lissome Girl
Michael Ingersoll	Donzil
Carter Thrower	Sheriff
Jean-Paul McNeely	Musician
Brian Deas	NCO
Glenda Pannell	Neighbor Woman
Amy Kudela	Wanda
Waylon Payne	Jerry Lee Lewis
Delaney Keefe	Cindy Cash
James Mangold	Actor
Brad Birkedahl	Actor
Al Gardner	Texarkana Stage Manager
Shelby Lynn	Actor
Sandra Ellis-Lafferty	Actor
T-Bone Burnett	Composer

Technical Credits

James Mangold

Gill Dennis

Johnny Cash

Patrick Carr

James Mangold	Screenwriter
Gill Dennis	Screenwriter
James Keach	Producer
Cathy Konrad	Producer
Paul Massey	Sound Mixer
D.M. Hemphill	Sound Mixer,Sound Mixer
Peter F. Kurland	Sound Mixer
Alan C. Blomquist	Executive Producer,Producer
John Carter Cash	Executive Producer,Producer
Johnny Cash	Screenwriter
Patrick Carr	Screenwriter
Julia Frey	Special Effects
Matt Andrews	Sound Effects
David Betancourt	Sound Effects
Ted Caplan	Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Derek Casari	Sound Effects
Kelly Doran	Sound Effects
Robert Bolanowski	Special Effects
Ray Garcia	Key Grip
Lisa Beach	Casting
Sarah Katzman	Casting
Katie Lofton	Stunts
Steve Drake	Key Grip
Brian Avery	Stunts
Heidi Pascoe	Stunts
Jack Lofton	Stunts
Kathy Conrad	Producer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Walk the Line
1. Main Titles [2:28]
2. J.R. and Jack [:08]
3. The Wrong Son [2:04]
4. Leaving Home [2:00]
5. Germany [3:43]
6. The Salesman [1:57]
7. Can't You Hear the Difference? [1:46]
8. One Song [1:44]
9. Stuck on June [3:51]
10. Get Rhythm [3:59]
11. Alone With June [:01]
12. New Rules [5:02]
13. All These Boys [:51]
14. It Just Happened [3:35]
15. Elvis Takes 'Em [3:57]
16. A World of Judgment [:09]
17. The Wrong Song [4:11]
18. Going Home [3:04]
19. I Walk the Line [2:27]
20. Missing the Music [1:56]
21. Back on the Road [1:27]
22. It's Not Wrong [3:37]
23. Breakdown [2:39]
24. Busted [1:14]
25. The End of a Marriage [:02]
26. Disconnected [4:36]
27. Where's My Friend John? [:15]
28. The New House [2:33]
29. Thanksgiving [1:55]
30. The Way Back [1:01]
31. Second Chance [1:44]
32. A Concert for Convicts [:03]
33. Not the Right Time [5:20]
34. The Right Time [4:41]
35. One Man's Family [2:47]
36. Epilogue/End Titles [3:37]

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Editorial Reviews

Walk the Line is first and foremost a love story. Director James Mangold touches on most of the standard scenes people have come to expect from movies about real-life musicians, but the material is infused with energy by two outstanding lead performances. Joaquin Phoenix passes the test that buries most performers who play famous musicians; one never doubts that he is playing a person capable of creating these fantastic songs. That he handles his own singing in the film is simply a bonus. Even if he does not sound exactly like Cash, he is close enough that -- when augmented by the film's outstanding editing and the emotional thrust of the story -- the illusion is complete. As good as he is, Reese Witherspoon matches him perfectly, registering every contradictory feeling in a smart woman forced to play the fool in public. The scenes in which they duet, particularly a scorching version of "It Ain't Me Babe," display an emotional connection between the two that can rival any movie love story. That connection carries over when the couple is off-stage, particularly in a wonderful early scene in a diner where one begins to sense the spark the two feel between each other. Walk the Line is an outstanding love story, a highly entertaining look at the life of a young rock star on tour, and a showcase for two strong young actors to give great performances.