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Walk the Line

  • 2005
  • PG-13
  • 2h 16m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
282K
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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 Arkansas-cotton-farm days to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, J... Read allA chronicle of country-music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early Arkansas-cotton-farm days 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 Arkansas-cotton-farm days 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
    282K
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    • Director
      • James Mangold
    • Writers
      • Johnny Cash
      • Gill Dennis
      • James Mangold
    • Stars
      • Joaquin Phoenix
      • Reese Witherspoon
      • Ginnifer Goodwin
    • 1KUser reviews
    • 241Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 45 wins & 48 nominations total

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    Top Cast99+

    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
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    Did you know

    • 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
      In one mid-1960s scene, Waylon Jennings has long hair and a beard. At the time, Waylon was clean-shaven with short, slicked-back hair. He adopted the beard and long hair in the mid-1970s "outlaw" era.
    • Quotes
      • [after record producer Sam Phillips stops Cash's band a couple of verses into their audition]
      • Sam Phillips: You know exactly what I'm telling you. We've already heard that song a hundred times. Just like that. Just... like... how... you... sing it.
      • Johnny Cash: Well you didn't let us bring it home.
      • Sam Phillips: Bring... bring it home? All right, let's bring it home. If you was hit by a truck and you was lying out there in that gutter dying, and you had time to sing *one* song. Huh? One song that people would remember before you're dirt. One song that would let God know how you felt about your time here on Earth. One song that would sum you up. You tellin' me that's the song you'd sing? That same Jimmy Davis tune we hear on the radio all day, about your peace within, and how it's real, and how you're gonna shout it? Or... would you sing somethin' different. Somethin' real. Somethin' *you* felt. Cause I'm telling you right now, that's the kind of song people want to hear. That's the kind of song that truly saves people. It ain't got nothin to do with believin' in God, Mr. Cash. It has to do with believin' in yourself.
      • Johnny Cash: [after a pause] I got a couple of songs I wrote in the Air Force. You got anything against the Air Force?
      • Sam Phillips: No.
      • Johnny Cash: I do.
    • 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 Today: Episode dated 3 August 2005 (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Cocaine Blues
      aka "Transfusion Blues"
      Written by Red Arnall (as T.J. Arnall)
      Performed by Joaquin Phoenix

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 18, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official site
      • 20th Century Studios (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Johnny & June: Pasión y locura
    • Filming locations
      • Mississippi, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fox 2000 Pictures
      • Tree Line Film
      • Konrad Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • 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

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 16m(136 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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