Walk the Line

Year:

2005

Duration:

136 min | 153 min (extended cut)

Genres:

Biography | Drama | Music | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.9

Director:

James Mangold

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 42 wins & 32 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2005-11-18

Filming Locations: Arkansas, USA

Earnings

Budget: $28,000,000

Opening Weekend: $22,347,341 (USA) (20 November 2005)

Gross: $119,519,402 (USA) (4 May 2006)

Cast

Actor

Character

Lucas Till

Walk the Line

Joaquin Phoenix

John R. Cash

Reese Witherspoon

June Carter

Ginnifer Goodwin

Vivian Cash

Robert Patrick

Ray Cash

Dallas Roberts

Sam Phillips

Dan John Miller

Luther Perkins

Larry Bagby

Marshall Grant

Shelby Lynne

Carrie Cash

Tyler Hilton

Elvis Presley

Waylon Payne

Jerry Lee Lewis

Shooter Jennings

Waylon Jennings

Sandra Ellis Lafferty

Maybelle Carter

Dan Beene

Ezra Carter

Clay Steakley

W.S. 'Fluke' Holland

Johnathan Rice

Roy Orbison

Johnny Holiday

Carl Perkins

Ridge Canipe

Young J.R.

Carly Nahon

Young Reba Cash

McGhee Monteith

Reba Cash

Wyatt Entrekin

Tommy Cash at 5

Hailey Anne Nelson

Rosanne Cash

Kerris Dorsey

Kathy Cash

Delaney Keefe

Cindy Cash

Victoria Hester

Carlene Carter

Deborah Rawlings

Diner Waitress

James DeForest Parker

Inmate

James Keach

Warden

Davielle Boyce

Maid at Door

Glenn Alan Gardner

Texarkana Stage Manager (as Alan Gardner)

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 #1

Dolan Wilson

A & R Man #2

J. Allen Scott

Dyess Doctor

Clare Grant

Lissome Girl (as Clare Johnson)

Michael Ingersoll

Donzil

Carter Thrower

Sheriff

J.P. McNeely

Musician (as Jean-Paul McNeely)

Brian Deas

NCO

Glenda Pannell

Neighbor Woman

Amy Lavere

Wanda

Tracee Mae Miller

Birdie Perkins

Ken Axmaker Jr.

Record Company Executive

Bryce Blackman

Prisoner (uncredited)

Brent Bonds

Sheriff (uncredited)

David Caffey

Record Company Executive

John Carter Cash

Bob Neal

Mark Alan Compton

Extra (uncredited)

Aaron Covington

Bass player in Lewis's band (uncredited)

Brian Crider

Prisoner (uncredited)

Richard Crowe

Service Station Guy (uncredited)

Gordon Dexheimer

Folsom Prison Guard (uncredited)

Josh Driver

Cash's Stagehand (uncredited)

Jeff Droke

Prisoner (uncredited)

Jeff Evans

Folsom Prison Assistant Warden (uncredited)

Geoff Falk

Folsom Prison Assistant Warden (uncredited)

Jan Falk

Lady at the Five & Dime (uncredited)

Marc Farley

Ferlin

Gavin Lindsay Goode

Prison Guard Sniper (uncredited)

Melissa Goodwin

Flight Attendant (uncredited)

Cody Hanford

Tommy Cash Age 9

Sharon Hart

Church / concert attendent (uncredited)

Selene C. Hawks

Girl at Bus (uncredited)

L. Michele Hester

Columbia Records Secretary (uncredited)

Kimberly Hill

Concert Goer (uncredited)

Ian S. Hunter

Featured Extra (uncredited)

Nichole Jackson

Reporter (uncredited)

Laurie Johnson

Church Lady (uncredited)

Jason Lewin

Band member (uncredited)

Katie Lindsey

Rosey Nix

Mathew Luschek

Businessman #2 in Bathroom (uncredited)

Donald Meyers

Record Company Executive

Mike Montgomery

Man in Aisle (uncredited)

Vince Palazola

Prisoner (uncredited)

Rich Parham

Salesman / Prisoner (uncredited)

Chris Plumlee

Stage Hand (uncredited)

Kevin Scroggs

Press Photographer (uncredited)

Laura Lynn Seguin

Screaming Fan (uncredited)

Brit Shaw

Etta Grant

Ben Taylor

Jack the Drunk

Frank Hoyt Taylor

Passionate Preacher (uncredited)

Matt Taylor

Prisoner (uncredited)

Danny Thomas

Prison Guard (uncredited)

Sheila Thomas

Girl in Crowd (uncredited)

Jim Wright

Military Supervisor (uncredited)

R. Elkins Wright

John's Friend Randy (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix were both so nervous about having to sing that it caused tension in their relationship off screen. Both actors admitted in interviews that they didn't get along and constantly argued during the six months of singing lessons prior to filming. It wasn't until filming started that they connected and became friends.

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Tyler Hilton, Waylon Payne, and Johnathan Rice are all singers in real life.

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Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash's actual home, in Hendersonville TN, appears in the movie. It burned to the ground on April 10, 2007 while under renovation by its new owner, Barry Gibb, of The Bee Gees.

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Goofs

Before Johnny passes out on stage from overdosing, if you look closely, his mouth never moves when he says "I'm O.K."; he simply waves his hand.

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When Johnny is hanging pictures, he begins to put a nail in the wall just above a line in the wood. In the very next shot, he bangs a nail several inches higher.

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While riding in the tour caravan, Johnny, June, and Jerry Lee hear an ad on the radio for a 1957 Chevrolet. At the next gig, banners in the auditorium read "Class of 1955".

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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.

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Johnny Cash: See, June, they want to see us together.

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Young Jack Cash: [dying] Do you hear 'em JR? Do you hear them angels?

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Faq

Q

What are the differences between the theatrical version and the Extended Cut of Walk the Line?

A

About two years after its first home DVD release, Fox Home Entertainment published an Exended Cut of Walk the Line that runs more than 15 minutes longer. Most of the new scenes can be found on the old DVD as deleted scenes but there are also some really new scenes but of course it's questionable whether this new Extended Cut is worth a double-dip. Maybe this detailed comaprison with pictures can help you with the decision. You can find it here.

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