Walk the Line

Theatrical Release Date: 2005 11 18 (USA)

UPC: 024543379799

Studio: 20th Century Fox

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Mild Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Substance Abuse]

Summary: 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

Category: Drama

Awards: Best Picture – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Actor – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Actress – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Soundtrack – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Actress – Boston Society of Film Critics Best Picture – National Board of Review Best Picture - Musical or Comedy – null Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – null Best Actress – San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Actress – Las Vegas Film Critics Association Best Use of Previously Published or Recorded Music – Phoenix Film Critics Association Top Ten Film of the Year – Phoenix Film Critics Association Best Actor – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Actress – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Actress – Kansas City Film Critics Association Best Actor – Screen Actors Guild Best Actress – Screen Actors Guild Best Actress – National Society of Film Critics Best Actor – Online Film Critics Association Best Actress – Online Film Critics Association Best Edited Feature - Comedy or Musical – American Cinema Editors Guild Best Actor – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Actress – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Film Music – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Sound – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Sound – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Sound – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Sound – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Art Direction in a Contemporary Film – Art Directors Guild Producer of the Year – Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year – Producers Guild of America Best Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Actress – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Costume Design – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Mixing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Mixing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Mixing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Actress – New York Film Critics Circle Film Presented – Telluride Film Festival Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Musical or Comedy – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Walk the Line

Format: DVD

Release Date: 01/16/2007

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DDS Dolby Digital Surround

Runtime: 135 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Perry Seibert

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. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Rhoda Griffis  Actor 
Dolan Wilson  Actor 
McGhee Monteith  Actor 
Helen Ingebritsen  Actor 
Glenda Pannell  Actor 
J.D. Evermore  Actor 
Jeff Bailey  Actor 
Danny Beene  Actor 
Clay Steakley  Actor 
Johnathan Rice  Actor 
Dave McPhail  Actor 
Jean-Paul McNeely  Actor 
James DeForest Parker  Actor 
Delaney Marie Keefe  Actor 
Shane Bowen  Actor 
Tracee Miller  Actor 
J. Alan Scott  Actor 
Deborah Rawlings  Actor 
Davielle Boyce  Actor 
Michael Ingersoll  Actor 
Natalie Canerday  Actor 
Tim Ware  Actor 
Ridge Canipe  Actor 
Carly Nahon  Actor 
Ross Harkins  Actor 
Brian Deas  Actor 
James Keach  Actor 
Al Gardner  Actor 
Lucas Till  Actor 
Victoria Hester  Actor 
Clare Johnson  Actor 
Johnny Holiday  Actor 
Kerris Dorsey  Actor 
Danny Vinson  Actor 
Carter Thrower  Actor 
Sandra Ellis Lafferty  Actor 
Bob King  Actor 
Hailey Anne Nelson  Actor 
Wyatt Entrein  Actor 
J.W. Williams  Actor 
Amy Kudela  Actor 
Alan C. Blomquist  Executive Producer 
T-Bone Burnett  Composer (Music Score) 
Gill Dennis  Screenwriter 
James Keach  Producer 
James Mangold  Director 
James Mangold  Screenwriter 
Cathy Konrad  Producer 
John Carter Cash  Executive Producer 
Joaquin Phoenix  Actor 
Reese Witherspoon  Actor 
Ginnifer Goodwin  Actor 
Robert Patrick  Actor 
Dallas Roberts  Actor 
Dan John Miller  Actor 
Larry Bagby III  Actor 
Shelby Lynne  Actor 
Tyler Hilton  Actor 
Waylon Payne  Actor 
Shooter Jennings  Actor 

Country: USA