Sep 03, 2006 i know that the songs are real and were once sang by johnny cash and june carter, but in the movie who sings them. Towards the end of the movie, johnny tells his dad to tell the girls about the flood. Pecks role in i walk the line, a film that finds frankenheimer in the mode of his prior film the gypsy moths in that its a downbeat character study set in rural small town america, is a good example. It tells the life story of johnny cash and his journey from a poor country boy to huge country star. The screenplay, written by alvin sargent, is an adaptation of madison jones novel an exile. Mar 27, 2006 he and reese took lessons and did all their own singing. The love story of country music icons johnny cash and june carter cash was chronicled in the 2005 movie walk the line. It tells the story of sheriff henry tawes peck who develops a relationship with a girl in town, alma mccain weld.
Walk the line cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Instead, its a drama about a man who happened to be a musical artist. Walk the line 2005 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This includes tyler hilton elvis presley and waylon payne jerry lee lewis. Various artists walk the line original motion picture. Walk the line is a real life, honest look at johnny cashs life. Cashs life story, or part of it, is told in james mangolds walk the line, a conventional biopic of the new style in which cash is played by joaquin phoenix. John joaquin phoenix performs cocaine blues and gets the prisoners revved up in folsom prison. Fact and fiction we finally saw walk the line this afternoon and i cant say enough good things about it. Comparing the movie, walk the line, to the real life story of. The screenplay, written by mangold and gill dennis, is based on two autobiographies authored by singersongwriter johnny cash, 1975s man in black. Johnny cash is a well loved country singer best known for his performances which took place in prisons across the nation. Read about the director and cast, including james mangold, joaquin phoenix, reese witherspoon, ginnifer goodwin and more.
Walk the line is a 2005 american biographical musical romantic drama film directed by james mangold. The soundtrack to walk the line boasts trademark johnny cash gems including i walk the line, ring of fire, folsom prison blues, and cry cry cry performed by joaquin phoenix and resse witherspoon as johnny cash and june cash respectively. The film follows cashs early life, his romance with june carter, and his. We finally saw walk the line this afternoon and i cant say enough good things about it. In the first cut his left hand is on her bottom and his right hand is on her lower back. Joaquin phoenix and reese witherspoon in walk the line 2005. The walk is the true story of a young dreamer, philippe petit, and a band of unlikely recruits who together achieve the impossible. Walk the line works so well as a movie because it does not try to be a music epic. But there are a couple of very important characters missing from the movie that are central to the book on which it is based. The walk the line movie soundtrack featuring performances by joaquin phoenix, reese witherspoon, waylon payne, tyler hilton, and. Walk the line audition scene folsom prison blues joaquin. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible.
In the scene where johnny cash and june carter first sleep together, watch cashs hands as carter goes to answer the phone. Also, learn about the real life people who inspired the movie, including johnny cash, june carter cash, sam phillips and luther perkins. June carter cash also approved reese witherspoon for her role in the film. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. In 2016 ginnifer voiced bunny officer judy hopps in the hit disney movie zootopia. Did the actors do the actual singing in walk the line. What adds boundless energy to walk the line is the performance by reese witherspoon as june carter cash. Since walk the line has been in the works for eight years, its arrival on the heels of ray isnt as cynically trainjumping as it might seem, although both films show the methodology for great american voice tales refined to a slick science.
Ginnifer appeared in the movie walk the line 2005, where she played johnny cashs first wife. Comparing the movie, walk the line, to the real life story. Pecks sheriff henry tawes who patrols the impoverished tennessee hills turning a blind eye to the occasional moon shiner is like the anti. Sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. He lost his brother at a young age to a tragic accident with a table saw. Sep 05, 2017 in 2006, reese witherspoon took home the best actress academy award for her portrayal of june carter cash in walk the line. Walk the line 15 movie clip i walk the line 2005 hd youtube. Courtesy of youtube johnny cash singing, walk the line in 1959 by the end of the movie, cash was calling carter his wife. Finding the voice of johnny cash interviews roger ebert. It stars joaquin phoenix as cash, reese witherspoon as carter, ginnifer goodwin as cashs first wife vivian liberto, and robert patrick as cashs father. Movie soundtrack of the johnny cash movie walk the line. June and johnnys legendary mutual devotion helps to make his equally infamous orneriness seem worthwhile. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Even so the main part of the movie was to shoe that he walked the line, been to the worst place almost any artist could go and came out of it.
The man in black, on stage and off the new york times. The true story behind philippe petits world trade center. It does have excellent performances, but barring a groundswell of support for cashs legacy which could arise i dont see it running away with any awards. The 2005 hit movie garnered many award nominations, with reese witherspoon, who portrayed june carter cash, winning an oscar for her performance. In 2006, reese witherspoon took home the best actress academy award for her portrayal of june carter cash in walk the line. According to him, after the filming wrapped, phoenix admitted to him that he and witherspoon had relied on each other so much that they. I walk the line is a 1970 american neo noir drama film directed by john frankenheimer and starring gregory peck and tuesday weld. Walk the line 2005 cast and crew the rise of country music legend johnny cash joaquin phoenix begins with his days as a boy growing up on the family farm, where he struggles under the scorn of. This was during a real southern breakfast that john and his wife, june carter cash, cooked up for james mangold and his wife, cathy konrad, who were going to direct and produce the movie. The script is a little too pg and rote for the man in black.
Walk the line is a 2005 american biographical musical romantic drama film directed by james. Primarily the story of the love that grew between country stars johnny cash and june carter during the early years of cashs career, walk the line is the result of intense collaboration between director james mangold, cowriter gill dennis, johnny cash, and june carter cash. Kathy cash, the second daughter of music legend johnny cash, says the upcoming film biography of her father, walk the line, portrays her family particularly her mother, johnnys first wife. Walk the line is a 2005 american biographical musical romantic drama. Walk the line 2005 trailers and clips the rise of country music legend johnny cash joaquin phoenix begins with his days as a boy growing up on the family farm, where he struggles under the. Superior acting and authentic crooning capture the emotional subtleties of the legend of johnny cash with a freshness that is a pleasure to watch. Whoever plays me, make sure they dont handle the guitar like its a baby. Its been so hard, its been really, really one of the hardest.
Movies uz this category is for questions and answers related to walk the line, as asked by users of. He and reese took lessons and did all their own singing. Love is a burning thing a chronicle of country music legend johnny cashs life, from his early days on an arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with sun records in memphis, where he recorded alongside elvis presley, jerry lee lewis and carl perkins. Nov, 2005 last year, every studio in hollywood passed on ray, the biopic about ray charles, and this year it can be said that they all passed on walk the line, until fox 2000 finally came through. Johnny cash approved joaquin phoenix to play him in the film because. While writerdirector james mangold does spend time on cashs first wife, his family life, and substance abuse problems, its really the love between johnny and june thats the focus of the biopic walk the line. Nov 18, 2005 their disembodied voices carry more presence, more humor and hurt, than anything in the movie itself, which honors them without quite capturing who they were. Johnny cash and june carter cash walk the line movie. Reese witherspoon really did sing in walk the line and she. Oct 09, 2015 john joaquin phoenix performs cocaine blues and gets the prisoners revved up in folsom prison. Johnny cash had one requirement for the star of walk the line.
It covers the early days on his family farm, his musical influences, his rise to fame, his addictions and most importantly the love story that led him to salvation. Joaquin phoenix return visit on david letterman show sept 22. His fingers were not low enough to play that high of a note on the e string. If mangolds new movie has a problem, its that he and co screenwriter gill dennis sometimes walk the lines of the. Johnny cashs father floats his family out from their home after a flood. Whats ironic is that ray won an oscar for its star, jamie foxx, and walk the line may get nominations for phoenix and witherspoon. Dont do speed or you will lose everything but gain a wife. Walk the line dvd, 2006, full frame for sale online ebay.
Nov 18, 2005 walk the line is a real life, honest look at johnny cashs life. This book compares the 2005 film, walk the line, to the real life story of johnny cash. Walk the line begins at the folsom prison gig johnny cash famously gave in 1968. The oscarnominated movie walk the line will be released on dvd on feb. The performances are great, but the lack of focus on johns spiritual life, specifically with his faith in christ, is disappointing. Joaquin phoenix, who played johnny cash, was also nominated for an oscar. When the song walk the line is first being played in the studio during the montage, the guitar player hits a high note on the e string the thick top string. Johnny cash and june carter cash walk the line movie true story. In the 2006 oscars, joaquin phoenix, nominated for portraying a reallife celebrity, was in competition with two other actors who played a celebrity. The film is worth seeing for the performances of its two leads, but as a tribute to johnny cash, walk toes the line.
Walk the line 2005 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. The heart of walk the line is in their relationship and all the best and worst events in cashs life are filtered through it. I walk the line 1970 directed by john frankenheimer. They act with every bone and inch of flesh and facial plane, and each tone and waver of their voice. I know that the songs are real and were once sang by johnny cash and june carter, but in the movie who sings them. Nov 17, 2005 what adds boundless energy to walk the line is the performance by reese witherspoon as june carter cash. It has its entertainment, as well as a heavy dose of scenes about drugs. After the death of his brother his relationship with his. Walk the line movie soundtrack song list liveabout. Following last years excellent ray, walk the line is yet another fantastic biopic of a music legend the man in black, johnny cash. Meet the real johnny cash and june carter cash behind the walk. The voices that you hear in the movie walk the line belong to the actors. While as sweet as the memories of johnny cash and june carter was, as portrayed in this film, i found out that the executive producer was john carter cash, the son of johnny and june. As far as country music biopics go, walk the line is up there with the best of the best.
Just before filming started, joaquins voice dropped closer to johns level. His struggles with pillpopping will become a hazard to all who know him and even vivian isnt dim enough to notice johnny doesnt just want another friend on the road. Joaquin phoenix return visit on david letterman show sept 22 2010 hd 1080p. The walk, which lasted about 45 minutes, took months of planning. Their disembodied voices carry more presence, more humor and hurt, than anything in the movie itself, which honors them without quite capturing who they were. The film is worth seeing for the performances of its two leads, but as. Unlike many other biopics about musicians, joaquin phoenix and reese witherspoon did their own singing in the film and on the soundtrack, so. Lead character johnny cash had a difficult childhood.
If you watch the 2005 hit movie walk the line closely and perhaps. The movie walk the line is based on his life storynamed after one of his most well known songs by the same title. Cashs daughter says walk the line biopic not accurate. Because of the vocal element of walk the line, reese has since deemed the film one of the hardest projects of her life. Joaquin phoenix you make it real by denisse phoenix. Mangolds direction is capable, and the script stays fairly true to the biographies upon which it was based. James mangolds walk the line tells the life story of country music legend. I think that it sounds like joaquin phoenix and reese witherspoon are really singing them, and on the back of the soundtrack it has them as the singers, but i have this one soundtrack from another movie where it says it was them but they were really lip synching, so i was. Like rays taylor hackford, writerdirector james mangold winds selected events around sturdy themes. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing walk the line near you. The camera snakes along the metal fences, around hardedged corners, to near music throbbing from one of the.
Reese witherspoon talks about walk the line in an interview. The film follows cashs early life, his romance with june carter, and his ascent in the country music scene. Of all the music biopics i recall, this joins the two other really good, solid films that have been made about music artists in. Options include a singledisc widescreen edition, a singledisc fullscreen edition and a twodisc version with extended musical sequences, three featurettes and collectible postcards. Aug 06, 2019 the walk, which lasted about 45 minutes, took months of planning. Did reese witherspoon really sing in walk the line. Films set in the 1960s johnny cash musical films based on actual events american nonlinear narrative films films. Oct 28, 2012 joaquin phoenix you make it real by denisse phoenix. Landsberg, germany senator joseph mccarthy continues his witchhunts.
She also worked on the television drama big love 2006 with bill paxton and jeanne tripplehorn. Were told in the movie that june learned to be funny onstage because she didnt think she had a good voice. In addition to stars joaquin phoenix and reese witherspoon performing the songs of johnny cash and june carter cash, the supporting cast also offered up their vocal chords for the movie. Though its been more than a decade since the joaquin phoenix and reesel. Walk the line tells the life story of johnny cash joaquin phoenix as he tries to please his disparaging father ray robert patrick, and finds solace in his passions for music and june reese witherspoon. When the shot cuts to show carters face his right hand is now below her neck and his left is hand is no longer on her bottom. Watch walk the line online full movie from 2005 yidio. At first joaquins voice was a little high, and they were about to rewrite the sheet music for the musicians, then just in time his voice found those lower notes he needed. Walk the line ar en amerikansk biografisk film om countrymusikern johnny cash fran 2005 i regi av.