Walk The Line

Walk The Line Movie (2005)

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's 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.

While growing up in the Great Depression era, Johnny Cash takes an interest in music and eventually moves out of his Arkansas town to join the air force in Germany. While there, he buys his first guitar and writes his own music, and proposes to Vivian. When they got married, they settled in Tennessee and with a daughter, he supported the family by being a salesman. He discovers a man who can pursue his dreams and ends up getting a record with the boys. Shortly after that, he was on a short tour, promoting his songs, and meets the already famous and beautiful June Carter. Then as they get on the long-term tours with June, the boys, and Jerry Lee Lewis, they have this unspoken relationship that grows. But when June leaves the tour because of his behavior, he was a drug addict. His marriage was also falling apart, and when he sees June years later at an awards show, he forces June to tour with them again, promising June to support her two kids and herself. While the tour goes on, the relationship between June and John grow more,and his marriage to his first wife ends. June finds out about the drugs, and help him overcome it. True love and care helped John eventually stop the drug usage, and finally proposes to her in front of an audience at a show.

Movie Comments & Discussion (3)

Juneau
I really like Johnny Cash's music, and always have done, so going to see this movie when it came out in 2005 was a must!

An award-winning biopic of Johnny Cash and his enduring love for June Carter with fantastic leading performances by Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. Walk The Line follows Johnny's story from the death of his brother when he was 12, through to his success, unhappy first marriage and decline through drug addiction. It ends with him proposing to June on stage shortly after his legendary comeback gig at Folsom Prison.

To my eyes and ears... Joaquin Phoenix WAS Johnny Cash throughout this film...he had captured not only his very distinctive voice and vocals but also his mannerisms! Although the film is very intense and deals with Johnny's tortured and self-destructive soul, there is a lot of fantastic music in it as well, and when we came out of the cinema, it felt like we'd just been to a Johnny Cash concert!!
dawnisdawn12
Not a country and western fan at all but what a great movie.
lipsee
I enjoyed this movie,it really opened my eyes to Jonny Cash,s music,, I love the early stuff....
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While growing up in the Great Depression era, Johnny Cash takes an interest in music and eventually moves out of his Arkansas town to join the air force in Germany. While there, he buys his first guitar and writes his own music, and proposes to Vivian. When they got married, they settled in Tennessee and with a daughter, he supported the family by being a salesman. He discovers a man who can pursue his dreams and ends up getting a record with the boys. Shortly after that, he was on a short tour, promoting his songs, and meets the already famous and beautiful June Carter. Then as they get on the long-term tours with June, the boys, and Jerry Lee Lewis, they have this unspoken relationship that grows. But when June leaves the tour because of his behavior, he was a drug addict. His marriage was also falling apart, and when he sees June years later at an awards show, he forces June to tour with them again, promising June to support her two kids and herself. While the tour goes on, the relationship between June and John grow more,and his marriage to his first wife ends. June finds out about the drugs, and help him overcome it. True love and care helped John eventually stop the drug usage, and finally proposes to her in front of an audience at a show.
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