Tuesday, December 20, 2005

WALK THE LINE




Biography

BACKGROUND
Country-western star Johnny Cash (1932-2003) recorded more than 1,500 songs, sold more than fifty million records and won eleven Grammy awards. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.

PRINCIPAL CAST MEMBERS
Joaquin Phoenix: J.R. Cash, better known as Johnny
Robert Patrick: his father Ray
Ginnifer Goodwin: his mother Vivian
Dallas Roberts: Sam Phillips, owner of the Sun Records recording studio
Waylon Payne: Jerry Lee Lewis
Johnny Holliday: Carl Perkins
Jonathan Rice: Roy Orbison
Shooter Jennings: Waylon Jennings
Tyler Hilton: Elvis Presley
Reese Witherspoon: June Carter

REVIEW
Fans of Johnny “The Man in Black” Cash will love the movie. It’s a well told story about a troubled person coupled with performances by the two lead actors which are nothing short of amazing. You forget you’re watching someone portray Johnny and June Carter. It is uncanny.
The movie includes many of Johnny’s big hits, frequently cutting them short to keep the movie running time to a reasonable length.

CLASSIFICATION
for some language, thematic material and depiction of drug dependency.

P.S.
The title comes from his 1958 hit "I Walk the Line"
BTW: the unnamed Ontario, Canada concert location mentioned was Toronto.

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