Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon both did their own singing for the film.
Great sites
Quotes
Record Company Executive: Your fans are gospel folk, Johnny. They're Christians, and they don't wanna hear you singing to a bunch of murderers and rapists, tryin' to cheer 'em up.
Johnny Cash: Then they ain't Christians.
Mistakes
When Johnny Cash is first on the street outside the Memphis recording studios the camera pans across an early 1950s Ford station wagon, the rear wheels are polished American Racing Torq Thrust II's, these came out about 5 years ago. See more...
Movie Mistakes blog
Popular blog posts:
10 Twilight mistakes in pictures
Walk the Line (2005) - 5 trivia entries
Directed by James Mangold, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon (add more)
Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon both did their own singing for the film.
The brief part of Waylon Jennings was played by his real life son Shooter Jennings.
Waylon Jennings' godson Waylon Payne, son of Willie Nelson bandmate Jody Payne, appears in the film as Jerry Lee Lewis.
Johnny did have an older brother who died, and his name was actually Jack, not Jimmy.
Joaquin Phoenix really pulled that sink off the wall, and it's no prop either, as you can see the old bricks behind the basin.
You may also like: The Mummy Returns | Signs | Van Helsing | The Descent | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Message boards
No discussions yet
Register as a member to post a message
The message boards are meant for discussing things with other users, rather than making submissions/corrections. By all means feel free to post what you like here, but for anything to be looked at properly and entered into the "official" section please use the "submit something" link in the navigation bar. Any members who post offensive content will have their accounts blocked. This is also not the place to contact Jon (who runs the site (although the members who help him check are a BIG help)) - for that, please use the contact form.