Walk the Line

Trivia: The brief part of Waylon Jennings was played by his real life son Shooter Jennings.

Trivia: The scene at the Malco theater, where Joaquin Phoenix and the other men on the tour are sitting around drinking onstage before their matinee performance, wasn't actually filmed at the Malco theater. It was filmed in the auditorium of Memphis Hume High School. The same school that Elvis Presley attended.

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Trivia: Waylon Jennings' godson Waylon Payne, son of Willie Nelson bandmate Jody Payne, appears in the film as Jerry Lee Lewis.

Trivia: 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.

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Mistakes

Factual error: Towards the beginning of the film, the Cashes receive a notice about their rent. It's the 1950's and the address has a ZIP code. ZIP codes were not introduced until 1963.

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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.

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Questions

Question: After John's arrest in El Paso, in the following scene he's talking with Viv about the incident and denying he has a problem, even though she says everyone around him says so. She then asks about June and he says she left the tour and Viv responds with "Well that explains everything, doesn't it?" What exactly does she mean by that statement?

Answer: Viv's implying he is acting the way he is cause he is upset about June leaving.

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