Walk the Line

posted about 1 year ago, updated about 2 hours later

The Oscars this year was a wonderful evening and it reminded me of the dream that we had for John and June Cash last year. We’d promised them that we were going to make their story, their love story into a film. And the festivities this year made me think back to last year and all the Oscars and Oscar parties, and the whole buildup for weeks on end and all the excitement because of my husband’s film about Johnny Cash.

Walk the Line premiered in 2005, received five Oscar nominations and won Reese Witherspoon Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of June Cash. It was incredibly exciting for us.

And I realized today that kids, two-years-old, three-years-old are singing “Ring of Fire” and how amazing it is, that their legacy lived on. Little kids are now completely fixated on Johnny Cash, and Johnny Cash music. And what a wonderful thing that is and for us to have been a part of...

Eons Tributes:
June Carter Cash


Johnny Cash

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1. about 1 year ago nigelgirl wrote:

Thank you for sharing, I know that life is so busy that taking these precious moments to share is a committment.

nigel

2. about 1 year ago nigelgirl wrote:

I know that this sounds completely redic. but you are one of my favorite people and I am honored and pleased that you blog.
nigel

3. about 1 year ago daje wrote:

i have been hearing a lot of johnny and junes songs since the movie.i watched dancing with the stars last night.one of the couples danced to one of johnny's songs. thank you so much for getting on this site to blog.i really enjoy reading what you have to say........donna....daje

4. about 1 year ago Summer74 wrote:

I like the sounds of Johnny Cash, thank you for sharing. I love this film and thank you for make this movie.
Summer

5. about 1 year ago Lynn1 wrote:

I do love that movie and enjoy watching the DVD often!

6. about 1 year ago Hunkaswife wrote:

I was never much of a country music fan until I watched Johnny Cash on Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. Now I enjoy some of the singers, and I really liked Walk the Line. It was very inspirational.

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with us here. It's very special.

7. about 1 year ago musicpilgrim wrote:

I too remember Ring of Fire as if it were yesterday. I was a young man working
in radio in Temple Texas ion 1963 when John and June came thru in a tour with, Roger Miller, Willie Nelson and a couple of other people. I went over to say hello
and John was in terrible shape. Had she and his friends not intervened he would never have made it. I"ve always thought Johnny Cash was as great as Elvis and
I'm not the only one. I saw him perform several times over the years and was
totally blown away by how effortless performing his music seemed. Thank you Jane for the post I've watched you performances over the years. Your very good.
CC

8. about 1 year ago ctsailor07 wrote:

Hah, I just had a fleshback. When I lived in London '69-'70, seemed like every time one walked by a pub with a juke box you'd hear "A Boy Named Sue" blaring out the door.

My local, in West Kensington was the Nashville Room, "London's home of country music".
When they had live music, it was usally some Irish band that played a few country covers along with lot's of Irish folk music and the announcer was a little hunchback Cockney that called hinself Tex Withers, put on a western accent, claimed to be from Oklahoma and dressed in the black suit with the long jacket a la Johnny.

9. about 1 year ago mebe1972 wrote:

I went to the theatre to see this movie and liked it so much I went back a second time. I then bought the DVD and have watched it over and over again. It has been on Cable recently and I watch my favorite parts over and over. I just can't stop watching it. I just love this movie and I love the music. There was only one disappointment, and that was that Joaquin Phoenix did not win an academy award. He was absolutely magnificent in his portrayal of Johnny Cash. I was particularly impressed with his performance on stage singing. He held the guitar like Johnny Cash and had his mannerisms perfected. He did an outstanding job and if I could give him an Oscar, I would.

10. about 1 year ago MontanaKaren wrote:

Dear Ms. Seymour:
Thank you so much for taking the time to blog on EONS. I'm sure you don't want to turn this into a fan club, but I must say I've enjoyed your work, both on TV and in the movies, for a long time. I noticed that a few other people mentioned your movie "Somewhere in Time." I enjoyed that movie quite a bit as well. It so happens I have been thinking about it a lot lately. You see, my husband died of a brain tumor 5 months ago (at the age of 51), and I have been thinking about the latter part of the movie, where Christopher Reeve's character seems happy to die so that he can be with your character again. No, I am not suicidal, but I certainly understand that feeling portrayed in the movie much more deeply than I ever did before. I do hope we really are reunited with our loved ones after death.
With respect and admiration,
Karen

11. about 1 year ago shame wrote:

Jane, thanks to you and your husband for sharing your wonderful story with us. I too watched Somewhere in time at least 35 times and every time I cried, I just love that period for women fashion and how graceful women were back in those days, you made everything seems so real that movie is a classic......

A Cole
Florham Park NJ

12. about 1 year ago poppylou wrote:

That was one of the best movies I have seen in a long time. It truly touched my heart. I watch it over and over.

13. about 1 year ago jan8085 wrote:

Jane, I guess you have heard that the Johnny and June Cash's house burned to the ground Tuesday 4-10. You were a guest in the house when you were doing the Dr. Quinn show. Tell us about it! The house in Hendersonville (right outside of Nashville,TN) built on the lake was purchased by Barry Gibbs of the Bee-Gees, and was ungoing remodelling.