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This is the story of the decades-long love affair between June Carter and her husband, Johnny Cash, a love that was stretched to the breaking point by Johnny's addiction to pills.This is the story of the decades-long love affair between June Carter and her husband, Johnny Cash, a love that was stretched to the breaking point by Johnny's addiction to pills.This is the story of the decades-long love affair between June Carter and her husband, Johnny Cash, a love that was stretched to the breaking point by Johnny's addiction to pills.
- Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
- 8 nominations total
Austin M. Stack
- John Carter (teen)
- (as Austin Stack)
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This movie was awful. If you've seen Walk the Line, this will be absolute torture. Jewel has a great voice, but this movie was all over the map. I know this was Junes story, but it jumped time and time again. With Walk the line, you had a sense of how difficult it was for June to be divorced twice before Johnny. This movie just dumbed her down and not nearly enough music- IE: Jackson. I have to watch "Walk the Line" again to get the bad taste out of my mouth. As for the actor portraying Johnny, it was an absolute miss. He looked the same age at the beginning of the movie as he did at the end, for the exception of the final scene. Did I mention that he couldn't sing either? The same goes for June (Jewel). It wasn't until the end that they decided to give her a few wrinkles and gray streaks, however she did a nice job singing.
Story was pretty good but I am sorry. .. Jewel was too pretty to pull off June Carter....,June was kind of on the homely side to me. And sang a little load for me .And he was no where near a Johnny Cash ...Johnny was not good looking in my opinion but alot better looking then this guy...and his singing was the pits. I had to hit mute everytime he opened his mouth. I watched Walk the line a few years ago and those two pulled it off with a lot more eaze. 0nly someone who really likes jewel wound give this movie a five or better. They pretty much skipped over her marriages to anyone but Johnny. ..
This was a horrible, horrible movie!! The Ross dude was TORTURE to watch; they must have just pulled him in off the street!!! I loved "I Walk the Line," and I was so looking forward to a movie from June's perspective. This may be a movie from June's perspective, but I didn't think that Jewel would be the best actor in the movie!!! The director and the cameramen must have all been high or drunk. Worst movie I have seen in years!!!
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Although some readers compare this movie to Walk The Line, I disagree. This new movie focuses more on the life of June Carter Cash & the tremendous love she had for Johnny Cash. She stood by him through his addiction and helped him recover. Jewel was excellent in her part of June Carter Cash - her mannerisms were "spot on". Although I have given it 10 stars, I found that the actor who played Johnny Cash was unbelievable as the singer. Other than that I found the movie very enjoyable and recommend it to others. Get ready to shed a few tears at the end. An interesting fact is that Johnny Cash died only four months after June Carter Cash died. I think he died of heartbreak after losing her.
As a lifelong fan of JC, I watched this for the story, knowing the telling of it wasn't going to be good. It made me angry to watch this shamefully bad production, but that is the general feeling anyone with any sense has when watching anything Lifetime puts out. Maybe I'm spoiled because Joaquin Phoenix actually made an effort. Who is this loser playing the Master? Ironically, Jewell is one of my favorite singers after JC, so it was nice seeing her playing June, I feel like she did alright with what she had to work with. I'm glad I watched it, because of the story, but I really didn't enjoy it at all. Shame on Lifetime. As usual.
Did you know
- GoofsIn the Movie when June tells her son to bye to his Daddy, they noticed Johnny wasn't breathing & they call an ambulance.
2022, the surviving cast of "Emergency" state that Ambulance services wasn't readily available in the 1970's like they are today, mainly due to funding. June & Johnny was Married in the mid to late 1960s according to the movie.
If there was a town with an ambulance service, the service went through the coroner of the closest area in which you lived.
"Emergency" opened a lot of doors for people to be treated while on the way to the Hospital, but majority of the ambulances started rolling after Emergency left the air & went into syndication.
- SoundtracksRing of Fire
Written by June Carter Cash (as June Carter) and Merle Kilgore
Performed by Jewel (uncredited)
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