woo her. As Johnny’s fame grows, he starts abusing drugs and alcohol. Over Vivian's objections, Johnny persuades June to go tour with him. The tour is a success, but backstage, Vivian becomes critical of June's influence. After one performance in Las Vegas, Johnny and June sleep together. The next morning, she notices Johnny taking pills, and doubts her choices. At that evening's concert, Johnny, upset by June's apparent rejection, behaves erratically and eventually passes out on stage. June disposes of Johnny's drugs, and begins to write "Ring of Fire", describing her feelings for him and her pain at watching him descend into addiction. Returning to California, Johnny travels to Mexico to purchase more drugs and is arrested. Johnny’s marriage to Vivian implodes; they divorce and he moves to Nashville in 1966. Trying to reconcile with June, Johnny purchases a large house near a lake in Hendersonville. His parents and the extended Carter family arrive for Thanksgiving, at which time Ray and an intoxicated Johnny get into a bitter argument. After the meal, June's mother encourages her daughter to help Cash. He goes into detox and wakes with June; she says they have been given a second chance. They begin a tentative relationship, but June rebuffs his marriage proposals. Johnny discovers that most of his fan mail is from prisoners. He proposes to skeptical Columbia Records executives that he will record an album live inside Folsom Prison. The performance is a success, and Johnny embarks on a tour with June and his band. He later performs "Ring of Fire" on stage. After the song, Cash invites June to a duet and stops in the middle, saying he cannot sing "Jackson" any more unless June agrees to marry him. June accepts and they share a passionate embrace on stage. While Johnny and June are with their families, he and his father reconcile their relationship. Cast Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash Reese Witherspoon as June Carter Ginnifer Goodwin as Vivian Cash Robert Patrick as Ray Cash McGhee Monteith as Reba Cash Dallas Roberts as Sam Phillips Dan John Miller as Luther Perkins Larry Bagby as Marshall Grant Shelby Lynne as Carrie Cash Tyler Hilton as Elvis Presley Waylon Payne as Jerry Lee Lewis Shooter Jennings as Waylon Jennings Sandra Ellis Lafferty as Maybelle Carter Dan Beene as Ezra Carter Clay Steakley as W.S. "Fluke" Holland Johnathan Rice as Roy Orbison Johnny Holiday as