Great Balls of Fire! (1989) is an American biographical film, directed by Jim McBride and features Dennis Quaid as Jerry Lee Lewis. It was written by McBride and Jack Baran, based on an autobiography by Myra Lewis and Murray M. Silver Jr.
The picture executive producers were Michael Grais, Mark Victor, and Art Levinson, and was produced by Adam Fields.
The early life of Jerry Lee Lewis when he became a teen idol and married his 13-year-old cousin...
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Great Balls of Fire! (1989) is an American biographical film, directed by Jim McBride and features Dennis Quaid as Jerry Lee Lewis. It was written by McBride and Jack Baran, based on an autobiography by Myra Lewis and Murray M. Silver Jr.
The picture executive producers were Michael Grais, Mark Victor, and Art Levinson, and was produced by Adam Fields.
The early life of Jerry Lee Lewis when he became a teen idol and married his 13-year-old cousin Myra is depicted in this film. Before the marriage caused a scandal, many thought Lewis would supplant Elvis Presley as the "King of Rock and Roll" in the 1950s.
The film tells the story of Jerry Lee Lewis (Dennis Quaid), nicknamed "The Killer", during the early years of rock and roll, 1956-1958. Lewis is shown as a man with many different sides: a skilled performer with little discipline, an alcoholic, and a loving husband who sometimes beats his wife.
As Lewis rises to the top of the charts with such hits as "Crazy Arms," "Whole Lotta...
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