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Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
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Release Date:
30 June 1989 (USA)
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Tagline:
Jerry Lee Lewis: He Rocked The Nation... And Shocked The World. more
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The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s...
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1 win
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Great music, good movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dennis Quaid | ... | Jerry Lee Lewis |
 | Winona Ryder | ... | Myra Gale Brown |
 | John Doe | ... | J.W. Brown |
 | Stephen Tobolowsky | ... | Jud Phillips |
| Trey Wilson | ... | Sam Phillips |
 | Alec Baldwin | ... | Jimmy Swaggart |
 | Steve Allen | ... | Himself |
| Lisa Blount | ... | Lois Brown |
| Joshua Sheffield | ... | Rusty Brown |
| Mojo Nixon | ... | James Van Eaton |
| Jimmie Vaughan | ... | Roland Janes |
| David Ferguson | ... | Jack Clement |
| Robert Lesser | ... | Alan Freed |
 | Lisa Jane Persky | ... | Babe |
| Paula Person | ... | Sam's Secratary |
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108 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
Australia:M |
USA:R (original rating) |
USA:PG-13 (re rating) |
UK:15 |
Canada:14A |
Finland:S |
Sweden:11 |
West Germany:12
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Dennis Quaid did some of his own piano playing. Pianist/singer Jason D. Williams, often compared to Jerry Lee Lewis in looks and musical performance, also served as Quaid's piano double. The filmmakers used Williams' hands for the piano parts in the film. Williams also found himself teaching Dennis Quaid how to play a few parts, which Quaid quickly picked up. At the time of filming, Quaid had played the guitar for 20 years but had only played the piano for two years.
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Continuity: When Jerry comes off the plane from New York, there's a lot of girls gathering around. One of them kisses his cheek right by the ear, but in the next shot the mark after the lipstick is far nearer his mouth.
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Lois Brown:
"Jerry Lee here's a married man, ain't that right, Jerry Lee?"
Jerry Lee: "Well, that's not necessarily so, Lois."
Lois: " And just what do you mean by that?"
Jerry Lee: "Well, you see I was still married to my first wife when I married my second wife,so I never really was married to my second wife. And since I divorced my first wife a couple of years ago, I'm as free as a bird in a tree!"
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Jerry Lee: "Well, that's not necessarily so, Lois."
Lois: " And just what do you mean by that?"
Jerry Lee: "Well, you see I was still married to my first wife when I married my second wife,so I never really was married to my second wife. And since I divorced my first wife a couple of years ago, I'm as free as a bird in a tree!"
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Referenced in "L.A. Law: Great Balls Afire (#6.15)" (1992)
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Beat Guitar
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I am usually too lazy to put in my review comments. But when I read some of the negative comments about this movie, I ad to make a stand. I came across this movie accidentally and I'm glad I did. I think it is one of the unsung great films on music and musicians. Based on the true life of Jerry Lee Lewis, the somewhat eccentric rock and roll genius from the 50s this movie has got soul. Most of the movies about artists end up portraying them as somewhat crazy, egomaniacs, always on the edge of a break down. But this movie has a very warm and light hearted take on Jerry's life. Throughout his ups and down his character comes out as a likable one whom you want to fall in love with. There's not a moment in the film where you would feel sad or annoyed by Jerry. And for this the kudos go to both Dennis Quaid and the director. For the reviewers who have labeled Dennis's portrayal as over the top, you guys don't have a clue who and what Jerry was. Dennis has nailed the spirited and buoyant soul that Jerry Lee Lewis was. I think the people who didn't like this film wanted to see a more serious and toned down film. But this is a film about rock and roll, and there's no better way to make it then it has been donw here. I give it a 9 out of 10. Go watch this immensely entertaining film!