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Great Balls of Fire!

  • 19891989
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
18K
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Dennis Quaid in Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
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The life and career of wildly controversial rock 'n' roll star Jerry Lee Lewis.The life and career of wildly controversial rock 'n' roll star Jerry Lee Lewis.The life and career of wildly controversial rock 'n' roll star Jerry Lee Lewis.
IMDb RATING
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18K
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POPULARITY
8,241
193
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    • Director
      • Jim McBride
    • Writers
      • Myra Lewis(book)
      • Murray Silver Jr.(book)
      • Jack Baran(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Dennis Quaid
      • Winona Ryder
      • John Doe
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jim McBride
    • Writers
      • Myra Lewis(book)
      • Murray Silver Jr.(book)
      • Jack Baran(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Dennis Quaid
      • Winona Ryder
      • John Doe
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 82User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Great Balls of Fire
    Trailer 1:08
    Great Balls of Fire

    Photos51

    Winona Ryder and Dennis Quaid in Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
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    Winona Ryder and Dennis Quaid in Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
    Winona Ryder and Dennis Quaid in Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
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    Top cast

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    Dennis Quaid
    Dennis Quaid
    • Jerry Lee Lewis
    Winona Ryder
    Winona Ryder
    • Myra Gale Brown
    John Doe
    John Doe
    • J.W. Brown
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    • Jud Phillips
    Trey Wilson
    Trey Wilson
    • Sam Phillips
    Alec Baldwin
    Alec Baldwin
    • Jimmy Swaggart
    Steve Allen
    Steve Allen
    • Steve Allen
    Lisa Blount
    Lisa Blount
    • Lois Brown
    Joshua Sheffield
    • Rusty Brown
    Mojo Nixon
    • James Van Eaton
    Jimmie Vaughan
    Jimmie Vaughan
    • Roland Janes
    David Ferguson
    • Jack Clement
    Robert Lesser
    Robert Lesser
    • Alan Freed
    Lisa Jane Persky
    Lisa Jane Persky
    • Babe
    Paula Person
    • Sam's Secratary
    Valerie Wellington
    • Big Maybelle
    Booker T. Laury
    • Piano Slim
    Michael St. Gerard
    Michael St. Gerard
    • Elvis
    • Director
      • Jim McBride
    • Writers
      • Myra Lewis(book)
      • Murray Silver Jr.(book)
      • Jack Baran(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Jerry Lee Lewis re-recorded his songs for this film, which Dennis Quaid lip-syncs. At first, Quaid wanted to record his version of the songs over Lewis' objections, and did. Lewis was surprised at how good he was, and at one point it was proposed that Lewis do half the songs and Quaid half. When Quaid heard the new re-recordings done by Lewis, he changed his mind, and agreed that all the songs should be done by Lewis.
    • Goofs
      The song "Great Balls Of Fire" is shown climbing the Billboard charts to number one. The song only made it to number two.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Jerry Lee Lewis: Well, if I'm going to hell, I'm going there playing the piano!

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Lethal Weapon 2/The Karate Kid Part III/Great Balls of Fire/Weekend at Bernie's/A Taxing Woman Returns (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Teddy Bear
      Written by Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe
      Performed by Elvis Presley
      Courtesy of RCA Records

    User reviews82

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    Top review
    Great movie
    Great Balls of Fire! is beyond a doubt one of the best movies I have ever seen. It's entertaining, funny, and gives an up close and personal look at the greatest rock star of the 50s. No, not Elvis, I'm talking about Jerry Lee Lewis! Before the movie I had never even heard of him, now he is one of my all-time favorite performers. Trust me, I was 9 years old when this movie came out, and if a movie is so good a 9 year old will pipe-down and watch, then you know its a excellent movie. So do yourself a favor and rent or buy this fantastic movie.

    ciao bella!
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    • huluhae
    • May 23, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 30, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Velike vatrene kocije
    • Filming locations
      • Marion, Arkansas, USA
    • Production company
      • Orion Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $16,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,741,060
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,807,986
      • Jul 2, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,741,060
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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