Great Balls of Fire! (1989)

Directed by

Jim McBride

Genre

drama film, biographical film, musical film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 347 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the early career of rock and roll star Jerry Lee Lewis. It shows his rise to fame and the controversy over his marriage to his young cousin.

energeticchaoticscandalousunsettlingfast-pacedroaringbiographicaldramatic

What happens

Great Balls of Fire! is a 1989 American biographical drama film directed by Jim McBride and starring Dennis Quaid as rockabilly pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis. Based on a biography by Myra Lewis and Murray M. Silver Jr., the screenplay is written by McBride and Jack Baran. The film is produced by Adam Fields, with executive producers credited as Michael Grais, Mark Victor, and Art Levinson. The film depicts the early career of Lewis, from his rise to rock-and-roll stardom to his controversial marriage to his 13-year-old cousin that led to his downfall. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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