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Great Balls of Fire!

Cast

Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder, John Doe, Stephen Tobolowsky View All

Crew

Jim McBride (Screenplay), Jim McBride (Director), Jack Baran (Screenplay) View All

Release: Jun. 30th, 1989

Runtime: 1 hour, 48 minutes

The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and unconventional lifestyle often brought him into conflict with others in the industry, and even earned him the scorn and condemnation of the public.

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Citizen Rules
1989's Great Balls of Fire is based on a book written by Myra Lewis who was Jerry Lee Lewis' cousin and married him at the tender age of 13.

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Gideon58
The film follows the typical biopic path we're accustomed to with films like this, but there's a slight "ick" factor in Lewis' story in that the romance that Lewis finds in the film, and there's always a romance or two in films like this, comes in the form of a 13 year old cousin named Myra Brown (W....