Watch Great Balls of Fire! (1989) Free Online

Release Date: 1989

Cast: Dennis Quaid, Joshua Sheffield, Mojo Nixon, John Doe, Winona Ryder, Stephen Tobolowsky, Alec Baldwin, Trey Wilson, Lisa Blount, Steve Allen

Categories: Movies, Drama Film, Comedy, Biographical Film, Period Piece, Biopic [Feature], Docudrama, Biography

Great Balls of Fire! is a 1989 American biographical film directed by Jim McBride and starring Dennis Quaid as 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 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. Until the scandal of the marriage depreciated his image, many had thought Lewis would supplant Elvis... MORE

Great Balls of Fire! is a 1989 American biographical film directed by Jim McBride and starring Dennis Quaid as 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 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. Until the scandal of the marriage depreciated his image, many had thought Lewis would supplant Elvis Presley as the "King of Rock and Roll" in the 1950s. Jerry Lee Lewis, nicknamed "The Killer", performs during the early years of rock and roll from 1956-1958. Lewis is shown as a man with many different sides: a skilled performer with little discipline, an alcoholic, and an abusive husband. As Lewis rises to the top of the charts with such hits as "Crazy Arms," "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On," and "Great Balls of Fire" he falls in love with Myra Gale Lewis (Winona Ryder), the 13-year-old daughter of his first cousin, and eventually marries her. There is a sub-plot of Lewis' relationship with another LESS