Directed by:
Jim McBrideCinematography:
Affonso BeatoCast:
Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder, John Doe, Stephen Tobolowsky, Trey Wilson, Alec Baldwin, Lisa Blount, Steve Allen, Peter Cook, Chris Solari, John Bloom (more)Plots(1)
In 1956, Louisiana bad boy Jerry Lee Lewis (Quaid) moves to Memphis, determined to dethrone Elvis with his "ferocious, God-given talent." When Jerry Lee bangs out the bass chords with his feet, fans howl for more. When he finishes a performance by setting his piano ablaze, they mob the stage. But when he marries his 13-year-old second cousin Myra (Ryder)...the scandal nearly kills "The Killer's" career. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Dennis Quaid
USA
Best movies:
Traffic (2000)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Any Given Sunday (1999)
Winona Ryder
USA
Best movies:
Stranger Things (2016) (series)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Night on Earth (1991)
John Doe
USA
Best movies:
Boogie Nights (1997)
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Salvador (1986)
Stephen Tobolowsky
USA
Best movies:
Memento (2000)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Trey Wilson
USA
Best movies:
Places in the Heart (1984)
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
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Alec Baldwin
USA
Best movies:
The Departed (2006)
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
Nuremberg (2000) (TV movie)
Lisa Blount
USA
Best movies:
Box of Moon Light (1996)
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Prince of Darkness (1987)
Steve Allen
USA
Best movies:
Casino (1995)
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
The Sunshine Boys (1975)
Peter Cook
UK
Best movies:
Black Beauty (1994)
The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979) (theatrical recording)
Monty Python Meets Beyond the Fringe (1976) (theatrical recording)
Chris Solari
USA
Best movies:
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Crocodile (2000)
John Bloom
USA
Best movies:
Casino (1995)
Face/Off (1997)
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Steven O'Donnell
Best movies:
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Lisa Jane Persky
USA
Best movies:
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
American Pop (1981)
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Jamila Massey
India
Best movies:
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
The Next Man (1976)
David Sibley
UK
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
Wallander (2008) (series)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Ruth Kettlewell
UK
Best movies:
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Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
John Tordoff
Best movies:
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Sharpe's Siege (1996) (TV movie)
Michael St. Gerard
USA
Best movies:
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Hairspray (1988)
Heart of Dixie (1989)
Robert Lesser
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Ryan Rushton
USA
Best movies:
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)