Great Balls of Fire! (1989)

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• AJ V

  
  I loved this biography movie, and I don't usually like biopics that much. The actors are fantastic, and it's full of all the great songs from Lewis. I highly recommend this movie to both fans of the actors and Jerry Lee Lewis.

• Tim S

  
  Ok movie.

• Cindy I

  
  OK, but unlike biopics where the actor "tranforms" into the character (Coal Miner's Daughter, Ray), Dennis Quaid didn't BEGIN to convince me that he the "Killer" Jerry Lee Lewis. Yeah, he had the moves and the energy, but the passion for the music was… More
  OK, but unlike biopics where the actor "tranforms" into the character (Coal Miner's Daughter, Ray), Dennis Quaid didn't BEGIN to convince me that he the "Killer" Jerry Lee Lewis. Yeah, he had the moves and the energy, but the passion for the music was fake. Quaid didn't 'feel" it like Jerry Lee. Oh and his central Lousiana accent sucked balls. And Quaid is from right down the road in Texas. He should know better.

• Candy R

  
  Movie about the life of Jerry Lee Lewis from his rise to stardom and his downfall after marrying his 13 year old cousin. He wanted to be bigger than Elvis but his own arrogance and poor judgement stops him in his tracks. Great performances by Dennis Quaid and a young Winona Ryder.

• jay n

  
  Quaid is almost clownish in his awful impersonation completely ruining the film.

• xGary X

  
  Dennis Quaid's larger than life portrayal of the larger than life Jerry Lee Lewis and the songs are the main appeal of this glossy biopic, which has it has a tendency to "gloss" over some of the more distasteful elements of the man's life.

• Dean M

  
  Some fun in this rousing, stylised look at some of the life of rocker Jerry Lee Lewis. Winona Ryder is particulary good as Lewis' third wife, who happened not only to be his cousin, but also only 13 years old.

• James A

  
  "If I'm going to hell, I'm goin playin the pianna"

• Deb S

  
  Dennis Quaid plays the legendary Jerry Lee Lewis who scandalized the world when he married his 13-year-old cousin Myra (Winona Ryder) and news of his marriage leaked out. The movie is based on how his life (and his wife's life) changed when his music was banned from most radio… More
  Dennis Quaid plays the legendary Jerry Lee Lewis who scandalized the world when he married his 13-year-old cousin Myra (Winona Ryder) and news of his marriage leaked out. The movie is based on how his life (and his wife's life) changed when his music was banned from most radio stations and he was hardly allowed to perform on Television, simply because of the marriage. Energetic performance from Dennis Quaid as Jerry Lee Lewis makes the movie worth while watching. Alec Baldwin also turns in a good performance as Jerry Lee's cousin, preacher Jimmy Swaggart and young Wynonna Ryder give a convincing performance as his child-bride Myra.

• Lee K

  
  Great bio-pic, couldnt have picked a better actor to portray Jerry Lee, Dennis Quaid was awesome and i still find him to date one of the most underated actors in the business. Great soundtrack

• Leo L

  
  A hilarious film that leaves you laughing at every turn of the plot.

• Haley A

  
  Not 'Walk The Line', but not bad.

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