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Great Balls of Fire!
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 5050070003413
Format: PAL
Label: Orion Pictures Corporation
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: Orion Pictures Corporation
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Orion Pictures Corporation
Studio: Orion Pictures Corporation
Theatrical Release Date: June 30, 1989
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Editorial Review:
Dennis Quaid's delightfully over-the-top performance dominates this 1989 biopic about the life, times, and music of rocker Jerry Lee "the Killer" Lewis. It's all here: his snazzy threads, his devil-may-care Southern charm, his mane of golden hair, his underage girlfriends (Lewis's infamous marriage to his 13-year-old cousin, played here by Winona Ryder, and its effect on his career is a big part of the story), his fascination with "the devil's music" (much to the chagrin of cousin Jimmy Swaggart, portrayed by Alec Baldwin), and of course the classic tunes like "Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On." Director Jim McBride plays the whole thing broadly, for laughs, much like Quaid plays Lewis. The result is tongue-in-cheek entertainment with a strong musical component, made all the more so by the fact that all the singing and playing on the soundtrack is done by Lewis himself. --Sam Graham
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Rating:  - Fun and over the top biopic about Jerry Lee Lewis
This comic book like biopic about singer Jerry Lee Lewis (Dennis Quaid) rise to fame and subsequent fall from grace after his marriage with his 13 years old cousin Myra (a very young and very good Winona Ryder) was discovered, is probably not terribly true to life, but it is still very entertaining. Quaid happily hams it up in an over the top performance that has to do more with caricature than with acting. Alec Baldwin adds to the fun in his cameo as Jerry Lee's cousin, preacher Jimmy Swaggart. ... Read More
Rating:  - Jerry Lee and Dennis Quaid Rock!
Great Balls of Fire is one of my favorite movies of all time. The actors and the soundtrack are fantastic. I grew up in the fifties with Elvis and all the others, have a great collection of Elvis music, but I didn't realize Jerry Lee Lewis because of circumstances, and perhaps, because he didn't quite have the charisma of Elvis, was really quite talented and outrageous--which I love--rebel against a pseudo-traditional view and do your own music and live your life as you want. One of my ... Read More
Rating: - My Favorite movie of all time!!
I can't explain what it is about Jerry Lee Lewis. Even though I was no where near being alive during the time of his greatest success. I have been a fan of his music & antics as long as I can remember. All of my love for Jerry Lee Lewis was sealed up when I saw this movie. I remember the first time it aired on VH1 & I happened to catch it. The songs make you want to jump up & dance forever. The love story is amazing (even though you aren't sure when you become okay w/ the fact that this ... Read More
Rating: - Recreating or Overacting?
Dennis Quaid worked very hard to capture Jerry Lee Lewis' eccentric personality. I am uncomfortable with the results. Not knowing the real Jerry Lee Lewis, except from short newsreel coverage, it strikes me as a bit of overacting. In Quaid's defense, though, Jerry Lee was always "acting" it up in front of the public, and that comes through in this movie. What I find, as a rock history buff, most intriguing is that of all the early rock star tributes, this one has the sound track done by the actual ... Read More
Rating: - Video-Great Balls of Fire
The video arrived in excellent condition and it was delivered in the timethat was quoted by Amazon...
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