Great Balls of Fire! (1989)

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1h 48min | Drama | Jun 30, 1989 | Released

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.

Director: Jim McBride

Producer: Adam Fields

Writer(s): Jim McBride Jack Baran

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Cast (60 Members)

Stephen Tobolowsky

Jud Phillips

Myra Gale Brown

Sam Phillips

Jerry Lee Lewis

Jimmy Swaggart

Lisa Jane Persky

Babe

First English Reporter

Haney's Big House Dancer

Cockney Porter

Lois Brown

J.W. Brown

himself

Mark W. Johnson

Sheriff

Steven O'Donnell

Heckler #2

Michael St. Gerard

Elvis

Dewey 'Daddy-O' Phillips

Bystander

Ruth Kettlewell

Dowager

Alan Freed

Haney's Big House Dancer

Roland Janes

James Van Eaton

Teenage Girl #2

New Bass Player

Kelli Clevenger

Dancer (uncredited)

Third English Reporter

Minnie Belle

Roland Janes

Crystal Robbins

Frankie Jean

Rebel Room Dancer

Second English Reporter

Young Jimmy

Talk Show Host

Haney's Big House Dancer

Joshua Sheffield

Rusty Brown

Sam's Secretary

Valerie Wellington

Big Maybelle

Mamie Lewis

Young Jerry

David A. Penhale

Reporter #1

Reporter #2

Reporter #3

Melisa J. Levine

Kreme Cup Girl

Kreme Cup Girl

Kreme Cup Girl

Party Doll

Joseph Woodward Jr.

Wedding Preacher

Real Estate Agent

Heckler #1

Teenage Girl #1

Female Fan

Lorraine Fields

Haney's Big House Dancer

Haney's Big House Dancer

Rebel Room Dancer

Rebel Room Dancer

Priscilla Harris

Honky-Tonk Angel

Rebel Room Dancer (uncredited)

Haney's Big House Dancer (uncredited)

Graceland Fan #1 (uncredited)

Rebel Room Dancer

Stephen Tobolowsky Jud Phillips

Winona Ryder Myra Gale Brown

Trey Wilson Sam Phillips

Dennis Quaid Jerry Lee Lewis

Alec Baldwin Jimmy Swaggart

Lisa Jane Persky Babe

Peter Cook First English Reporter

Rufus Thomas Haney's Big House Dancer

John Tordoff Cockney Porter

Lisa Blount Lois Brown

John Doe J.W. Brown

Steve Allen himself

Mark W. Johnson Sheriff

Steven O'Donnell Heckler #2

Michael St. Gerard Elvis

John Bloom Dewey 'Daddy-O' Phillips

Jamila Massey Bystander

Ruth Kettlewell Dowager

Robert Lesser Alan Freed

Keith McDaniel Haney's Big House Dancer

Jimmie Vaughan Roland Janes

Mojo Nixon James Van Eaton

Kelly Marcel Teenage Girl #2

Tav Falco New Bass Player

Kelli Clevenger Dancer (uncredited)

David Sibley Third English Reporter

Sara Van Horn Minnie Belle

Jimmie Vaughan Roland Janes

Crystal Robbins Frankie Jean

Susan Lonergan Rebel Room Dancer

Kim Smith Second English Reporter

Ryan Rushton Young Jimmy

John Mulrooney Talk Show Host

Stephanie Pope Haney's Big House Dancer

Joshua Sheffield Rusty Brown

Paula Person Sam's Secretary

Valerie Wellington Big Maybelle

Carol Russell Mamie Lewis

Bert Dedman Young Jerry

David A. Penhale Reporter #1

Carl Bogan Reporter #2

Richard Crowe Reporter #3

Melisa J. Levine Kreme Cup Girl

Cassie Pollard Kreme Cup Girl

Mary Yeargin Kreme Cup Girl

Jody Lynne Party Doll

Joseph Woodward Jr. Wedding Preacher

Linn Sitler Real Estate Agent

Ryan Ward Heckler #1

Bejay Baddin Teenage Girl #1

Julie Balloo Female Fan

Lorraine Fields Haney's Big House Dancer

Maurice Miller Haney's Big House Dancer

Bonnie Beutler Rebel Room Dancer

Snowy Winters Rebel Room Dancer

Priscilla Harris Honky-Tonk Angel

Tike Kerby Rebel Room Dancer (uncredited)

Darrell Kiedo Haney's Big House Dancer (uncredited)

Scott Sumers Graceland Fan #1 (uncredited)

Chris Solari Rebel Room Dancer

Crew (30 Members)

Pembroke J. Herring

Editor

Producer

Casting

Editor

Director of Photography

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Location Manager

Costume Design

Director

Set Decoration

Lauren E. Polizzi

Set Designer

Associate Producer

Co-Executive Producer

Music Supervisor

Novel

Murray Silver Jr.

Novel

Editor

Script Supervisor

Script Supervisor

Production Design

Production Manager

Location Manager

Kathleen M. McKernin

Set Designer

Associate Producer

Art Direction

Casting Assistant

Casting Assistant

Jilly Gutteridge

Location Manager

Title Designer

Pembroke J. Herring Editor

Adam Fields Producer

Judith Holstra Casting

Bert Lovitt Editor

Affonso Beato Director of Photography

Michael Grais Executive Producer

Mark Victor Executive Producer

Ross T. Fanger Location Manager

Tracy Tynan Costume Design

Jim McBride Director

Lisa Fischer Set Decoration

Lauren E. Polizzi Set Designer

Jack Baran Associate Producer

Art Levinson Co-Executive Producer

Joe Mulherin Music Supervisor

Myra Lewis Novel

Murray Silver Jr. Novel

Lisa Day Editor

Benita Brazier Script Supervisor

Sally Jones Script Supervisor

David Nichols Production Design

Kathy Sykes Production Manager

Howard Gibbins Location Manager

Kathleen M. McKernin Set Designer

Karen Penhale Associate Producer

Jon Spirson Art Direction

Susan Peck Casting Assistant

Jeffrey Posson Casting Assistant

Jilly Gutteridge Location Manager

Neal Thompson Title Designer

Age At Time Of Release

Stephen Tobolowsky

38

Pembroke J. Herring

N/A

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17

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