Great Balls of Fire! 35 years old

The true story of a legend.

Great Balls of Fire!

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.

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Great Balls of Fire! Cast

Name Character
Winona Ryder She was 17, now 53 years old as Myra Gale Brown
Dennis Quaid He was 35, now 70 years old as Jerry Lee Lewis
Alec Baldwin He was 31, now 66 years old as Jimmy Swaggart
Trey Wilson He was 41, 40 years old when he died as Sam Phillips
Stephen Tobolowsky He was 38, now 73 years old as Jud Phillips
Kelly Marcel She was 15, now 50 years old as Teenage Girl #2
Steve Allen He was 67, 78 years old when he died as himself
Lisa Blount She was 31, 53 years old when she died as Lois Brown
John Doe He was 35, now 70 years old as J.W. Brown
Peter Cook He was 51, 57 years old when he died as First English Reporter
Jamila Massey She was 55, now 90 years old as Bystander
Lisa Jane Persky She was 34, now 69 years old as Babe
Steven O'Donnell He was 26, now 61 years old as Heckler #2
Mojo Nixon He was 31, now 67 years old as James Van Eaton
Michael St. Gerard He was 28, now 63 years old as Elvis
John Bloom He was 53, 83 years old when he died as Dewey 'Daddy-O' Phillips
Mark W. Johnson as Sheriff
Rufus Thomas He was 72, 84 years old when he died as Haney's Big House Dancer
Ruth Kettlewell She was 76, 94 years old when she died as Dowager
Jimmie Vaughan He was 38, now 73 years old as Roland Janes
Keith McDaniel He was 41, 47 years old when he died as Haney's Big House Dancer
John Tordoff as Cockney Porter
Robert Lesser He was 46, now 82 years old as Alan Freed

Great Balls of Fire! Crew

Name Department
Pembroke J. Herring as Editor. He was 59 (now 94) years old Editing
Adam Fields as Producer. Production
Judith Holstra as Casting. Production
Bert Lovitt as Editor. Editing
Michael Grais as Executive Producer. He was 7 (now 42) years old Production
Mark Victor as Executive Producer. He was 89 (now 124) years old Production
Ross T. Fanger as Location Manager. Production
Tracy Tynan as Costume Design. She was 37 (now 72) years old Costume & Make-Up
Lisa Fischer as Set Decoration. She was 30 (now 66) years old Art
Lauren E. Polizzi as Set Designer. Art
Art Levinson as Co-Executive Producer. He was 55 (81) years old when He died Production
Art Levinson as Unit Production Manager. He was 55 (81) years old when He died Production
Myra Lewis as Novel. She was 45 (now 80) years old Writing
Murray Silver, Jr. as Novel. Writing
Lisa Day as Editor. Editing
Jack Baran as Associate Producer. He was 7 (now 27) years old Production
Jack Baran as Screenplay. He was 7 (now 27) years old Writing
Jim McBride as Director. He was 47 (now 83) years old Directing
Jim McBride as Screenplay. He was 47 (now 83) years old Writing
Joe Mulherin as Music Supervisor. He was 41 (now 77) years old Sound
Benita Brazier as Script Supervisor. Directing
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Great Balls of Fire! (35 years)

The true story of a legend.

  • Release day: Friday, June 30, 1989
  • Runtime: 108 minutes
  • Revenue: 13741060.00