---
title: 'Great Balls of Fire! (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jim McBride'
released: '1989-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/great-balls-of-fire-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097457/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Great Balls of Fire! (1989)

1989 · 102 min · Drama, History, Music, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Great Balls of Fire! is a 1989 American biographical drama film directed by Jim McBride and starring Dennis Quaid as rockabilly pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis. Based on a biography by Myra Lewis and Murray M. Silver Jr., the screenplay is written by McBride and Jack Baran. The film is produced by Adam Fields, with executive producers credited as Michael Grais, Mark Victor, and Art Levinson.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Lee Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-lee-lewis)
- **Director:** [Jim McBride](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-mcbride)
- **Director of Photography:** [Affonso Beato](https://cinepixo.com/people/affonso-beato)

## Cast

- [Mojo Nixon](https://cinepixo.com/people/mojo-nixon) as James Van Eaton
- [Lisa Jane Persky](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-jane-persky) as Babe
- [Robert Lesser](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-lesser) as Alan Freed
- [David R. Ferguson](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-r-ferguson) as Jack Clement
- [Peter Cook](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-cook) as British reporter
- [Dennis Quaid](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-quaid) as Jerry Lee Lewis
- [Winona Ryder](https://cinepixo.com/people/winona-ryder) as Myra Gale Brown
- [Jerry Lee Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-lee-lewis) as Jerry Lee Lewis
- [Steve Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-allen) as Steve Allen
- [Stephen Tobolowsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-tobolowsky) as Jud Phillips
- [Alec Baldwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/alec-baldwin) as Jimmy Swaggart
- [John Doe](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-doe) as J. W. Brown
- [Trey Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/trey-wilson) as Sam Phillips
- [Jimmie Vaughan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmie-vaughan) as Roland Janes
- [Michael St. Gerard](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-st-gerard) as Elvis Presley

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