Great Balls of Fire!

1989 · 108 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 19,292 VOTES · DIR. Jim McBride

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 845 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:27 - I don't know, Jerry Lee. I don't know. - You don't have to come, cousin.
00:05:31 - Uh, that's not necessarily so, Lois. - And just what do you mean by that?
00:09:09 That's me!
00:12:46 - That makes sense. - And Jud don't understand
00:16:06 So why don't you and me go down to the chocolate quarter
00:21:18 It is the devil's music.
00:28:26 Get out the cheque.
00:30:59 All right. I guess we could scooch things around a little.
00:34:35 You don't know?
00:38:16 Choices, Jerry Lee.
00:41:21 "The kitchen of tomorrow, today."
00:48:44 - I was dreamin' - About me?
00:53:30 Oh, hell, I ain't that old.
00:58:22 since you first came to Sun and cut your first record?
01:00:49 I'm gonna kill him. I swear I will kill him.
01:04:20 If you hadn't already heard, Elvis Presley was inducted into the army today.
01:11:05 Take it.
01:14:29 - I'm going back to talk to Mama. - Hey, smell that.
01:16:56 that visiting American rock-and-roll star Mr Jerry Lee Lewis
01:22:03 I never was married to my second wife in the first place.
01:24:45 Y'all would have lost the war without us. You just think about that.
01:28:58 And what the hell I got to apologise for?
01:35:42 The other started down the wide street
55:06:05 of "Crazy Arms" by Mr Jerry Lewis.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed845
Dialogue density7.8 lines / min
First line00:00:27
Final line55:06:05

Production Record

DirectorJim McBride
LanguageEnglish
Budget$17,000,000
Revenue$13,741,060
IMDb votes19,292