Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Memphis, 1956. Le pianiste chanteur Jerry Lee Lewis, alors âgé de 21 ans seulement, enregistre un premier disque sous la houlette du producteur Sam Philips, celui-là même qui lança Elvis Presley. Le succès est immédiat, mais la vie de l'Américain bascule lorsqu'il se marie avec sa cousine, âgée de treize ans. Leur union fait scandale, mais Jerry Lee Lewis surmonte cette épreuve grâce à ce qui l'a toujours accompagné depuis ses débuts : le rock'n'roll.
Directeur:
Jim McBride
écrivains:
Jack Baran, Jim McBride.
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Dennis Quaid as Jerry Lee Lewis |
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Winona Ryder as Myra Gale Brown |
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John Doe as J.W. Brown |
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Stephen Tobolowsky as Jud Phillips |
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Alec Baldwin as Jimmy Swaggart |
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Lisa Blount as Lois Brown |
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Trey Wilson as Sam Phillips |
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Steve Allen as Steve Allen |
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Michael St. Gerard as Elvis |
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Mojo Nixon as James Van Eaton |
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Kelli Clevenger as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Joshua Sheffield as Rusty Brown |
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Robert Lesser as Alan Freed |
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Lisa Jane Persky as Babe |
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Paula Person as Sam's Secretary |
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Valerie Wellington as Big Maybelle |
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Carol Russell as Mamie Lewis |
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Crystal Robbins as Frankie Jean |
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Tav Falco as New Bass Player |
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Ryan Rushton as Young Jimmy |
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Bert Dedman as Young Jerry |
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David A. Penhale as Reporter #1 |
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Carl Bogan as Reporter #2 |
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Richard Crowe as Reporter #3 |
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Melisa J. Levine as Kreme Cup Girl |
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Cassie Pollard as Kreme Cup Girl |
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Mary Yeargin as Kreme Cup Girl |
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Mark W. Johnson as Sheriff |
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Jody Lynne as Party Doll |
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Joseph Woodward Jr. as Wedding Preacher |
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Linn Sitler as Real Estate Agent |
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Sara Van Horn as Minnie Belle |
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John Mulrooney as Talk Show Host |
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Peter Cook as First English Reporter |
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Kim Smith as Second English Reporter |
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David Sibley as Third English Reporter |
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Jamila Massey as Bystander |
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Ryan Ward as Heckler #1 |
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Steven O'Donnell as Heckler #2 |
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Bejay Baddin as Teenage Girl #1 |
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Kelly Marcel as Teenage Girl #2 |
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Julie Balloo as Female Fan |
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Ruth Kettlewell as Dowager |
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John Tordoff as Cockney Porter |
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Keith McDaniel as Haney's Big House Dancer |
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Stephanie Pope as Haney's Big House Dancer |
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Lorraine Fields as Haney's Big House Dancer |
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Rufus Thomas as Haney's Big House Dancer |
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Maurice Miller as Haney's Big House Dancer |
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Susan Lonergan as Rebel Room Dancer |
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Bonnie Beutler as Rebel Room Dancer |
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Snowy Winters as Rebel Room Dancer |
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Priscilla Harris as Honky-Tonk Angel |
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John Bloom as Dewey 'Daddy-O' Phillips |
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Tike Kerby as Rebel Room Dancer (uncredited) |
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Darrell Kiedo as Haney's Big House Dancer (uncredited) |
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Scott Sumers as Graceland Fan #1 (uncredited) |
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Chris Solari as Rebel Room Dancer |
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Jimmie Vaughan as Roland Janes |
| Production | Michael Grais | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Murray Silver Jr. | Novel |
| Production | Adam Fields | Producer |
| Writing | Myra Lewis Williams | Novel |
| Editing | Pembroke J. Herring | Editor |
| Writing | Jack Baran | Screenplay |
| Camera | Affonso Beato | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Bert Lovitt | Editor |
| Writing | Jim McBride | Screenplay |
| Editing | Lisa Day | Editor |
| Production | Mark Victor | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Jim McBride | Director |
| Crew | Janet Brady | Stunts |
| Crew | Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Production | Karen Penhale | Associate Producer |
| Production | Art Levinson | Co-Executive Producer |
| Art | Lisa Fischer | Set Decoration |
| Production | Jack Baran | Associate Producer |
| Production | Jilly Gutteridge | Location Manager |
| Art | Lauren E. Polizzi | Set Designer |
| Production | Susan Peck | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Howard Gibbins | Location Manager |
| Production | Judith Holstra | Casting |
| Sound | Joe Mulherin | Music Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tracy Tynan | Costume Design |
| Directing | Benita Brazier | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Art Levinson | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Kathleen M. McKernin | Set Designer |
| Art | Jon Spirson | Art Direction |
| Production | Karen Penhale | Production Coordinator |
| Art | David Nichols | Production Design |
| Directing | Sally Jones | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Neal Thompson | Title Designer |
| Production | Ross T. Fanger | Location Manager |
| Crew | Karen Penhale | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Kathy Sykes | Production Manager |
| Production | Jeffrey Posson | Casting Assistant |
| Crew | Steve M. Davison | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Tim A. Davison | Stunts |
| Crew | Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunts |
| Directing | Adam Somner | Third Assistant Director |