Great Balls of Fire! (film)

Great Balls of Fire!
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jim McBride
Screenplay by	Jack Baran Jim McBride
Based on	Great Balls of Fire: The Uncensored Story of Jerry Lee Lewis by Myra Gale Brown and Murray M. Silver Jr.
Produced by	Adam Fields
Starring	Dennis Quaid Winona Ryder Alec Baldwin Trey Wilson
Cinematography	Affonso Beato
Edited by	Lisa Day Pembroke J. Herring Bert Lovitt
Music by	Jerry Lee Lewis
Distributed by	Orion Pictures
Release date	June 30, 1989 (1989-06-30) (United States)
Running time	108 minutes
Language	English
Budget	$16-18 million[1]
Box office	$13.7 million[2]

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.^[3]

The film depicts the early career of Lewis, from his rise to rock-and-roll stardom to his controversial marriage to his 12-year-old cousin that led to his downfall. Until the scandal of the marriage depreciated his image, many had thought Lewis would supplant Elvis Presley as the "King of Rock and Roll" in the 1950s.