Great Balls of Fire! Page #4

Synopsis: 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.
Director(s): Jim McBride
Production: Orion Pictures Corporation
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Rotten Tomatoes:
63%
PG-13
Year:
1989
108 min
159 Views


- Well, I don't understand that.

I serve him gladly. I sing. I shout. It's not

my fault I don't play like some old lady.

Amen, Brother Lewis. Amen. Come on,

let's go and get these bags here.

Any plans for sellin' Lewis

to a major label like Elvis?

Hell, no.

Jerry Lee Lewis is gonna

be bigger than Elvis.

See that look in his eye?

That boy could get himself,

and us, in a whole lotta trouble.

Oh, hell. He may be a little wild,

but he's a good old boy.

He's been stayin' at your place, hasn't he?

Well, yeah.

- But it's awful crowded.

- Look, Jay, it's like this.

If Casanova over there can live with you,

you can keep an eye on him,

keep him out of trouble.

Keep those cheques rolling in.

Ow! Ow!

All right. I guess we could

scooch things around a little.

Well, that's fine, Jay, fine.

There's the big man. Oop!

Freight train comin' through.

I really do appreciate you folks takin' me

in like this. I... I really do, Jay.

Well, shoot, cousin.

We're glad to have you here.

Well, it just goes to show you

how important family really is.

Sure is better than that old couch.

Well, you just make yourself

right at home here, cousin.

Thank you, Lois. Thank you very much.

I forgot something.

Hey.

What say you and me take a drive

down to the Kreme Kup?

- OK.

- I'm takin' the car.

It's Jerry Lee Lewis!

What? Hello, girls.

- Can I get a couple of cones?

- Oh, cones, cones, cones.

No dip.

Nice dry-cleaned uniforms y'all got there.

- What's your name?

- Missy.

Missy. That's a very nice name.

- That'll be 20 cents.

- You think you could take it out of this?

$40,000?!

- We don't have that kind of change.

- Gosh, I'm sorry. That's all I've got.

I got a dollar.

Oh, it's on the house.

Well, thank you very much.

You can get free custard here

any time you want!

I saw this thing at school.

They had this movie about the H-bomb.

You know, the hydrogen bomb. About it

comin' and blowin' up the whole world.

Oh, that's the Apocalypse.

That's in Revelations in your Bible.

You know, I go on fine all day at school.

And then at night, when I lay down,

I think to myself...

"Is this the night

the bomb's gonna come?"

All I ever wanted was a little

pink house with a blue door.

A little baby sittin' in a highchair.

Who do you see comin' up the walk

of that pink house? Hm?

I don't know.

You don't know?

Well?

Do you think he might be about,

oh, six foot tall,

with big blue eyes

and wavy, curly blond hair?

What?

Now maybe I won't have anything.

This old horrible bomb's

gonna come and wipe it all away.

Uh-uh.

Everything'll be destroyed,

and this is as far as I'll ever get in life.

Mm-mm.

I don't even know what hydrogen is.

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Jack Mathew Baran (born January 13, 1997), also known by his YouTube name thatsojack is an American YouTuber from Fairfield, Connecticut. more…

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