Great Balls of Fire! Page #5

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
161 Views


And 1,000 makes $40,000.

Sh!

- Pow!

- Urgh!

Hi!

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

I had my car break down once

on the side of the road.

And I got out and I laid hands

on the hood of this car

and I said "Devil, if you think I've been

crazy before, you just wait one minute

because I'm going to ask the Lord

to come down and heal this Plymouth. "

- Amen.

- Hallelujah.

So I got down and I asked the Holy Spirit

to make her whole again

and the Holy Spirit, lo and behold,

came down and made her good as new.

Glory, hallelujah, praise God, brother.

Well, this here is

my cousin, Jerry Lee Lewis.

Y'all probably know him from that

blasphemous "Shakin"' song he put out.

Number four in the top ten

this week, cousin.

Well, I really doubt

that it's in the Lord's top ten.

Rock and roll is the devil's music.

- Right.

- That's right.

Rock and roll is a rhythm. A feelin'.

A feeling that emanates

from the pit of hell.

- Right.

- Well, that feeling got me a hit record.

A hit record.

Do you still have that coin

I gave to you onetime?

Oh, as a matter of fact...

I do.

Choices, Jerry Lee.

This whole life is all about choices.

What choice are you going to make

with your music? With your life?

I don't play or sing as well as you do.

I heard that.

But all that I have belongs to God. All of it.

What would happen

if you gave him all you have?

Well, as a matter of fact, cousin,

I just might do that one day.

Praise God.

- What about today?

- What?

Do you remember what you said

you would do if you got a hit record?

You said you would go out

and preach his word.

Did I say that?

That's funny. I don't remember

sayin' that. I must have been drunk.

But the Lord remembers, cousin.

Well, is this that car

that God healed for you?

Well, that was six months ago.

She's up and died on me now.

Why don't you just lay hands on her here?

- I'd like to see that myself.

- Cousin, you cannot ask the Lord

for more help than you are willing

to help yourself. He's got me this far...

Why don't you just let this old Oldsmobile

here get you a little further along?

You made a choice just then, Jerry Lee.

From your singin' came this car,

and from this car will come

the spreading of God's word.

Amen.

- Thank you, Jesus.

- Well, don't thank Jesus.

Thank Jerry Lee Lewis.

Praise God, cousin.

- Let's go to bed, babe.

- OK.

Bedtime, Myra Gale.

Let them watch their movie.

Please, somebody!

Well, what do you think?

You know, Jay,

I reckon hooking up with Jerry Lee is

about the best thing ever happened to us.

Look here what I'm gonna buy next.

"The kitchen of tomorrow, today. "

- What in the hell are they doin' in there?

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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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