The true story of a legend.
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.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and effortless.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- effortlessdemanding
- contemporarynostalgic
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Cast
- Dennis QuaidJerry Lee Lewis
- Winona RyderMyra Gale Brown
- John DoeJ.W. Brown
- Stephen TobolowskyJud Phillips
- Alec BaldwinJimmy Swaggart
- Lisa BlountLois Brown
- Trey WilsonSam Phillips
- Steve AllenSteve Allen
- Michael St. GerardElvis
- Mojo NixonJames Van Eaton
Crew
- Jim McBrideDirector
- Jim McBrideScreenplay
- Jack BaranScreenplay
- Murray Silver Jr.Novel
- Myra Lewis WilliamsNovel
- Affonso BeatoDirector of Photography
- Lisa DayEditor
- Pembroke J. HerringEditor
- Bert LovittEditor
- Adam FieldsProducer
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