Great Balls of Fire! (1989) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Jim McBride.

Cast

Dennis Quaid as Jerry Lee Lewis
Winona Ryder as Myra Gale Brown
John Doe as J.W. Brown
Stephen Tobolowsky as Jud Phillips
Alec Baldwin as Jimmy Swaggart
Lisa Blount as Lois Brown
Trey Wilson as Sam Phillips
Steve Allen as Steve Allen
Michael St. Gerard as Elvis
Mojo Nixon as James Van Eaton
Kelli Clevenger as Dancer (uncredited)
Joshua Sheffield as Rusty Brown
Robert Lesser as Alan Freed
Lisa Jane Persky as Babe
Paula Person as Sam's Secretary
Valerie Wellington as Big Maybelle
Carol Russell as Mamie Lewis
Crystal Robbins as Frankie Jean
Tav Falco as New Bass Player
Ryan Rushton as Young Jimmy
Bert Dedman as Young Jerry
David A. Penhale as Reporter #1
Carl Bogan as Reporter #2
Richard Crowe as Reporter #3
Melisa J. Levine as Kreme Cup Girl
Cassie Pollard as Kreme Cup Girl
Mary Yeargin as Kreme Cup Girl
Mark W. Johnson as Sheriff
Jody Lynne as Party Doll
Joseph Woodward Jr. as Wedding Preacher
Linn Sitler as Real Estate Agent
Sara Van Horn as Minnie Belle
John Mulrooney as Talk Show Host
Peter Cook as First English Reporter
Kim Smith as Second English Reporter
David Sibley as Third English Reporter
Jamila Massey as Bystander
Ryan Ward as Heckler #1
Steven O'Donnell as Heckler #2
Bejay Baddin as Teenage Girl #1

Crew

Jim McBride — Director
Jim McBride — Screenplay
Myra Lewis Williams — Novel
Murray Silver Jr. — Novel
Jack Baran — Screenplay
Adam Fields — Producer
Affonso Beato — Director of Photography

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