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Great Balls of Fire! Movie Review Summary

Actors: Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin, Trey Wilson,

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The killer, 22-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis, comes to Memphis to be recorded by Sam Phillips of Sun records. He stays with a cousin and meets 13-year-old Myra Gale. Love and a promising carer as the King of Rock and Roll grow, until he marries Myra and the world finds out and he's blacklisted. Lots of great music performed by the killer himself.
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The review of this Movie prepared by Zorikh Lequidre



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Plot & Themes

Time/era of movie:    -   1930's-1950's Romance/Love/Hugging    -   Yes Kids growing up/acting up?    -   Yes Kids:    -   fighting with parents Job/Profession/Poverty Story?    -   Yes Job:    -   artist Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?    -   Yes Ethnic/region/relig    -   American suburban Sexing?    -   first sexual experience

Main Character

Identity:    -   Male Profession/status:    -   singer/musician Age:    -   20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality    -   White American

Setting

United States    -   Yes The US:    -   Deep South Europe    -   Yes European country:    -   England/UK City?    -   Yes Small town?    -   Yes Small town people:    -   hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids    -   nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee    -   ignorant small town people Misc setting    -   resort/hotel    -   school    -   theater    -   bar

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   no torture/death Sex/nudity in movie?    -   Yes What kind of sex:    -   kissing    -   sex under blankets Any profanity?    -   Some foul language If lots of song/dance...    -   lot of singing

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