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Actors: Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin, Trey Wilson,
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Great Balls of Fire! |
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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.
--Zorikh Lequidre, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Great Balls of Fire! |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
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
Culture of surrounding area:
- American suburban
Sexing?
- first sexual experience
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- singer/musician
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- wild
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Dumb?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
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
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
- school
- theater
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
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
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
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