He passed away at the age of 87 Jerry Lee Lewisconsidered one of the greatest exponents of rock’n’roll music, and who has been able to generate pop music culture hits such as Big fireballs. Recall that Lewis also entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the County Music Hall of Fame.
Jerry Lee Lewis died in Memphis. His work as a singer, pianist and songwriter, which began in the 1950s, has influenced generations of musicians and has also influenced cinema. Jerry Lee Lewis starred in a 1989 musical biopic called Great Balls of Fire! – Flushes of Fire, feature film in which all his songs were re-recorded for the soundtrack.
The film, based on the book written by his wife Myra, stars Dennis Quaid as Lewis, Winona Ryder as Myra and Alec Baldwin as Jimmy Swaggart. But the musician was not satisfied enough with the feature film to declare that in his life he had never behaved the way he appeared in the film. Given the success of musical biopics today, the 1989 feature film about Jerry Lee Lewis was a precursor to that era.
In addition, his popular Great Balls of Fire was also featured in the cult film Top Gun, played by Goose and also sung by Maverick. Here’s the scene.
And in Top Gun: Maverick, that same scene was shot, with Miles Teller as Goose’s son, Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw, who plays Great Balls of Fire again. Here’s the video.
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