All language subtitles for Great Balls of Fire (1989)

I don't know,
Jerry Lee. I don't know.

You don't have to come
if you don't want to, cousin.

My daddy will whip me
if he finds out

I went to the chocolate
quarter with you.

Jimmy Lee swaggart,
you're yellow.

Lam not.

Think anybody's seen us?

Who cares?

Come on.

Oh, yeah!

Come on, Jerry Lee.

Let's get out of here.
It's the devil's music.

I can feel it.

Yeah!

Come on, Jerry Lee.

Get your arms off...
Hey, baby.

Yeah!

Hi, squirt.

Myra, ain't it?

Yeah.

Who are you?

Oh, I'm your daddy's cousin. I'm Jerry
Lee Lewis from ferriday, Louisiana.

Your aunt mamie's boy.

I heard about you.

Yeah, they say
you're a wild one.

Well, when it comes to
playin' this here piano,

you are looking at the
wildest mother of them all.

What are you doin'
around here?

Well, me and your daddy
are puttin' together a band.

I'm gonna be the main
attraction, of course.

I've got a ferocious,
god-given talent on me.

We're goin' over
to sun records.

We're gonna eyeball
this Sam Phillips fellow,

see if he can get us
a record goin'.

Sam Phillips
discovered Elvis, you know.

I know.

I got all Elvis' records.

Oh, Elvis ain't so hot.
He can't do this.

Well, you sure think a whole
lot of yourself, don't you?

Well, sure, I do.

Don't you?

Me?

I ain't nobody.
I'm only 13.

Well, you look all woman
to Jerry Lee.

Myra Gale, you better
behave yourself.

I am!

Jerry Lee here's
a married man.

Ain't that right,
Jerry Lee?

Uh, that's not
necessarily so, Lois.

And just what
do you mean by that?

Well, you see, I was still
married to my first wife

when I married
my second wife.

So I never really was married
to my second wife.

And since I divorced my first
wife a couple of years ago...

Daddy, daddy!

I'm as free
as a bird in a tree.

Well, hello.

Hey,babe.

Hey,
you ready to go?

Where?
Where? Sun records.

What, now?

Hell, yeah, now.

What do you think I been
waitin' around all day for?

All right.

Daddy, can I go, too?

Little girl, you stay home
and do your homework.

Sorry Mr. Phillips couldn't
be here today, boys,

but I'll play those tapes, play 'em
for him as soon as he gets back.

Are you sure we recorded
enough, Mr. clement?

I mean, I can play anything you want.
Anything at all.

You're good, boy,
you're good,

but a piano ain't never
gonna make you no money.

Little girls like
guitar players nowadays.

They like to watch 'em
wiggle around.

You can't do that
behind a piano.

So what did Mr. Sam Phillips think
of the great Jerry Lee Lewis?

He ain't heard him yet.

But he will.

It's a guaranteed fact.

Thank you, lord, for this,
your bountiful blessing.

Protect and guide us
in your everlasting grace.

For what we're about to
receive, we give thanks.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Jerry Lee, have some
of my meat loaf.

Here you go.

I'm taking the car.

What in holy hell
is wrong with him?

Sam Phillips was supposed
to be back four days ago.

All this waiting's driving
poor Jerry Lee nuts.

Are you ready, Mr. Phillips?

Roll it.

Piano, huh?

I now blue ain't the word

I can sell that.

Wait! Well, I'll be dogged!

Sam Phillips!
Come on round here.

All right, good people,

we got a brand-new record
recorded today in Memphis

at the same
cotton-pickin' studio,

by the same
cotton-pickin' man

that discovered Elvis,
Mr. Sam Phillips.

Good old Sam
of sun records tells me

this boy he's got is gonna be bigger
than the big e., Carl Perkins,

and Johnny cash,
all three of 'em combined.

That's me!

The name of the song
is crazy arms,

and the singer is Jerry Lewis.

Mama, daddy, come quick!

Yeah!

So, what do
you think, Memphis?

Call old daddy-o

at the red, hot and blue show,
kl5-5656,

and tell me what you think
of crazy arms

by Mr. Jerry Lewis.

We love it, daddy-o!

Hot dog!

Sorry.

Watch it!

I'll take him over Elvis
any old day, daddy-o!

Whoo!

Whoa! The vote's in

and 39 out of 40 callers
say, "yes!"

To crazy arms by Jerry Lewis

well, Myra, throw away
them Elvis records.

Here comes Jerry Lee Lewis.

What's that
on your face, officer?

Did you hear that?

Get rid of that!

Straighten up.

Now, you're gonna go
meet Sam Phillips.

Hi.

For Pete's sakes, Jerry.

Hi. J. Brown and Jerry Lee
Lewis to meet Sam Phillips.

Hey, you let me
do the talkin', all right?

Sam?

J.W. Brown. Remember me?
And, uh, Jerry Lee Lewis here.

Mr. Phillips.

You take a white right hand

and a black left hand

and what do you got?

Son, you got rock 'n' roll.

Jerry, I got big plans
for them hands.

Well, Mr. Phillips, these hands can
heal the sick, raise the dead,

and make the little girls
talk right outta their heads.

Hallelujah!

Jerry Lee Lewis, j.W. Brown, say
hello to my brother jud Phillips.

My brother here's got
a real good feelin'

about that hot piece
of wax you cats cut.

I'm the leg man here.
I move the merchandise.

And it's movin' time.

You gonna bust us flat
in no time.

Sam here
don't understand

that you have to spend money
to make money.

That makes sense.

And jud here
don't understand

that you cannot spend
what you do not have.

That's...
Got a point there.

And that is from the genius
who sold Elvis Presley

for $35,000.

I've got bigger fish to fry.

Jerry, how would you like

to become a member
of the sun family?

Golly! Where do I sign?

On the dotted line.

Maybe I better
take a look at that first.

You're the manager?

Well, sure, I am.

Ain't that right, Jerry?

Uh, yes, Mr. Phillips.

He's my manager, he's my bass player, too.
And we're family.

But he don't have to read it,
'cause we trust you, Mr. Phillips.

Man, we're gonna
batter eardrums

from coast to coast, man.

Hot dog!

Mr. Phillips,
look who's outside!

Elvis! Elvis!

Excuse me a second, boys.

Elvis?

How'd you boys like to meet
the king of rock 'n' roll?

Well, hell, yeah.

Jerry!

Here you go.

Here it is.
Oh, thanks.

Ain't that
Jimmy swaggart's car?

- Huh?
- Hey, it's uncle Jimmy.

Here you go, cousin.

Take a look at that now, huh?

Just play.

Cousin, I'm of the opinion that
a god-given talent like yours

ought to be used
for the glory of god.

Well, cousin, I'm of the opinion
that a god-given talent

ought to be for the glory
of the talented.

Jimmy. Come here.

How come you
acting like this?

Well, you got a smart mouth on
you talkin' about god that way.

Loosen up, cousin.

Now, look, I know you.

You're my blood,
and you're just like me

if you wouldn't
fight it so hard.

So why don't you and me go
on down to chocolate quarter

and have us some fun
like we used to.

You remember how
to have fun, don't you?

I'm gonna tell you somethin',
and you listen close here.

God will not be mocked!

He speaks through
those two hands of yours

or tries to.

Your music
is meant to serve him.

You were raised
to preach his word.

Yeah, but his word
is "don't."

You know, I got this thing
inside me that says, "do,do,do."

Don't you believe
in god anymore?

Of course I do.

You know that I do.

Then talk to him and
listen to what he has to say.

Read this.

"Narrow is the way
to life everlasting."

Other side.

"Broad is the road
that leadeth to destruction."

Sort of like
heads or tails, ain't it?

You keep it, Jerry Lee.

You keep it to remind you
that every day you live

you have a choice
whether or not to serve god.

I will.

Choices, Jerry Lee.
Talk to god.

Lord, I just want
to serve you

and I want
to preach your word.

Hallelujah.

Just give me one hit record.

Whoo!

Hey, killer.
Take a look at that.

Hey! Boy,
what you got there?

Thank you.

All right, baby!
Yeah! Yeah!

Go, girl!

Well, hello, girls!

Come on over. Whole
lotta shakin' goin' on.

Don't be afraid,
little girls.

It's only me,
Jerry Lee.

What's the matter?
Don't you like it?

My mama don't want me to listen
to no rock 'n' roll music.

She says it leads
to impure thoughts.

Well, her mama's right!

It is the devil's music.

What do you think,
Mr. Phillips?

Yeah!

Roy hall had a country version
of that a couple of years ago.

Yes, sir.
No big deal.

Yes, sir,
but mine's rock 'n' roll.

Yeah, but, man, we can't
put out a song like that.

Man, it's too suggestive.

Everybody knows
"whole lotta shakin"'

is what humpin' is all about.

Yes, sir, but that's why
the kids are gonna love it.

And the parents
ain't gonna stand for it.

Play somethin' else.

Mr. Phillips, Jerry Lee can play
anything, anywhere, anytime,

but that shakin' song
has got 'em all beat.

Stay the hell out!

Hey, buddy,
where you goin'?

I'm with the band.
I'm with the band.

Hey!

I'm with the band.
I'm with the band.

That's a cute boy!

Come on, little lady.
Get off of him.

Take your bald head
and get outta the bar!

Jerry. Jerry!

Man, I've had it.

I'm goin' back to my old job
at the electric company.

You can't do that, j. We're
gonna cut another record soon.

Crazy arms didn't make us a nickel, man.

I got four mouths to feed,
your big mouth is five.

J, tell you what I'm gonna do.

We're gonna be partners,
50-50.

What do you say?
What's 50% of nothin', man?

Look at these people.

Let's do that shakin' song.

Man, we can't play
that nigger music in here.

These rednecks might lynch us.
Are you crazy?

Yeah.

50-50, right?

Wow.

Whole lotta shakin' is bein'
banned by radio stations

all over the south.

And now preachers are
getting involved in the act.

Don't get your head turned by a
bunch of Bible-thumpers, brother.

Give me some money,
I'll take 'em to New York.

I'll put 'em
on the national TV.

Why throw
good money away?

Because if you don't, you're gonna
lose him like you lost Elvis.

All right, take the son
of a bitch to New York.

Jerry Lee Lewis.

Ls that for me?

Yes. Ho, ho!

You got the check?

Well, sign it!
It's a small fortune.

Well, I know that, but it's a quarter
of what we're gonna owe him.

Now sign it.
It's great publicity.

Hi.

Oh, hello.

Excuse me, little lady.
Right this way, Jerry.

Give the boy air here.
Now, good people,

since Jerry here appeared
on the Steve Allen show

two weeks ago,

whole lotta shakin' has sold 200,000 copies,

has hit number 10
on the pop charts

and is zooming higher
every day.

Everybody is going crazy
for his pumpin' piano sound.

Why, this boy can make a horse
stop and listen.

He is an action artist.

Jerry, I'd like to
present you with this.

Your first royalty check.

There's more zeros here

than there was fs on
my third-grade report card.

Is that $4,000?

No, cousin, that's $40,000.

$40,000!

50-50, remember?

Some religious people
are takin' exception

to the suggestiveness
ofyoursong

and its savage animal rhythms.

Well, uh, it just comes out that
way naturally. I can't help it.

Well, hasn't your song been
banned by several radio stations?

They say it's against god.

Well, I don't understand that.

I serve him gladly.
I sing, I shout.

It's not my fault I don't play
like some old lady.

Amen,
brother Lewis. Amen!

Come on, let's go on
and get these bags.

Any plans to sell Lewis to a major
label like you did with Elvis?

Hell, no.

Jerry Lee Lewis gonna be
bigger than Elvis!

See that look in his eye?

That boy could get
himself and us

in a whole lot of trouble.

Oh, hell.

He may be a little wild,
but he's a good ol' boy.

He's been stayin'
at your place, hasn't he?

Well, yeah.

But it's awful crowded.

Look, j, it's like this. If Casanova
over there can live with you,

you can keep an eye on him,
keep him outta trouble.

Keep those checks
rolling in.

Ow! Ow!

All right, I guess we could
scooch things around a little.

Well, that's fine,
j., fine.

There's the big man. Whoa,
freight train comin' through.

I really do appreciate you
folks takin' me in like this.

I really do, j.

Well, shoot, cousin,
we're glad to have you here.

Well, it just goes to show you
how important family really is.

Sure is better
than that old couch.

Well, you just make yourself
right at home here, cousin.

Thank you, Lois.
Thank you very much.

I forgot somethin'.

Hey.

What say you and me
take a drive together?

Okay.
All right.

Takin' the car.

Jerry Lee Lewis!

Well, hello, girls.

Can I get a couple cones?
Oh, cones! Cones!

Uh, no dip! No dip.

What's your name,
younglady?

Nice bright, clean uniforms
y'all got on.

What's your name, younglady?
Missy.

Missy. That's
a very nice name.

That'll be 20 cents.

Oh, you think you can
take it out of this?

$40,000!
$40,000!

Well, we don't have
that kind of change.

Gosh, I'm sorry, ladies,
that's all I've got.

I got a dollar.

It's on the house.

Well, thank you
very much.

You can get free custard
here anytime you want!

I saw this thing at school.

They had this movie
about the h-bomb.

You know, the hydrogen bomb?

About it comin' and
blowin' up the whole world.

Well, that's the apocalypse.

That's in revelations
in your Bible.

You know, I go on fine
all day at school,

and then, at night,
when I lay down,

I think to myself,

"ls this the night
the bomb's gonna come?"

All I ever wanted was a little
pink house with a blue door.

Little baby sittin'
in a high chair.

Who do you see comin' up the
walk of that pink house?

I don't know!

You don't know?

Well, do you think
he might be about,

oh, six foot tall
with big, blue eyes

and wavy,
curly blond hair?

What?

Now maybe
i won't have anything.

This old, horrible bomb's gonna
come and wipe it all away.

Uh-uh.

Everything'll be destroyed.

This is as far as
I'll ever get in life.

Mmm-mmm.

I don't even know
what hydrogen is.

And $1,000 makes $40,000.

Ok, enjoy it.

Hallelujah!

I had my car break down, and
saw the sign on the road

and I got out and
laid hands on this car,

and I said, "devil, if you
think I've been crazy before,

"you just wait one minute because
I'm going to ask the lord

"to come and heal
this Plymouth."

Amen!
Amen!

So I got down, and I asked the holy
spirit to make her whole again.

And the holy spirit,
lo and behold, came down

and made her good as new!

Glory hallelujah!
Praise god, brother!

Well, this here is my
cousin, Jerry Lee Lewis.

Y'all probably know him from that
blasphemous shakin' song he put out.

Number 4 in the top 10
this week, cousin.

I really doubt that it's
in the lord's top 10.

Rock 'n' roll
is the devil's music!

Right.
That's right.

Rock'n'roh is a
rhythm, a feeling.

A feeling that emanates
from the pit of hell!

That's right.

Well, that feeling
got me a hit record.

"A hit record."

Do you still have that coin
i gave to you one time?

Well, as a matter
of fact, I do.

Choices, Jerry Lee.

This whole life
is all about choices!

What choice are you going to make
with your music? With your life?

I don't play or sing
as well as you do.

Well, I heard that.

But all that I have
belongs to god!

What would happen if you
gave him all you have?

Well, as a matter
of fact, cousin,

I just might
do that one day.

What about today?

What?

Do you remember what you said you
would do if you got a hit record?

You said you would go out
and preach his word!

Did I say that?

That's funny.L don't remember saying that.
I must have been drunk.

But the lord
remembers, cousin.

Is this that car
god healed for you?

That was six months ago.
She's up and died on me now.

Why don't you lay hands on her right here?
I'd like to see that myself.

Cousin, you cannot ask
the lord for more help

than you are willing
to help yourself.

He's gotten me
this far...

Why don't you let this oldsmobile
here get you a little further along?

I'll be.

You made a choice
just then, Jerry Lee.

From your singing
came this car,

and from this car will come
the spreading of god's word.

Amen!
Amen!

Thank you, Jesus.

Well, don't thank Jesus.
Thank Jerry Lee Lewis.

Praise god, cousin.

Let's go to bed, baby.

Okay.

Bedtime, Myra Gale.

Let her
watch that movie.

Help me,
please, somebody!

Well, what do you think?

You know, j.,

I reckon hookin' up
with Jerry Lee's

about the best thing
ever happened to us.

Look here
what I'm gonna buy next.

The kitchen of tomorrow,
today.

What in the hell
are they doin' in there?

Would you just
leave them alone?

They're just watchin' TV.

That boy's been
deep-fried.

Oh, no.

It's only a movie.

It's just a movie.

I woke up...

Here comes
the creepy mouse.

Here comes
the creepy mouse.

All of a sudden

there was a strange noise.

I don't know what happened

after that.

And when I woke up...

Mr. freed, Jerry Lee Lewis can blow
Chuck Berry right off of that stage.

Why do I have to go on
before him?

Because he's had
six number one hits,

and you've had only two
in the top ten.

Well, who's got the number 1
record right now?

You.
My point exactly.

He should go on before me.

Can't. It's in his contract

that he closes the show.

Okay, cat.

If that's the way
you want it.

Hey.

Follow that, killer.

Come on here, Romeo.
Let's get you in the car.

I want you to play me like you
play that piano, hot stuff.

Huh?

Wait.

Hey!

Hey, you see that...

Hey!

Don't be a bad sport.

You got what you wanted,
and I got what I wanted.

Hey,you!

She cut off my damn hair!

Women! I ain't
never gettin' married.

They all turn on you.

First chance they get,
they're flat on their back

in bed
with some other bastard.

You take j.W. There.
He don't have to fool around.

He's got the perfect wife.

Lois, she's a lady
first and foremost,

quiet and reserved,
always stylishly dressed.

He never has to ask for his dinner
or hunt for his clean socks.

You gotta get 'em while they're young.
You take 'em right from their mama.

You raise 'em up there
right by you to keep 'em true.

You raise 'em just like
you would a bird dog.

Jerry? Ls that you?

Did I wake you, darlin'?

I was dreamin'.

About me?

Maybe.

In that pink house
with that blue door

and the little baby
in that high chair.

Quit teasin'. You're gonna
give me the sillies again.

Myra Gale brown.
I gotta go.

What are you doin' callin'
home like this all the time?

I was just
talkin' to Myra.

Who you talkin' to
at 3:00 in the morning?

Well, what for, man?

Cheerin' her up
about her schoolwork.

It's Jerry Lee, wasn't it?
Don't lie.

She don't need cheerin' up ten
times a day, now does she?

Answer me.

Nothin' else to do.

He's just feelin'
far from home

and he wanted to hear
a friendly voice, is all.

Well, if it don't stop,

we're fixin' to send you
we're fixin' to send her

off to boarding school.

Great balls of fire

is number one
on the national charts.

Knocked Elvis Presley's Teddy bear

right off of there,
and remember,

you heard it first
right here on whbq,

red, hot and blue.

Look magazine was calling him the
other day the wild man of rock.

Uh-huh, that's right. And now, we got
a preview of something brand-new

and it's called high school confidential.

Everybody's dancin'
to this one.

Where we goin'?

I want you to take a look in
that glove compartment there.

I want to show you somethin'.

It's a marriage license.

I thought you had to stand
there and say somethin'.

Well,
it's only a permit, Myra.

Oh, so, we ain't married?

Not yet.

But that's my prayer.

I'm askin' you to marry me.

Me?

I love you.

Oh, Jerry.

Jerry, I'm only 13 years old!

Oh, heck, my sister Frankie Jean, she
was only 12 when she got married.

But...

Well, you're as old
as my daddy.

What? Oh, hell,
i ain't that old!

Couldn't we just wait
three or four years?

I've got two hit records.

I got six months of dates
booked up in advance.

And I've got me $100,000.

What more do you need?

I don't know.

Just some time to think.

Why don't you think about that
pink house with the blue door,

and that blue-eyed, blond-haired
son of god coming up the walk?

Do you,
Myra Gale brown,

take this man,
Jerry Lee Lewis,

to be
your lawful wedded husband,

to have and to hold
from this day forward

till death do you part?

Oh,

I do.

I now pronounce you
husband and wife.

Who's gonna tell
your folks?

You. You tell 'em.

No. You tell 'em.

No, Jerry. You tell 'em.

No, you tell 'em.

These potatoes
are real good.

Well, thank you,
Jerry Lee.

What are you doin'?
What do you think I'm doin'?

We can't,
not till they know.

When you gonna tell 'em?

I thought you were
gonna tell 'em.

All right,
I'll tell 'em right now.

No!

By tomorrow night,
i promise.

There's some people actin'
mighty funny around here.

Would you look at this?

Rice!

Oh, no.

I knew it!
They're married!

J., what are you doin'?

I'm gonna go kill
that son of a bitch.

J.!

Pow! Pow!
Pow! Pow!

Mr. Phillips?

Hey! Ma"!

Son,son,son.

Glad you could
come in, Jerry.

We just been
talkin' about you.

Really? I need
to talk to you, too.

Can you believe it's
been almost a year

since you first came to sun
and cut your first record?

And we sure have come a long
way since then, ain't we?

Yes, sir, we sure have.

Your new song's comin'
out in a big movie.

High school confidential is gonna be a
bigger hit than great balls of fire.

Thank you very much, but Mr.
Phillips, I've got...

We got a brand-new five-year
contract to talk about.

In the spring we're gonna be
takin' that big tour to england.

England? Over there,
you're bigger than Elvis.

Bigger than Elvis?

Uh, say, don't you want j.W.
To read that over first?

J.W.?

He's your partner,
isn't he?

Well, Mr. Phillips, I've really
got to tell you somethin'.

It's...

Just a second,
Jerry.

Yeah?
Well, hi, Lois.

Uh-huh.

You don't say.

Oh, you don't say!

Yeah. Yeah.

Our boy here just up and
married j.W.'S daughter Myra.

What? That's what I've
been tryin' to tell you.

We've been holdin' back
from tellin' her folks...

I told you the boy should've
had a place of his own.

Well, it's too
late now.

The dam has done
broke loose

and there is all kinds
of hell comin' down.

Well, I guess they didn't take
it none too good, did they?

J.W. Is on his way
over here right now

to shoot your ass
full of holes!

We gotta get
this boy outta here.

I mean it, brother.
And by the way, brother,

next time, let me handle
the accommodations.

Shut up!

Come out,
you rat bastard!

Put the gun down, j.
Ain't nobody here.

Where is that
son of a bitch?

He's gone.
Bullshit!

J., come on in here and let's
talk about this thing.

There ain't a goddamn
thing to talk about, Sam.

- I'm gonna kill him!
- Help!

I swear,
i will kill him!

There are other ways
to handle this thing, man.

Give me
the gun.

All right. I'm gonna
call the police.

I'll have that little shit charged
with bigamy, incest, kidnappin'.

I'll put his ass away for
the rest of his life.

Think about it
for a second.

You don't know if she's
gonna have a baby or what.

A baby?

It's happened before.

Man, she's only
13 years old.

You know somethin'?

Who's to say things won't
work out between 'em?

Man, I've seen this happen
a hundred times before.

Sometimes they'll
surprise you.

They may have
a good life together.

Maybe not, but

you're gonna have to live with your
actions for the rest of your life.

Bye, daddy.

It's gonna be
okay, honey.

Mommy, help.

My little girl.

Let me help
you, Lois.

You mad?

No, not anymore.

Just hurt.

Well, I just want
you to know that

I love Myra
with all my heart,

and I'm gonna take
real good care of her.

Jerry, she's just a child!

Maybe in years, but not
inside, where it counts.

And if you're worried...

Yeah, I'm worried
about my little girl.

Well, don't.

Because she's
my little girl now.

And I love her,
and she loves me.

So I just hope
you'll understand.

And I hope that j.'Ll understand
too, and stay on with the band,

now that we're makin'
all this money.

Come on,
baby doll.

That's Graceland.
That's where Elvis lives.

It's a sad day
for the women of America.

If you haven't
already heard

Elvis Presley was inducted
into the army today.

Can't help but make
a fellow wonder

who's gonna be the next
king of rock 'n' roll?

That's gonna be you.
I know it will.

Goodbye, Elvis.
We're gonna miss you.

And you'll be
my queen.

Look, baby doll.
Look right there.

Look at there.
What's that?

What's that? A pink
house with a blue door?

That's what that is.

Looks like my Dollhouse!

Hi.
Welcome. Go on in.

This is the foyer
and a sunken living room.

Oh, my. The carpets, they come with
the house and so do the curtains.

Look at all
the decorative trim.

Over here,
we have a wall...

A whole wall of built-ins.

And the kitchen and the
dining room over here,

the black and white...

And the bedrooms, yes.
You'll want to see those.

Yoo-hoo, Mr. Lewis?

That's one pile.
Count that pile.

Thanks. Nine, ten.

Be sure you date it.

Now I want you boys
to shake hands

and put your
differences behind you.

I just want you to know,
j., she ain't pregnant.

I married her
because I love her.

Now y'all are gonna be
one big happy family.

One, two, three, four.

I don't know
how to be a wife.

I'm only 13 years old.

Oh.

You're all woman
to Jerry Lee, honey.

Here comes
the creepy mouse.

Where'd you learn
to move like that?

I don't know.
I just...

I felt it in the music.

What? What'd I do?

Did I do it wrong?

You don't
move like no virgin.

Take it.

Just go on and take it.

Take the whole thing.

You'll come back,
won't you?

I wonder
if I shall.

We must obey the
creeds and codes

that we've sworn
our lives to.

I know that I must
not come back.

And I know that nothing in
this world can keep me away.

I'm back,
baby doll.

Oh, Jerry.

I don't care what
you did before me.

But, Jerry, I never...

Oh.

Thirty shows in six
cities in 37 days.

Man, we're gonna make
us a pile of money.

Yeah, how much,
like, more or less?

Here he comes.

The next king
of rock 'n' roll.

Uh-oh.

Hi, daddy.

What in the hell
are you doin' here?

Wherever Jerry Lee Lewis goes,
Myra Gale Lewis goes, too.

Uh, Jerry.

We've been goin' all over the plans
for your big tour to england.

Want to take a look?

I'm so excited!

I always wanted
to go to england.

Little lady, we don't think
it might be such a good idea

if you'd come along
on this particular trip.

Why not?

Well,
the folks over there,

they might not understand
about your marriage.

You being so young and all.

Oh, we'll just say
she's 15.

That'll be all right,
won't it?

No.

The papers over there
are saying

that you could be the next
king of rock 'n' roll.

But you gotta
act accordingly.

Yeah.

Ain't fair.
I wanna go.

You're my daughter,
and you ain't goin'.

Well, she's my wife,
and I say she is goin'.

If Myra ain't goin',
i ain't goin' neither.

It's all right, ma'am.
She's my wife.

Well, maybe if someone
got me a weddin' ring,

people wouldn't
do us that-a-way.

I'm goin' back
to talk to mama.

Hey, smell that.

Baby doll, I'm gonna buy you
the finest weddin' ring

in all of London, england.

I hate covering
arrivals.

I didn't hear you complaining
when it was liberace.

Oh, look here.
You're not suggesting

that an artiste
of liberace's stature

can be likened
to the boogie-woogie

of a gum-chewing
country bumpkin.

Well, hello there.

Look at him, sport. He's the
new king of rock 'n' roll.

Mr. Lewis!
Mr. Lewis.

You stay here.

You gonna meet with your
British fans while you're here?

How do you think British youngsters
will respond to your brand of music?

Just point me at a piano,
and in 15 minutes,

I'll have 'em shoutin'
and a-shakin'

and a-shiverin'
and a-shoutin'.

What about that long hair
of yours, Mr. Lewis?

Well, my killer
wavy blond hair...

It's just so pretty, I can't
bring myself to cut it.

What cities
you playing in, Mr. Lewis?

How long will you
be touring for, Mr. Lewis?

Mr. Lewis!

Excuse me, miss.

Uh, are you related
to Mr. Lewis?

I'm Frankie Jean,
Jerry Lee's sister.

Oh, yes. And what
about you, miss?

Ahem, I'm his wife.

I beg your pardon?
I didn't quite catch that.

I'm Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis.

Mr. Lewis, is it true that
you're married to this girl?

Yes, I am,

and proud of it.

This is my little bride,
Myra Gale Lewis.

But she looks so young.

How old is she?
Uh, she's 15.

Fifteen?
Did he say 15?

Fifteen years old? Isn't that
a bit young to be a wife?

Gosh, no. Back home, people get married
at ten. One girl got wed at nine.

Married at ten?
Wed at nine?

How could you?

I love her.

But she's only a baby.

Hello, Jerry!
Like a paper?

Have
a good day, Jerry!

Yesterday, britons were
shocked to discover

that visiting American
rock 'n' roll star

Mr. Jerry Lee Lewis

was married to
a 15-year-old girl.

Look there.
My baby's famous.

Well,
brace yourself, england.

The child bride in question
is 13 years of age,

and furthermore,
she's his cousin.

We're second cousins
twice removed.

You're on every
front page in england.

"Child bride
is so young..."

I begged you to keep
your big mouth shut.

A few pictures of Myra
ain't no big deal.

Jerry, this is a big deal.

I mean, will you
listen to this guy?

Let's show Mr. Lewis
what we think of him

and his baby-snatching ways.

Hell, Mr. Phillips, we've got
nothin' to be ashamed of.

And now, the moment
you've all been waiting for.

That fabulous rock 'n' roll
sensation from the U.S. of a.,

Jerry Lee Lewis!

Hello, england.
How are y'all doin'?

Y'all don't have to just
sit there quiet, you know?

This is a
rock 'n' roll session.

Dare to let
your hair down,

it'll be all right.

It's awful quiet
out there.

I hope y'all aren't
as dead as you sound.

I'm alive.

Sissy!

Queer!

Put a lid on it.

Jerry.

Cradle robber!

Baby snatcher!

Jerry, just pm)'-

I got married
before god.

Oh, get out of here.

And what's between me and
Myra is between us and god.

And everybody else can just
mind their own business.

Go back to America!

Get lost!

How was the concert?

Great.

Did all those English girls
try to rip your clothes off?

"Police to act in
case of child bride."

"Home office
to investigate."

Good morning.

Investigate what?

They're callin'
you a bigamist.

They found out you weren't
divorced from your second wife

when you married
Myra here.

You mean we
ain't married?

I never was married to my
second wife in the first place.

I already told you I didn't
need to get a divorce.

Yeah. Uh, take
a look down there.

We're under siege.
They don't want us here.

Hello.

Passports? Yes, right over here.
Just a second.

Why don't
they just go away?

Oh, they're just curious.

They want to come by
and see the new king.

Don't you understand? They're
angry with you because of me.

Thank you
very much, guys.

Don't let that bother
you, baby doll.

You're just gonna have to
get used to being my queen.

We got contracts, man!
What do you mean?

You gotta give
the boy a chance.

God!

The promoters have
canceled the tour.

The government is
trying to deport you.

We're washed up here, kids.
We're gettin' out.

Oh, mama,
i wanna go home.

Well, what if
i don't wanna go?

Well, why would
you wanna stay?

I promised Myra I'd buy
her a wedding ring.

What do I need a ring for
if we ain't even married?

Put him in jail!

Where's Jerry Lee?
That's him comin' out.

Where's Jerry?

Where are they?

It's him!

It's Jerry Lee
and Myra!

Good god!

Did I do this?

Is this all my fault?

Pervert!

I've ruined
your career.

You never should've
married me.

Everything was
fine till me.

Myra, baby doll,

you're my wife,
and I love you.

And I'll marry you 100 times
to prove it if I have to.

Yeah, we're talking
about you.

What do you think
of your king now?

You were right. Elvis
Presley is the true king.

What was that?

He said Mr. Presley is the
true king of rock 'n' roll.

You know, y'all would've
lost the war without us.

You just think about that.

Do you think your expulsion from england
is a repudiation of rock 'n' roll?

They canceled Jerry Lee's
tour because of our marriage,

not 'cause of his music.

What are your plans?

We've been beat up pretty bad
because of this publicity.

But Myra and i
love each other,

and we mean
to keep it that way.

Jerry, looking ahead,

don't you think your popularity
will be diminished at home?

Back home, they take a different
view of this sort of a thing.

I expect a great reception
when I get back there.

My fans'll understand.

You sure about that, mate?
You sure?

Mr. Lewis!

You have any final
words for england?

Yeah!

England can kiss my ass.

And stay home!

Shame on you!

They had a
double-ring ceremony,

a wedding ring
and a teething ring.

You've heard
of sack dresses?

Myra wears sack diapers.

She can't go to see
her husband's show.

Her bedtime is 8:30.

Myra.

Mr. Phillips.

What's this all about?

Uh...

Jerry, we were
thinkin' that maybe

it would be a good idea if we
took out a full-page ad...

In, uh, billboard.

In billboard.

Um, sort of a...

An apology.

It might get your phone
to start ringin' again.

Who are you people?

Who are you to walk in my house
and tell me to apologize?

You're makin' more off me
than you ever made off Elvis.

Jerry Lee...

Were you in
on this, too? Huh?

I see that you are.

You all want Jerry Lee just
to get down on his knees

so you can go on gettin'
your little piece of it?

Dogs.

You're all a bunch
of snappin' dogs at my heel.

You see this hand?

It makes $5,000 a night.

You see this one?
It does, too.

$10,000 a night I've made.

Man, I am Jerry Lee Lewis!

Lam the damn king!
I have a god-given talent.

I shine like gold
when I play that piano.

And you want me

to bend my knee?

And what the hell
i got to apologize for?

I married
the girl I love.

I married her twice.

And I sang.
I played my guts out!

I shine like gold.

Don't you tell me
to apologize.

Your telephone hasn't
been ringin', Jerry.

You sign this,
it may well start.

Get me out of here.
I quit.

I quit!

Jerry?

Jerry, why do
you do it?

R all day

come here.

Do you
believe I'm sorry?

Lam.

My hand to god.

You know, you can't
hit me no more, Jerry.

I just said I was
sorry, didn't I?

Yeah, but that ain't
what I mean.

Well, I know
what you mean.

You're never gonna
let me forget this, are you?

No, Jerry, that
ain't it at all.

Oh, yes, it is.

Well, you think you're the only
one that gets hit around here?

You don't think
i get hit?

Jerry, please,
listen to me.

You don't think
there ain't a day goes by

that I don't get smacked
by some thievin' promoter

or some chicken-livered disc
jockey, or some lyin' reporter?

Jerry, I got
somethin' to tell you.

Jerry, I'm havin' a baby!

I'm havin' a baby.

I want to
tell you a story.

A story about

two cousins.

Yes, lord.

Closer than brothers,

who came upon two roads

that diverged.

Amen.

Now one took
the dirt path...

Hallelujah.

The less traveled way,

serving the lord...

Amen!

For the reward
that waits in heaven.

The other started
down the wide street,

paved with gold.

Hypnotizing millions
of disciples

in the sin that is
the devil's music.

Rock and roll is like
a painted woman.

Amen.

And he could not
resist her charms.

Along the way, he
married and divorced.

Married and
divorced again!

Married a third time

to his 13-year-old cousin!

The whole world
was appalled

because he has sinned
against the lord.

Nor walked in his laws,

nor in his statutes,

nor in his testimonies.

Therefore, is this land
become a desolation?

And an astonishment?

And a curse.

Many are those
that say of his soul

there is no salvage
for him in god.

No, not true!

But I say that anyone
who is ready to accept

Jesus Christ
into their lives...

Let him come forward
and be saved.

Praise the lord.

Ls there
anyone here today

ready to accept Jesus
Christ into their life?

Grab hold of
that nail-scarred hand.

And take a walk
towards the lord.

Hallelujah. Come on
up here, sister.

Hallelujah.

God loves you.

Devil, you gonna get
a black eye today!

Praise Jesus!

Are you ready to accept
Jesus Christ into your life?

Are you ready to accept...
Yes!

...Jesus Christ as
your lord and savior?

Rapture her up, lord!

Hallelujah!

Cousin, do you still have
that coin I gave you?

I've got it, cousin.

Cousin, the time has
come for you to choose.

Praise the lord!

Will you choose the
gold-paved road of the devil?

No!

Or the rocky path
of the lord?

Cousin, my road was
paved a long time ago,

and there ain't nothing
i can do about it.

Lord, help him.

So if I'm goin'
to hell,

I'm goin' there
playin' the piano.

Jerry!

I love you, Jerry.

Yeah!

Jerry!
Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!

Jerry! Jerry!

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