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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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