10 Worst Rock Music Film Biopics Ever

In the 1950s Jerry Lee Lewis was a wild and charismatic rock ’n’ roll star who tanked his career while still in his early 20s by marrying his 13-year-old cousin.

Here in the 21st century, we’re still not cool with grown men marrying children and nor were we in the late Eighties when this film was released. Things only get worse when you find out his child bride later filed for divorce, claiming herself to be the victim of, “every type of physical and mental abuse imaginable.”

So it’s fair to say that the filmmakers had an uphill battle on their hands making Lewis a sympathetic figure, despite his career renaissance. Nonetheless, they go all in on trying to turn this grim story into the central romance of a feel good jukebox musical.

This is another case of an actor much older than the star he’s portraying, which only adds to the creepiness. Dennis Quaid looks even older than his 35 years as he romances a teenager.

To be fair, Quaid is hilarious in a scenery-chewing performance. The only trouble is, the film isn’t a comedy. The actor just uses the piano man’s onstage persona for the offstage moments as well.