Million Dollar Quartet tells the story of the December night in 1956 that Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins came together for the first and only time, in the studios of Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Records.
Phillips, in the guise of former Blue Peter star, Peter Duncan, is something of a musical Svengali, having shaped the careers of Presley, Cash and Perkins from his two-man company. His next prodigy, the brash, arrogant and uniquely talented Jerry Lee Lewis is in the studio to try to help Perkin's find his next hit record. Phillips gives him two minutes to impress – with his version of Wild Child, Lewis blows everyone away in 30 seconds!
