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Post by ScreenHead One on Nov 29, 2022 12:47:19 GMT -6
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Post by ScreenHead One on Nov 29, 2022 12:53:13 GMT -6
*Eddie and the Cruisers 1: Eddie Dies (1983)
6.90 Rating 95 min It's been close to eighteen years since the officially listed 1964 death of Eddie Wilson, the lead of the working class Jersey rock band Eddie and the Cruisers, which released only one albeit successful album before his death. That official listing of his death is despite Eddie's body never having been found. The remaining band members subsequently went their separate ways in Eddie being the band's nucleus, the surviving members not having spoken to each other since. Music journalist Maggie Foley, under the guise of doing a tribute to Eddie, is really searching for evidence of her speculation that Eddie faked his own death, his disappearance she believes having something to do with the Cruisers' final recording sessions, as the tapes from those final sessions were checked out of the record company library the day after Eddie's death never to been seen again. Maggie tries to contact most of the surviving members in conducting her investigation, each who has a differing opinion on what they would like to see in her story. Coinciding with it, some unknown party also seems to have renewed interest in the band, that party who the band members believes is also searching specifically for the tapes. Flashbacks also show the band's final few years starting with the time its pianist Frank Ridgeway joined, he the educated, sensitive poet outsider who was the catalyst, for good or bad, of many of the changes that occurred with the band, including he becoming the lyricist to Eddie's music writer of most of the band's songs.
Country: United States Genre: Drama, Mystery, Music Release: 1983 Director: Martin Davidson Production: Aurora Cast: Tom Berenger, Michael Paré, Joe Pantoliano, Vebe Borge, Michael Tunes Antunes, Matthew Laurance,
Bruce Brown, Bob Garrett, Rufus Harley, Joey Balin, Helen Schneider, Robin Karfo
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Post by ScreenHead One on Nov 29, 2022 13:00:45 GMT -6
*Eddie and the Cruisers 2: Eddie Lives (1989)
6.10 Rating 104 min In the early 1960s, legendary rock star Eddie Wilson disappeared from the limelight when he drove his car off a Jersey bridge. Trying to escape his past, Eddie changed his name and has maintained a quiet life in Montreal as a construction worker under the name Joe West. However, the past will not die, it is screaming for resolution. His relentless desire to make music pulls him back to the stage where he forms a new band and an even better sound. Meanwhile, record company executives release newly-discovered tapes from Eddie's last album and promotes a worldwide search for the mysterious rock star. Joe West has become both mentor and nucleus for his new band that dreams of succeeding without knowing their mysterious leader is the real Eddie Wilson. As his new band reaches center stage, Eddie finally comes to terms with his past, himself and his music.
Country: United States, Canada Genre: Drama, Romance, Music Release: 1989 Director: Jean-Claude Lord Production: Aurora, Scotti Brothers Pictures I Cast: Michael Paré, Marina Orsini, Bernie Coulson, Richard Jutras, Thomas McClellan, Ezio Pavone, Larry King,
Elana Pearl, Benny Draier, Mark Holmes, Alan Perry, Leslie Alston, Trevor Brown
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