

Rebel. Rocker. Lover. Idol. Vanished.
A television newswoman picks up the story of a 1960s rock band whose long-lost leader — Eddie Wilson — may still be alive, while searching for the missing tapes of the band's never-released album.
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Nostalgic, grave, classical in form and earnest.
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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“Is the nostalgia doing the heavy lifting?”
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“Is Tom Berenger the best thing in Eddie and the Cruisers?”
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“Would a little humor have helped?”
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Cast
- Tom BerengerFrank Ridgeway
- Michael ParéEddie Wilson
- Joe PantolianoDoc Robbins
- Ellen BarkinMaggie Foley
- Matthew LauranceSal Amato
- Helen SchneiderJoann Carlino
- David WilsonKenny Hopkins
- Michael 'Tunes' AntunesWendell Newton
- Kenny VanceLew Elson
- John StockwellKeith Livingston
Crew
- Martin DavidsonDirector
- Martin DavidsonScreenplay
- Arlene DavidsonScreenplay
- P. F. KlugeNovel
- Fred MurphyDirector of Photography
- Priscilla Nedd-FriendlyEditor
- Joseph BrooksProducer
- Robert K. LiftonProducer
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