Eddie and the Cruisers
1983 · Movie · PG · 95 min · ★ 6.7 · 45% critics
In 1983, a television newswoman investigates a long-lost 1960s rock band and the possible survival of its missing leader. As she searches for tapes tied to an album that was never released, her reporting draws the band’s remaining members back into the mystery and their past setbacks.
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Details
- Years
- 1983
- Release date
- 1983-09-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 45/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (96 votes)
About
You’ll probably enjoy this if you like music-driven mysteries with lots of rock energy and a lingering sense of nostalgia; Not for you if you need strict era-accurate music, or if you prefer straightforward storytelling like That Thing You Do!
Pros: energetic band performances; great rock soundtrack; engaging mystery | Cons: music period accuracy issues; slow present-day stretches; uneven storytelling
Themes
- rock 'n' roll
- musician
- singer
- music
- eddie wilson
Cast & crew
Tom Berenger
as Frank Ridgeway
Michael Paré
as Eddie Wilson
Joe Pantoliano
as Doc Robbins
Ellen Barkin
as Maggie Foley
Matthew Laurance
as Sal Amato
Helen Schneider
as Joann Carlino
David Wilson
as Kenny Hopkins
- MA
Michael 'Tunes' Antunes
as Wendell Newton
Kenny Vance
as Lew Elson
John Stockwell
as Keith Livingston
Directed by Martin Davidson