Sals version of the cruisers, complete with an eddie wannabe, is like. Originally known as simply beaver brown, they got their name from longtime friend william bosworth. An old band mate of eddies, frank ridgeway tom berenger, relates to maggie how the band gained a huge following playing at a new jersey club called tony mart. So i would recommend buying eddie and the cruisers 1 and 2 separately if you want both movies. Now, leaving aside the possibility that eddie might, in fact, have gone down with his chevy, this premise, has all sorts of possibilities. Parents need to know that eddie and the cruisers ii. This was supposed to be eddie and the cruisers 1 and 2, it only has the first movie. Despite being a failure at the box office, it has since joined its predecessor as a cult favorite. Eddie and the cruisers is all buildup and no payoff. Then i received the replacement dvd and it still only has one movie. If you love rock and roll, if you understand why elvis was the king, springsteen is the boss, dylan is the jester and know the smell of teen spirit, then youll love this book. The part of the lead singer eddie wilson was played by micheal pare. Eddie calls frank ridgeway toby tyler and identifies him as a runaway who joins the circus to hang out with the freaks and clowns. Its funny you mentioned that, i just downloaded the track off of itunes.
I played in a band called gunthers bus at t marts in the late 60s and early 70s. It is directed by jeanclaude lord, and based on literary characters created by author p. The band is at the height of their career in the 1960s when front man eddie drives his car off a bridge in an apparent suicide. Toby tyler or ten weeks with a circus 1960 is a story about a runaway who does exactly as eddie said. The film follows the 1960s band eddie and the cruisers in a series of flashbacks. It tells us about this unsung rock n roll genius named eddie wilson, whose chevy crashed off a bridge back in 1963, and then it suggests that eddie might still be alive. The junkyard scene was filmed in the huge junkyard in atco, nj. I enjoy the movie version of eddie and the cruisers, particularly its soundtrack, but the book is a whole other level of accomplishment. When eddie and the cruisers came out in 1983 it was either ignored or received. In search of the titanic 2004 the powerful thirst of the italian childrens. A television newswoman picks up the story of a 1960s rock band whose longlost leader eddie wilson may still be alive, while searching for the missing tapes of. The classic lineup of the group consisting of john cafferty on vocals and guitar, gary gramolini on lead guitar, pat lupo on bass. Inferior sequel in which a rock n roll legend believed dead for many years stages a comeback under an assumed name.
Eddie and the cruisers 1983 michael pare eatc 003 bkg8f6 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock. Various artists eddie and the cruisers original motion. Lifton screenplay by martin davidson arlene davidson based on the novel by p. With an album and a few minor hits to their credit the future seemed bright until eddie died in a fiery car crash. Theres a lot of cigarette smoking and drinking in bars and music venues, but no one appears drunk. Buy various artists eddie and the cruisers original motion picture soundtrack cd at.
Eddie and the cruisers original motion picture soundtrack, an album by various artists on spotify. However, cafferty wasnt able to come up with a batch of songs as good as the dark side, which leaves the soundtrack as bland and predictable as the movie it was supporting. Kluges novel was a combination memoir and murder mystery, with a reporter investigating the life and death of a local rock star a generation earlier. Eddie and the cruisers on the dark side official music video. Eddie and his jerseybred band, the parkway cruisers, were going places. Eddie and the cruisers is a 1983 american film directed by martin davidson with the screenplay written by the director and arlene davidson, based on the novel by p. Watch the official music video for on the dark side performed by eddie and the cruisers music video by eddie and the cruisers performing. Michael pare eddie had an idea for a second eddie and the cruisers sequel. In the early 1960s, eddie wilson michael pare and his band the cruisers enjoyed a brief fling with success, but their career came to a halt when eddies badly damaged car was discovered in an accident on a bridge. Remembering summers past with eddie and the cruisers on. Eddie and the cruisers original motion picture soundtrack discogs. After rejecting his bands album twenty years earlier, satin records launches an eddie lives campaign in an effort to.
Part of 8 pages of info for the 1983 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. Kluges eddie and the cruisers until the last paragraph. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. A new bluray edition featuring eddie and the muchmaligned 1989 sequel, eddie and the cruisers ii. A television reporter decides to investigate the legendary death of the lead singer of eddie and the cruisers, a 1960s onehit wonder, in this rockflavored drama. Cue, 20 years later, the inevitable cruisers revival, and a rocknroll. Songs actually performed by john cafferty and the beaver brown band and lip synched in movie by michael pare, who did a great job. Eddie wilson may still be alive, while searching for the missing tapes of the bands.
Eddie and the cruisers original motion picture soundtrack. A member of the band is found dead of a drug overdose in his hotel room. Eddie and the cruisers is a 1983 american film directed by martin davidson based on the novel by p. Eddie and the cruisers from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia jump to. Frank ridgeway is a high school english teacher who is getting a eddie and the cruisers, the movie has been on tv recently and its a movie i usually watch, and i decided i wanted to read the book to see how it compares to the movie.
Kenny vance coaching michael pare on the set of eddie and the cruisers. Only two cast members, michael tunes antunes, the tenor saxophone player for john cafferty and the beaver brown band, and helen schneider were professional musicians in the. The bridge in port republic, nj was used for the newsreel account showing eddies car being pulled from the water. Eddie and the cruisers is a 1983 american drama musical film directed by martin davidson.
Eddie wilson, the lead singer of his band faces a low point in his music career. However, eddies body was never found, and years later, a reissue of the groups only album sparks rumors that the mysterious eddie might still be alive. He is now a montreal construction worker but ready to rise from the dead and make a comeback since his music continues to be popular and relevant. Eddie and the cruisers began life in 1980 as a novel by p. Twenty years later a british rock band turns their old songs into monumental fresh hits. Eddie and the cruisers tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including those oldies but goodies, betty lou got a new pair of shoes, runaround sue, wild summer. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Directed by martin davidson produced by joseph brooks robert k.
The voices have a song featuring john available from most download. Eddie lives is the sequel to eddie and the cruisers. Kluge dog day afternoon, based on a summer he spent working for a small town newspaper in new jersey. To most, the songs sounded like bruce springsteen clones, but the music was appealing. What other items do customers buy after viewing this item. Eddie and the cruisers ii eddie lives 1989 brrip xvid mp3rarbg. The band are poised for national success when singer eddie drives his car off a bridge. Eddie and the cruisers 1983 martin davidson synopsis.