Eddie and the Cruisers
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Actor: Helen Schneider, Joe Pantoliano, Matthew Laurance, Michael Paré, Tom BerengerBrand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-09-04
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Eddie and the Cruisers
Movie Review: The Greatest Rock 'n Roll movie EVER!
Summary: 5 Stars
"Eddie and the Cruisers," the 1983 Martin Davidson film takes place in early '80s New Jersey where school teacher Frank "The Wordman" Ridgeway meets a reporter, Maggie Foley (Ellen Barkin) who wants to do a story on the "mystery" of the 1960s rock 'n roll band Eddie and the Cruisers. The hook? Eddie Wilson (Michael Pare) was believed to have died after his car drove off a bridge on March 15, 1964 only his body was never foundm and the next day someone took the master tape of a Cruisers album. Could it be Eddie?
We need to write to MGM to push for a special edition "Eddie and the Cruisers" DVD. Here's the address I found:
METRO GOLDWYN MAYER PICTURES
2450 BROADWAY, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404
Phone: (310) 449-3000
On the back of the DVD it reads: 2500 Broadway, not 2450. But I imagine it's the same location and company.
I wrote a message to MGM. To MGM we should submit the following:
To Whom It May Concern:
I love the movie "Eddie and the Cruisers." I think there should be a 25th Anniversary Special Edition DVD released by MGM in 2008.
There should be a "Making Of" documentary with commentary by director Martin Davidson and producer Arlene Davidson. The documentary should have interviews from the actors: Tom Berenger, Michael Pare, Joe Panoliano, Matthew Laurance, Helen Schnider, David Wilson, Michael "Tunes" Antunes and Ellen Barkin. The band members who recorded the soundtrack like John Cafferty, Michael Antunes, Gary Gramolini, Bobby Cotoia, Pat Lupo, Kenny Jo Silva and music director Kenny Vance should comment along with TV spots and trailers.
Please give the movie the five-star treatment it deserves. Thank you very much for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
(undersigned)
[...]
I hope this helps...now, everyone get writing and calling...every little bit helps. Let's urge them to give the movie the treatment it deserves with a special edition DVD of the greatest rock 'n roll movie ever: Eddie & The Cruisers!
Summary of Eddie and the Cruisers
They say rock 'n' roll never dies, but one dark night in 1963, Eddie Wilson's car took a dive off aJersey bridge with the troubled rock idol at the wheel. His body was never found. Tom Berenger (Platoon), Michael ParÃ(c) (Streets of Fire) and Ellen Barkin (Sea of Love) star in this cool, compelling classic that really rocks! Twenty years after the lead singer (ParÃ(c)) of"Eddie and the Cruisers" disappeared, the band's songs are hotter than ever. And renewed interest in the band leads TV reporter Maggie Foley (Barkin) to pursue a tantalizing mystery: What if Eddie isstill alive? The circumstances surrounding his death are just shadowy enough to make it a distinct possibility, and someone (could it be Eddie?) has been ransacking the homes of surviving band members in a desperate search for tapes of the group's visionary, never-released album. As Maggie interviews the former "Cruisers," the pieces of the puzzle start to fit...but only until still deeper mysteries begin to surface.Perhaps best known for its faux Springsteen soundtrack, the 1983 Eddie and the Cruisers is a rock lover's fantasy run wild. The story finds a reporter (Ellen Barkin) tracking down rumors of an unreleased album by a band whose charismatic leader (Michael Paré) allegedly died years before. As she approaches surviving members--who have since gone on to other things--she gets different points of view on Eddie's life and artistic drive, and the mystery about that album deepens. The trouble with the film is simple: it's impossible to accept. Michael Paré is far from suitable to play a Jersey shore rocker with thematic pretensions toward Rimbaud that go back to the '60s, and the soundtrack by John Cafferty sounds like a hack's rendition of E Street Band magic. An all-around embarrassment. --Tom Keogh