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Overview

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Director:
Martin Davidson
Writers:
Martin Davidson (screenplay) &
Arlene Davidson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
23 September 1983 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | Music more
Tagline:
Rebel. Rocker. Lover. Idol. Vanished. more
Plot:
Maggie Foley is a reporter who's interviewing the surviving members of a band who's music is being revived... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Wasted Potential more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tom Berenger ... Frank Ridgeway
Michael Paré ... Eddie Wilson

Joe Pantoliano ... Doc Robbins
Matthew Laurance ... Sal Amato
Helen Schneider ... Joann Carlino

David Wilson ... Kenny Hopkins
Michael 'Tunes' Antunes ... Wendell Newton

Ellen Barkin ... Maggie Foley
Kenny Vance ... Lew Elson
John Stockwell ... Keith Livingston
Joe Cates ... Lois
Barry Sand ... Barry Siegel
Vebe Borge ... Gerry Rivers
Howard Johnson ... Wendell's Replacement
Joey Balin ... Eddie's Replacement
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Additional Details

Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Norway:12 | Sweden:7 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #26935) | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:PG | West Germany:6 | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Atco, New Jersey, USA more
Company:
Aurora more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The building that is seen briefly as a fraternity house (with Greek letters and students on its roof) is actually the home of the president of Haverford College, where the college scenes were filmed. Haverford College has no Greek organizations. more
Goofs:
Continuity: At the hotel concert featuring the imitation "Eddie" band, a male extra is seen both at the bar and standing in front of the stage holding a lighter. more
Quotes:
Eddie Wilson: I want something great. I want something that's never been done before!
Sal Amato: Why? We ain't great. We're just some guys from Jersey.
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Movie Connections:
References Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960) more
Soundtrack:
Boardwalk Angel more

FAQ

Whatever happened to Helen Schneider?
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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Wasted Potential, 13 July 2003

It's a shame that such an intriguing idea for a film was squandered like this. The direction and acting is weak, but what truly destroys the film is the music; the Cruisers' early music is annoying AOR-type filler posing as 1950's bubblegum, and the "Season in Hell" music, which should be strange and hypnotic, is just dull. We're also robbed of the fun of seeing songs created through rehearsals; it's pretty clear the director has never been to a band rehearsal, as the songs sound as polished and final the first time they play them as in the final recordings.

I'd love to see this movie remade by some competent people. In the right hands, it could be the best rock-and-roll movie ever.

One last aside: everyone mentions Eddie's resemblance to Jim Morrison, which is clearly there, but it seems obvious that the Season in Hell stuff is also based on Brian Wilson's difficulties which the never-released Beach Boys' "Smile" album. Eddie is even named "Wilson".

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