Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Jean-Claude Lord

Writers (WGA):

P.F. Kluge (characters)
Charles Zev Cohen (written by) ...

Release Date:

18 August 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music | Romance

Tagline:

The legend. The music. The man.

Plot:

In the sixties, Eddie and the cruisers was the hottest band around. But the tragic death of its lead singer broke the band up...

Plot Keywords:

Fictional Band | Sequel | Independent Film | Character Name In Title

Cast

Michael Paré	...	Eddie Wilson / Joe West
Marina Orsini	...	Diane Armani
Bernie Coulson	...	Rick Diesel
Matthew Laurance	...	Sal Amato
Michael Rhoades	...	Dave Pagent
Anthony Sherwood	...	Hilton Overstreet
Mark Holmes	...	Quinn Quinley
David Matheson	...	Stewart Fairbanks
Paul Markle	...	Charlie 'Sexy' Tanzie
Kate Lynch	...	Lyndsay
Harvey Atkin	...	Lew Eison
Vlasta Vrana	...	Frank
Larry King	...	TV Talk Show Host
Bo Diddley	...	Legendary Guitarist
Martha Quinn	...	Music Video Hostess

Runtime:

USA:104 min | Germany:99 min (video)

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Germany:6 | Australia:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Nevada, USA

Company:

Alliance Communications Corporation

Trivia:

Harvey Atkin (playing Lou Eisen) and Kate Lynch (playing Lindsey Caputo) also worked together in Meatballs (1979) where Harvey was Morty the camp director and Kate was Roxanne, the girl's head counselor.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Bo Diddley describes Lakehurst as a little town right outside of Newark; Lakehurst is in fact almost half the state away.

Quotes:

Diane Armani: [snorts] And what's so special about Jersey?
Eddie Wilson: Baby, there's nowhere else in the world like the Garden State! You got miles of swamps, and mountains of dumps... different colored rivers... automobile graveyards... breweries, factories, ballparks, all mixed up together. It's the best place to live.
Diane Armani: Un-hunh? Then why does the Statue of Liberty face the other way?

Movie Connections:

Follows Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)

Soundtrack:

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I think its a great sequel

I thought this movie was a great sequel. I thought it continued where it left off just fine. I just wish they would put it in DVD format. For god sake they made the Blue Lagoon in DVD format one of the worst films ever made in my eyes. I am a huge John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band fan love the music. Great sound tracks. I hope that are comments will be heard and have some weight to the DVD industry to put it in DVD format I would love have this film on DVD. I really like how it should the frustration it showed. To know you are supposed to be forgotten and not be heard of again. And go and show that people still think of you weather in the past, present or future is a great portrayal of what really goes on in life.