Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives

Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!
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Directed by	Jean-Claude Lord
Produced by	William Stuart Denis Heroux Stephane Reichel
Written by	Charles Zev Cohen Rick Doehring
Starring	Michael Paré Marina Orsini Bernie Coulson Matthew Laurance
Music by	John Cafferty Marty Simon Kenny Vance Leon Aronson
Cinematography	Rene Verzier
Distributed by	Scotti Brothers Pictures
Release date(s)	August 18, 1989
Running time	104 min. Michael Paré (born October 9, 1958 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Actor. Marina Orsini (born January 4, 1967 in Ville-Emard Montreal) is a Quebec Actress. John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band is the name of an American rock band of the 1970s and 1980s from Narragansett Rhode Island. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar)
Country	Canada / United States
Language	English
Preceded by	Eddie and the Cruisers
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Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! is the 1989 sequel to the 1983 cult classic Eddie and the Cruisers, and has since joined its predecessor as a cult favorite. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States 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 Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million A cult film is a Film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans. 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 It is directed by Jean-Claude Lord, and based on literary characters created by author P.F. Kluge. Paul Frederick Kluge (born 1942 in New Jersey) commonly known as P Michael Paré and Matthew Laurance reprise their roles as Eddie Wilson and Sal Amato, respectively. Michael Paré (born October 9, 1958 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Actor. This film picks up with where the first film left off. The film is marketed with the tagline "The legend. The music. The man. "

Plot summary

Satin Records, who twenty years prior had rejected Eddie and the Cruisers last album, A Season in Hell, launches an "Eddie Lives!" campaign to make more money off his image in a publicity stunt, despite them not believing he is alive. A publicity stunt is an event designed to attract the public 's attention to the promoters or their causes The record label re-releases the band's first album, which becomes an even bigger hit than it had on its first release. As seen in the first film, the "lost recordings" from Season in Hell are released and become yet another hit album. In fact, Eddie is living, and had simply slipped away following the car crash in which he was believed killed. By that stage in his life, he simply wanted to leave music behind him. The newly generated constant spotlight surrounding his supposed death angers the reclusive rocker, by now living in Canada as a construction worker under the name Joe West. He shrinks back, staying as far away from music and the spotlight as possible.

But, when he gets involved in a struggling street band, it's not long before his passion for music - not to mention his desperate anger - resurfaces, and a decision must be made to determine Eddie's fate once and for all. . .

After unrelenting attempts by local guitarist Rick Diesel, Joe/Eddie finally begins to play again. The two go about Montreal hand picking musicians for a new band, Rock Solid. Despite Joe fighting the progress of the band every step of the way, Rock Solid begins to tour and wows audiences everywhere. Their popularity closely mirrors Joe/Eddie's former success with Eddie and the Cruisers, and he begins to see the similarities.

Rock Solid is discovered by executives from his former nemesis Satin Records, who rejected his album Season in Hell twenty years earlier. His girlfriend Dianne Armani thwarts his attempt to drive himself off another bridge, and Eddie finally takes the stage with Rock Solid, leading to the band steadily becoming more popular. Rock Solid is selected to play the Montreal Music Festival, which will be the bands big debut. Prior to the performance, Joe/Eddie realizes that he has to make peace with his past. He shaves his moustache and cuts his hair to appear as he did twenty years before. Donning a black T-shirt and leather jacket, Joe/Eddie reconnects with former Cruisers bassist Sal Amato.

At the end of the first song, Eddie introduces all the members of the band, concluding the announcements with "and me. . . . . . . . . . I'm Eddie Wilson. "

Cast

Michael Paré - Eddie Wilson / Joe West
Marina Orsini - Dianne Armani
Bernie Coulson - Rick Diesel
Matthew Laurance - Sal Amato
Harvey Atkin - Lew Eisen

Special guest appearances by:

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This 1980s drama film-related article is a stub. Michael Paré (born October 9, 1958 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Actor. Eddie Wilson is a fictional character created by author P F Kluge for the novel Eddie and the Cruisers. Marina Orsini (born January 4, 1967 in Ville-Emard Montreal) is a Quebec Actress. Harvey Atkin (born December 18, 1942 in Toronto Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian Actor who has worked in feature films and Larry King (born November 19, 1933) is an American television/radio host Martha Quinn (born May 11, 1959 in Albany New York) is best known as one of the original Video jockeys on MTV (along with Bo Diddley ( December 30 1928 &ndash June 2 2008, born Ellas Otha Bates) was an original and influential American Allmovie (previously All Movie Guide) is a commercial database of information about Movie stars movies and television shows. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

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