Of course, its about where has Eddie been since Eddie and the Cruisers II. Berenger isnt sure hed consider a return. Inspired by the bleak, fatalistic poetry of Arthur Rimbaud, Eddie wants something far more ambitious than their previous pop songs and he pushes his bandmates beyond their limits, musically and personally. Eddie and the Cruisers is the story of a band and a man that were striving for greatness but hit a serious pitfall on their way up. It was made to look pretty realistic though, since the band looked like they knew what they were doing. "[6], Davidson had the actors who played in Eddie's band rehearse as if they were getting ready for a real concert. Eddie and the Cruisers - Down on my knees and Hang up rock - YouTube And you and I just met. , Nedd-Friendly, the editor, recently watched Eddie again and was reminded of Pars performance. This is done through the character of Frank Ridgeway (Tom Berenger), nicknamed Wordman, who joined the Cruisers as a foil to the visceral, hard-rocking Eddie. The person that wanted the role, Rick Springfield, wasnt believed to have the right look or the capability of playing Eddie Wilson. Some of the details ring uncannily true, like the slick ''oldies'' nightclub act that one of the Cruisers is still doing nearly 20 years after Eddie's supposed death. It made me remember when I got the script and thought, This is superb. , Kluge, who took issue at the time with some of the plot decisions, has come to appreciate Eddie, even calling it a rock-and-roll Citizen Kane. So many lines from his book were taken verbatim. The others are now living ordinary lives: Sal Amato fronts a Cruisers tribute band. ''Eddie and the Cruisers'' is rated PG (''Parental Guidance Suggested''). He was understandably upset and a couple of days later he went out to dinner and met a secretary who had worked on his first film. INTERVIEW: Michael Par talks with TV STORE ONLINE about the cult classic STREETS OF FIRE", "Eddie and the Cruisers 35th Anniversary", "Ellen Barkin on great directors and her favorite roles, from Diner to Buckaroo Banzai", "Casey Kasem's American Top 40 10/27/84", "Casey Kasem's American Top 40 11/3/84", "Casey Kasem's American Top 40 1/12/85", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eddie_and_the_Cruisers&oldid=1148799347, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 8 April 2023, at 12:01. People still watch it and still tell me about it."[13]. If you take it too seriously. The radio station used wasnt realistic in its range. It wasnt in the screenplay, it wasnt in my imagination. Uploaded by in 1989. No body is found and to make matters worse the master tapes to the second album mysteriously disappear shortly after. I battered him to the point Ive never battered an actor in my life. LX is our radical new locations feature that we've been beavering away on.. For years!Each location will have it's own page with then/now pictures, maps, StreetView, discovery story and the most detailed explanations on how the location was used. The Palace of Depression was a real place in Vineland, New Jersey. That scene never happened. [5] Tom Berenger has said that he did not try to learn piano for the film but did practice keyboards for hours in his trailer. For another, rock seems to be much more easily embodied than explained. Par talks about On the Dark Side and his performance with Helen Schneider, who played his girlfriend, Joann Carlino. Not even the better efforts in this genre, from ''Stardust'' and ''The Idolmaker'' to ''The Buddy Holly Story,'' have captured anything akin to the excitement of the music itself. Nor were there then many bands with personnel like the Cruisers': a few young white rockers, a black saxophonist who looks twice their age, and one woman, who plays the tambourine. They also wonder where the ''Season in Hell'' tapes have gone, since the album was never released and the tapes would undoubtedly be valuable. The filmmaker told Vance to find him someone that could produce music that contained elements of these three bands. An odd thing happened. The film didnt really take off until it hit cable and then people loved it. Davidson, the director, didnt coddle him. :), There are certain movies out there that hit harder and carry more of an emotional, In many cases, actors have to go through several small roles before they finally get, Starting a new career path can be very intimidating. We certainly hadn't told them to do that. Eddie's music sounds good, but it also sounds a lot like Bruce Springsteen's, and it would not have been the rage in 1963." ", The rise and violent demise of pro-Russian war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, Ukraine live briefing: Russia blames Ukraine for drone attack on Crimea fuel depot, Britons asked to swear oath to Charles III from couch, a royal first. Cut to New Jersey shore, 1963, Par in sleeveless T-shirt as rock hero Eddie Wilson. [19], Roger Ebert gave the film two out of four stars. So the anachronisms are a greater mystery than that of Eddie's disappearance. On the Dark Side was a very dirty, sexy song to me. It also created a cult following for the film. Berenger, choking back tears off-set after his real-life marriage fell apart, served as the tightly wound Frank Ridgeway, the wordman. He would soon star in Platoon and Major League. Pantoliano played crooked manager Doc Robbins. Filming & Production Like, when I'd go, I'd thinkI like to make a movie where I know who the boss is. It was just so unfair. I said, Joe, I dont want the Rick Springfield story. Videocassette recorders, in just 1 percent of American homes in 1980, were in 20percent by 1985. Davidson was offered the job of directing a sequel to the film, but he was not keen on the idea and wanted no participation. The role of Eddie almost went to someone else. The girl makes me feel like I should own her, like she should be mine. The band gets its start at a club in Somers Point, New Jersey named Tony Mart's. Par thought playing Eddie Wilson again could spark his own comeback. In addition, the music producer/supervisor for the film, Kenny Vance, appears on screen as Lew Eisen, the 1964 record company executive who refuses to accept the band's second album. However, it quickly left the business after making two films that were not financially successful. I couldnt believe it was not him singing.. 111 Eddie and The Cruisers Trivia Questions & Answers Vineland is currently trying to rebuild the Palace of Depression. "Eddie and the Cruisers" isn't a lost masterpiece, but it's a solid, thoughtful, enjoyable film about one of the great driving narratives of Western culture: The Artist Ahead Of His (or Her) Time, doomed to be ignored during life, then rediscovered after death. "One of the greatest movies ever," says Brad Furman, director of "The Lincoln Lawyer" and "Runner Runner." They called him the Kmart Springsteen, Vance complains about the impact on Cafferty. It was just one of those situations in which he didnt have to say anything, he just had to be there. Most importantly, the locations will have a status that shows whether they are verified correct and by whom. It would have been daring and edgy.. No, man. And it seemed like it was just, "Who's driving the ship here? He had decent roles in Streets of Fire and The Philadelphia Experiment in 1984, but by 1989, he admits, his desperation to get back into film led to his agreeing to star in the ill-conceived Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! In that film, which Davidson, Barkin and Berenger stayed away from, Eddie is living in Canada as a construction worker named Joe West. Michael Par, Tom Berenger, Joe Pantoliano, Matthew Laurance, Helen Schneider, David Wilson, Michael 'Tunes' Antunes, Ellen Barkin, Kenny Vance, John Stockwell, Joe Cates, Barry Sand, Vebe Borge, Howard Johnson (II), Joey Balin, Bruce Brown (III), Robin Karfo, Rufus Harley, Louis D'Esposito, Michael Toland, Bob Garrett, Joanne Collins Update Cast. During the documentary interviews, the band expresses a desire to relive the past, but many of their memories are humiliating. "New Jersey and music and rock and roll and bands and that life. If he wanted to do another one, I would be there in a second, says Laurance, now a sports talk host on ESPN radio in Lexington, Ky. Furman wouldnt rule the idea out of directing. Kenny and Sal are making fun of it, making fun of his English bull----, rock-and-roll. You say not bad. The sequel Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Flashbacks dramatize Eddie's life and the rise and fall of his rock and roll band, Eddie and the Cruisers. A scrappy, feather-haired TV reporter played by Barkin works the story. It's really a fun murder mystery. Plot [ edit] Kluge, the books author, loves the idea of the scene. The screaming, stomping and applause became spontaneous. The film bombed at the box office, grossing less than $4 million during a short run in 1983. What is the French language plot outline for Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)? Author P.F. Sesame Street Takes on Game of Thrones and Westworld in Awesome New Videos, Everything We Know about Marvels The Eternals Movie So Far, Everything We Know about The Alienist Season 3, Quentin Tarantino Is Now Bashing the MCU. As a novelist and a screenwriter, he enjoys promoting one story or another. ilm stars Michael Par, Tom Berenger, Ellen Barkin and Joe Pantoliano. Not adept at writing lyrics, Eddie hires Frank Ridgeway aka "Wordman" to be the band's keyboard player and lyricist, over the protests of band manager Doc Robbins and bassist Sal Amato. Those moments are sometimes more meaningful without a bunch of dialogue. [12] Nine months after the film was released in theaters, the main song in the film, "On the Dark Side", was the number one song in the country on Billboard's Mainstream, Rock, and Heatseeker charts;[13] and #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. The building used is a school for the mentally challenged and existed as such for a while. Eddie's music sounds good, but it also sounds a lot like Bruce Springsteen's, and it would not have been the rage in 1963. My agent said Eddie II was my way back to studio movies, Par says. Alright. Vance asked Davidson to describe his fictitious band and their music. "[9], According to Davidson, when he completed the film, three different studios wanted to distribute it, and he went with Embassy Pictures because they offered him the most money. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). FILM: EARLY ROCK DAYS, 'EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS' - New York Times [17] Embassy Pictures threw a promotional party for the film at a dance club in West Hollywood in September, 1983, where Cafferty and his band played. How would you rate this article? As of October 2018, the film holds a rating of 38% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 16 reviews. Essential reporting from around the world. When their second album bombed Eddie suddenly disappeared. "[3] He optioned P.F. Frank, now an English teacher, remembers his time with the Cruisers in a series of flashbacks. But as Eddie drove off, I knew, I knew it then, it wasn't gonna be any future. Hes taking it seriously.. Eddie & the Cruisers [Original Soundtrack] - AllMusic That sparked the soundtrack, recorded. Anyone can read what you share. [11] The film had its world premiere at Deauville. You know, 50 Shades of Grey didnt come out for 30 years, he says. The sequel Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! A lot of the actual high school students were used as extras in the movie and the high school was used for several shots as well. Then, as the music heated up, so did the audience. Joann is able to complete the one piece of the puzzle that Frank could not: revealing what happened to the band's second album. [4] He told her what had happened to his film, and she gave his script for Eddie and the Cruisers to her business partners. Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, hair stylist assistant (as Katie Bihr) / makeup assistant (as Katie Bihr), hair stylist assistant / makeup assistant, unit production manager (as Robert Girolami), second assistant director (as Steve Wertimer), property assistant (as Dimitri Apletcheff), construction carpenter (as Mike Curry Sr.), construction coordinator: Palace Depression (as Joe Petruccio Sr.), chargeman scenic artist (as Ernie Southern), assistant: sound editor (as Alan Bromberg), sound re-recordist (as Christopher Jenkins), supervising sound editor (as David A. Pettijohn), production assistant (as Jim Skotchdopole), production assistant (as Bette Ann Wasielewski). Most of the cast stayed away, with only Laurances Sal returning. Then, in 1984, the HBO run sparked excitement over the movie. We thought the present was so fine, why ruin it by planning ahead? Eddie wants to be great, but bassist Sal replies, "We ain't great. Even the ticket booth that was used to charge admission is still there. Moved by his story, Frank and Joann give him the master tapes. It also created a cult following for the film. , I watched it maybe a year and a half ago, Berenger says. Eddie and the Cruisers didnt actually play the songs, they were played by John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band. [5] However, Davidson did not want to lose sight of the fact that the Cruisers were essentially a Jersey bar band, and he thought of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. But when it was over, we hugged, and I knew I had a scene which would work in the movie., Barkin, a late bloomer nearing 30, played the hard-smoking reporter. | Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. And editor Priscilla Nedd-Friendly would go on to a slate of popular films, including Pretty Woman, American Pie and The Proposal. But Par never became a star. I think people were all fucked up on drugs. Eddie and the Cruisers was a massive 80s flop. A television newswoman picks up the story of a 1960s rock band whose long-lost leader Eddie Wilson may still be alive, while searching for the missing tapes of the band's never-released album. Im looking at it. The album was selling 10,000, 15,000, 25,000 copies a week and would eventually be certified as triple platinum, selling more than 3 million copies. However, they had no prior experience in distribution and were unable to properly release it in theaters. But Eddie and I, we had a deal, we never talked about the future. We will keep fighting for all libraries - stand with us! | I said to John, Without these two songs, you can go home. He said, No, these are my songs. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. A Season in Hell is rejected by Satin Records on the grounds that it is "dark and strange". Eddie and the Cruisers [DVD] - amazon.com Ive now had these amazing experiences of people talking about that movie even now. In the early morning hours, Eddie's car crashes through the railing and over the Stainton Memorial Causeway. 10 Things You Didn't Know about Eddie and the Cruisers - TVOvermind This post is not to review or rate "Eddie", but to explain the background of the plot for other posters who seem confused on this. [16], Eddie and the Cruisers was originally intended to open during the summer, but a scheduling error resulted in a September release, when its target audience - teenagers - were back in school. My favorite scene is where Ellen Barkin is talking to Tom Berenger, trying to do the reporter thing, and he says, I knew him a long time. In order to get a credible looking and sounding band for the film, Davidson hired Kenny Vance, one of the original members of Jay and the Americans. They weren't play-acting anymore. But is Eddie dead? In the morning, they told me that Eddie was gone, and they hadn't found his body. Release Dates It wasn't a script I liked, but I remember my agent at the time saying, "Look, you only have to work two weeks, and they're going to pay you a lot of money. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. followed in 1989. She reveals it was in fact she who took the master tapes for the album from Satin Records, hiding them in the Palace of Depression, where she felt they belonged. We had 500 extras standing around, and Michael was having a hard time finding it. Eddie went to talk to Frank, who was lying on a blanket on the beach. FILM: EARLY ROCK DAYS, 'EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS', https://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/23/movies/film-early-rock-days-eddie-and-the-cruisers.html. Man o man, I wanna thank whomever uploaded this movie. (as Priscilla Nedd) Casting By "Tom Cody, Pleased To Meet Ya! I said, Marty, you bag him, were all going, Wilson remembers. I would have applauded that scene. [14][15] Another single from the film, "Tender Years," peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100. Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) - IMDb Other aspects of the movie are inexplicably wrong. I don't know. He smiles serenely, proud to know that his work is finally being heard, and then disappears into the night. Eddie vanishes without a trace, his body never found. Similarly, Eddie's final declaration, ''If we can't be great, then there's no point in ever playing music again,'' stretches the material's potential for melodrama to its limit, and beyond. The behind-the-scenes drama - the wild ambition, the wheeling and dealing, the image making - convey such different sentiments from the music's explosive, euphoric feeling that there's bound to be a built-in incongruity, for one thing. | But before she can reach the car, Frank unmasks the impostor, revealing him to be Doc, who was after the master tapes all these years. Martin Davidson has said that the inspiration for the film came from a desire to "get all my feelings about the music of the last 30 years of rock music into it. But "Eddie" got a second life during the summer of 1984 on HBO. It, and the original, are 2 of my all time favorite moviesand I seldomly even watch moviesmaybe I like these cuz I was a very, very young man when they first came out in the 80s..But here I am now, 60 years old, 61 in July, still loving this movie and its predecessor. For a few moments, you feel like a king, a god. 'Eddie and the Cruisers' was a massive '80s flop. How did it become a Man o man, I wanna thank whomever uploaded this movie. "[7] Additionally, New Jersey musician Southside Johnny was hired as a technical advisor for the film.[8]. A homeless drifter built it out of junk, sand and clay, then charged admission for visitors. "[22], In 1984, Eddie and the Cruisers was discovered by additional audiences during its first pay cable run on HBO. [2] The article highlighted the 35th anniversary of the film and details how life changed for the people involved. It's a really weird high. Great Scene From Eddie and the Cruisers 'On The Dark Side' | Our A television newswoman picks up the story of a 1960s rock band whose long-lost leader Eddie Wilson may still be alive, while searching for the missing tapes of the band's never-released album. Rewind the locations where they filmed the 1983 Drama movie starring Do that. A television newswoman picks up the story of a 1960s rock band whose long-lost leader Eddie Wilson may still be alive, while searching for the missing tapes of the band's never-released albu Read allA television newswoman picks up the story of a 1960s rock band whose long-lost leader Eddie Wilson may still be alive, while searching for the missing tapes of the band's never-released album.A television newswoman picks up the story of a 1960s rock band whose long-lost leader Eddie Wilson may still be alive, while searching for the missing tapes of the band's never-released album. Instead of coming out as originally scheduled during the summer of 83, Eddie got a late September release when kids were back in school. 6. Wilson and Laurance say theyve got no reservations. Eddie and the Cruisers II Eddie Lives. Vandals destroyed the Palace after his death, but the original ticket booth still stands. Unlike the other Cruisers, who include Matthew Laurance and Joe Pantoliano, he isn't forced to shift frequently from 1963 to the present and back again; as a result, they all seem old for the early scenes and not old enough for today. He remembered, "That was in my head: the search."[5]. See production, box office & company info, Tony Mart's, Somers Point, New Jersey, USA. . Rehearsals were tough. Official Sites Come on. Eddie and the Cruisers is a 1983 American musical drama film directed by Martin Davidson with the screenplay written by the director and Arlene Davidson, based on the novel by P. F. Kluge. Doc drives off into the night vowing that the Cruisers will conquer the world this time, and Joann invites Frank into her house. Eddie and the Cruisers Tender Years piano solo - YouTube 7. It, and the original, are 2 of my all time favorite moviesand I seldomly even watch moviesmaybe I like these cuz I was a very, very young man when they first came out in the 80sBut here I am now, 60 years old, 61 in July, still loving this movie and its predecessor. Ellen Barkin, as the reporter, has the film's most awkwardly written role. I wind up finding these guys and go up to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where theyre were about a day away from getting day jobs. At Loews State, Broadway and 45th Street; New York Twin, Second Avenue and 66th Street; 34th Street Showplace, near Second Avenue, and other theaters. All of a sudden, groans Vance, Eddie lives, and hes Robert Goulet., As Berenger remembers it, a scene filmed in a roadhouse features the Cruisers watching TV as the Fab Four lands in the United States. It would have to be an incredible script. But Brooks wanted Rick Springfield, the heartthrob hot on the heels of Jesses Girl. Rick came over one day, says Davidson, and he was very nice. I used the situation to bring him to tears. Oh, you're right. Davidson remembered, "And six months later, somebody said, 'Your picture is appearing on HBO this weekend,' and I didn't even know."[10]. How could we improve it? Eddie and the Cruisers streaming: where to watch online? - JustWatch The studio re-released the soundtrack in the fall of 1984. [6] Matthew Laurance actually learned how to play the bass through rehearsals. And Helen Schneider, as the tambourinist, looks sultry but distinctly out of place, since she's a young woman playing what was then - and still is, for the most part - very much a young man's game. | By The 80s Ruled | Facebook | So, what's not bad? I was a little removed, because I wasn't on the movie the whole time, but it seemed like it was just a mess. A Different Beat EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS, directed by Martin Davidson; screenplay by Mr. Davidson and Arlene Davidson, based on the novel by P. F. Kluge; director of photography, Fred Murphy; edited by Priscilla Nedd; music by John Cafferty; produced by Joseph Brooks and Robert K. Lifton; released by Embassy Pictures.
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