Eddie and the Cruisers

"Rebel. Rocker. Lover. Idol. Vanished."

Sep 23 1983 PG 1h 35m
Drama, Music, Mystery

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.

Plot

They say rock 'n' roll never dies, but one dark night in 1964, Eddie Wilson's car went off a Jersey bridge with the troubled rock idol at the wheel. His body was never found despite a massive search. Twenty years after the lead singer of Eddie and the Cruisers disappeared, the band's songs are hotter than ever. And renewed interest in the band leads television reporter Maggie Foley to pursue a tantalizing mystery: What if Eddie is still 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 the surviving band members in a desperate search for tapes of the group's visionary, never-released album. As Maggie interviews the former band members, the pieces of the puzzle becomes suitable - but only until still deeper mysteries begin to surface.

Written by

Martin Davidson, Arlene Davidson, P.F. Kluge

Directed by

Martin Davidson

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Aurora Productions, Embassy Pictures Corporation

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
9,322
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
51
Popularity
NA