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Eddie and the Cruisers is a american film of genre Drama directed by Martin Davidson released in USA on 23 september 1983 with Tom Berenger
Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
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Add to a movie listEddie and the Cruisers is a 1983 American film directed by Martin Davidson with the screenplay written by the director and Arlene Davidson, based on the novel by P. F. Kluge. It was marketed with the tagline "Rebel. Rocker. Lover. Idol. Vanished."
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A television reporter named Maggie Foley (Ellen Barkin) investigates the mysterious death of rock legend Eddie Wilson (Michael Paré). Flashbacks dramatize Eddie's life and the rise and fall of his rock and roll band, Eddie and the Cruisers.Actors
Tom Berenger
(Frank Ridgeway)
Michael Paré
(Eddie Wilson)
Joe Pantoliano
(Doc Robbins)
Matthew Laurance
(Sal Amato)
John Stockwell
(Keith Livingston)
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