Schlock-Wire: Shout Factory Cranks It Up With An EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS Double Feature Blu-Ray
Children of the '80s, take note: one of the most fondly remembered rock flicks of the early '80s is coming to blu-ray in April from Shout! Factory. The title in question is Eddie And The Cruisers, a clever little film that drew on rock and roll history in the tale of a fictional forgotten rocker and made a star of Michael Pare. The disc will also include Eddie And The Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!, the 1988 sequel that brought Pare back for another go-round in the title role. Read on for all the musical mythology details, including cover art and pre-order links.
Shout! Factory Presents
EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS
STARRING TOM BERENGER and MICHAEL PARÉ
&
EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS II: EDDIE LIVES!
STARRING MICHAEL PARÉ, MARINA ORSINI, BERNIE COULSON
and MATTHEW LAURANCE
AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON BLU-RAY™,
TWO ICONIC ‘80s CULT CLASSICS ABOUT THE ULTIMATE REBEL, ROCKER & IDOL
ARRIVE IN A SPECIAL DOUBLE FEATURE HOME ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTATION
OWN IT ON APRIL 14, 2015 FROM SHOUT! FACTORY
EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS
They say rock 'n' roll never dies, but one dark night in 1963, Eddie Wilson's car took a dive off a Jersey bridge with the troubled rock idol at the wheel. His body was never found.Tom Berenger (Sniper), Michael Paré (Streets of Fire), Joe Pantoliano (The Matrix) and Ellen Barkin (Sea of Love) star in this cool, compelling classic that really rocks! Twenty years after the lead singer (Paré) of "Eddie and the Cruisers" disappeared, the band's songs are hotter than ever. And renewed interest in the band leads TV reporter Maggie Foley (Barkin) to pursue a tantalizing mystery: what if Eddie is still alive?AURORA PresentsA JOSEPH BROOKS-ROBERT K. LIFTON ProductionA MARTIN DAVIDSON Film“EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS”Starring TOM BERENGER, MICHAEL PARÉMusical Advisor JOSEPH BROOKSOriginal Music by JOHN CAFFERTYMusic Produced and Supervised by KENNY VANCEBased Upon A Novel by P.F. KLUGEScreenplay by MARTIN DAVIDSON & ARLENE DAVIDSONExecutive in Charge of Production G. THOMAS BAKERAssociate Producer ARLENE DAVIDSONExecutive Producers RICH IRVINE and JAMES L. STEWARTProduced by JOSEPH BROOKS and ROBERT K. LIFTONDirected by MARTIN DAVIDSON EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS II: EDDIE LIVES!Get ready to rock! Michael Paré reprises his role as the hot-blooded rebel rocker Eddie Wilson, who, after twenty years, still has "the kind of charisma that drives adolescent girls wild" (L.A. Herald-Examiner). At the height of fame, rock legend Eddie Wilson (Paré) drove his car into the river and disappeared from the limelight. Twenty years later, his band Eddie and the Cruisers is hotter than ever. Posing as construction worker, Eddie has maintained a quiet life in Canada. But his relentless desire to make music pulls him back to the stage where he forms a new band and an even hotter sound. Meanwhile, to cash in on the revived interest in the band, record executives release an Eddie and the Cruisers "lost tapes" album and promote a worldwide search for the mysterious rocker. As his new band hits center stage, Eddie finally faces the past – his way. TONY SCOTTI PresentsA SCOTTI BROTHERS PICTURES PresentationIn association with AURORA FILM PARTNERSA LES PRODUCTIONS ALLIANCE Production“EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS II: EDDIE LIVES!”Starring MICHAEL PARÉ, MARINA ORSINI, BERNIE COULSONAnd MATTHEW LAURANCE as SalOriginal Music Composed by MARTY SIMON and LEON ARONSONOriginal Songs Written by JOHN CAFFERTY and Performed by JOHN CAFFERTY AND THE BEAVER BROWN BANDArtistic Consultant PETER NELSONExecutive Producers VICTOR LOEWY and DENIS HÉROUX and WILLIAM STUART and JAMES L. STEWARTBased on Characters Created by P.F. KLUGEWritten by CHARLES ZEV COHEN and RICK DOEHRINGProduced by STÉPHANE REICHELDirected by JEAN-CLAUDE LORD A SCOTTI BROTHERS PICTURES DISTRIBUTION ReleaseSoundtrack Available on Scotti Brothers Records, Cassettes, and Compact Discs. Distributed by CBS Records 1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.85:1)/DTS-HD Master Stereo/English SubtitlesEddie And The Cruisers: 1983/PG/94 min.Eddie And The Cruisers Ii: Eddie Lives!: 1988/PG-13/105 min.