Rotten
Eddie and the Cruisers is a mish-mash of a film, combining elements of the ongoing nostalgia for rock music of previous decades with an unworkable and laughable mystery plotline.
Variety Staff, Variety
Eddie and the Cruisers
Rebel. Rocker. Lover. Idol. Vanished.
1983 · 1h 35m · PG
Drama, Music
Directed by
Martin Davidson
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Martin Davidson Director
- Tom Berenger as Frank Ridgeway
- Michael Paré as Eddie Wilson
- Joe Pantoliano as Doc Robbins
- Ellen Barkin as Maggie Foley
- Matthew Laurance as Sal Amato
- Helen Schneider as Joann Carlino
- David Wilson as Kenny Hopkins
- Michael 'Tunes' Antunes as Wendell Newton
- Kenny Vance as Lew Elson
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
38%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Low key and, despite the music, rather likeable.
Grainne O'Kelly, Time Out
Rotten
Eddie and the Cruisers is all buildup and no payoff.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
Eddie and the Cruisers is vivid, full of conviction and more than a little foolish at times.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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