"Eddie and the Cruisers" came out in 1983 and did not do well in the box office but once released into video, it became a lion! It was just a "cool" premise and people fell in love with the lost Eddie. The music on this is fantastic, at least to lots of us. Michael Pare' embodies the songs he sings. Even knowing that it was John Cafferty singing, the voice was strangely similar to Pare's natural speaking voice. At any other time, Cafferty doesn't sound like this. So the movie was special in several ways and people loved it. Enough so that in 1989, Eddie and the Cruisers 2 was released with more of Cafferty's music. I feel this was even better than number one. You also see a lot more of Pare' who I think absolutely "made" the role. The movie has a lot of fire in it and great music along with subtle humor. This sequel movie is about a rock and roller that faked his death in the first movie "Eddie and The Cruisers." The story keeps your interest to the end but the music never lets you go as this is one of the best soundtracks of the 80's! The music that is on both soundtracks of these cult movies gives me chills each and every time I listen to them. John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band did an excellent job with these tunes. I can't say enough good things about Michael Pare playing the lead role as Eddie Wilson in both movies either. It is hard to lip sync to music and make it look believable. Michael Pare did an excellent performance. He was so totally believable as Eddie Wilson. Even though I know it is not him singing these songs, when I listen to them, I see him performing them in my minds eye. All the albums that John Cafferty released as the voice of Eddie Wilson are marvelous!Overall rating: 8 out of 10.

This goof didn't show up in the "official" goofs listings. When the band comes off the stage of their 1st performance.........Rick calls out to "Joe", but calls him 'Eddie'. I played it back twice to be sure, and yes, that's he said. At this point, there is not any indication that Rick knows Joe's true identity. Apparently, the people at IMDb did not catch this goof. Obviously, neither did the producer, or film editors. Interesting.....did anybody else catch this goof? As far as sequels go, I liked it. I'd rate it slightly above average. I would like to know where Frank, Doc, Joann were.........since they were present in the 1st movie when the tapes were discovered. And the name of the new band.....Rock Solid?.........pretty lame. Still, at least there was a follow-up to the 1st movie, so we can see what happened to Eddie.EDDIE LOVES!

The "Eddie and the Cruisers" story had such potential for a great sequel; I always felt that the end of the original movie had more questions unanswered than the beginning. That's why I was so interested in seeing a sequel. Unfortunately, the sequel very much disappoints, not because it is such a bad movie but because it is not nearly as good as it could have been.I don't fault the actors so much as I do the writer(s) in particular and the director. The movie is full of every record/music industry cliché one can think of. The actors are given dialog and made to look like a point in time. Yes, it was made in the glitter 80s, but one of the strengths of the "Eddie" story to me at least was the timelessness of the man and his music, and while the music itself in the film upholds that, all the people making the music are made to look like an 80s glam band.Except for Eddie himself. I've always like Michael Pare, especially in the original Eddie and in Streets of Fire. These roles were perfect for his looks and his on screen personality. In this sequel, he maintains the continuity with the original character. It's just too bad that he wasn't given a more subtle and fuller script to show how twenty years changes a man whose life had gotten to the point that he felt the need to disappear and start over.

The first one is a cult classic. Which i never see on TV for some reason. This one is probably the worse sequel i have ever watched. They even changed some scenes from the original, like the one on the beach where Eddie is talking to wordman, and in the original it was Tom Berenger, in this one it was Sal. I painfully had to watch this entire movie just to see where it went. Well it went right off the Driscoll bridge is where it went. They should of just left the original alone. Plus how could you do a sequel without Wordman and Joann. If your a fan on the first one and you are kicking around in your head to rent this one, do yourself a favor and find something else. Leave Eddie to your imagination.