Eddie and the Cruisers
Release date: 1983-09-23
Votes: 91
Genres: Drama, Music
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.
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