Wow it’s been a while. Between long days at work, a hurricane, and more long days at work, I haven’t been able to blog as much as I’d like. But last night I saw a movie that got my bloggy juices flowing again: 1983’s Eddie and the Cruisers.
Let me start by saying this isn’t the greatest movie, not by a long shot. It moves incredibly slow, it’s impossible to identify or sympathize with the characters, and the plot is kinda dumb. So why blog about it? Because the movie takes place in New Jersey!
Starring a young and fresh-faced Ellen Barkin (before she became an old yet still oddly fresh-faced Ellen Barkin), and a bunch of no-name character actors from the 80s, the film tells the story of Jersey Shore bar band, Eddie and the Cruisers. Though briefly successful in 1963, the band disbanded when lead singer Eddie Wilson seemingly committed suicide after the record label refused to release their second album, because it sucked. Eighteen years later, with the re-release of the band’s premier album, Eddie and the Cruisers are more popular than ever.
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