Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989) Movie Script

♪ The dark side's callin' now, ♪

♪ nothin' is real ♪

♪ She'll never know ♪

♪ just how I feel ♪

♪ From out of the shadows ♪

♪ she walks like a dream ♪

♪ Makes me feel crazy, ♪

♪ makes me feel so mean ♪

♪ Ain't nothin' gonna save you ♪

♪ from a love that's blind ♪

♪ You slip to the dark side ♪

♪ across that line ♪

♪ On the dark side ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ On the dark side ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

- Hi, guys.

- Hi.

♪ The dark side's callin' now, ♪

♪ nothin' is real ♪

♪ She'll never know ♪

♪ just how I feel ♪

Hey, Joe, come on, drink up.

We only got

half an hour for lunch.

♪ She walks like a dream ♪

Hey, what's the matter with you?

That was Eddie and the Cruisers

doing "On the Dark Side."

It was a long time ago,

right, kids?

But take it from me,

Eddie Wilson was it.

Rock 'n' roll's

fastest rising star.

Then on a cold March morning,

Eddie Wilson died.

Tonight at 10 p.m.

for the first time anywhere

in the world,

an Eddie Wilson

look-a-like contest

sponsored by Satin Records.

It'll be broadcast live

right here on ROCK TV News.

You believe this?

Just like Elvis.

Now it's this clown.

Hey, Joe,

Joe?

Where's Joe?

♪ I said, hey, little girl, ♪

♪ take me by the hand ♪

♪ Walk me down ♪

♪ this boardwalk ♪

♪ Once last time again ♪

♪ Come and see those pretty ♪

♪ pier lights ♪

♪ Hear those carnival sounds ♪

♪ Stop right ♪

♪ at the top tonight ♪

♪ As the Ferris wheel ♪

♪ goes round ♪

♪ Well, you say ♪

♪ that I've been restless ♪

♪ You don't understand ♪

♪ Tomorrow I'll be leavin' ♪

♪ on that mornin' train ♪

♪ I gotta leave this ♪

♪ candy apple town behind ♪

♪ I gotta get out ♪

♪ while I still can ♪

♪ I'm going to ♪

♪ New York City ♪

♪ With this guitar ♪

♪ in my hand ♪

♪ I've been wishin' ♪

♪ on these stars too long ♪

♪ I've been playin' in these bars ♪

♪ too long ♪

♪ I've been holed up ♪

♪ in your arms too long ♪

♪ I've been a prisoner ♪

♪ of my heart too long ♪

♪ I'm goin' ♪

♪ to New York City ♪

♪ Gonna find out ♪

♪ Where I stand ♪

♪ And I'll be ♪

♪ Walkin' down Broadway ♪

♪ With this guitar in my hand ♪

The reissue of Eddie

and the Cruisers album

has gone platinum

in only four weeks.

A major phenomenon.

And with me here tonight

is one of the original Cruisers,

Sal Amato.

Welcome to the show, Sal.

Thanks. Nice to be here.

Now tell me something.

In a few minutes,

you're gonna receive

the platinum album award

for selling over a million albums.

How does that feel?

Well, it's hard.

I feel good and bad, you know.

I mean, for our album

to become this popular

after all these years

of being out of release,

never being heard

on the radio...

You gotta understand, with Eddie,

music was everything.

I mean, it wasn't

just songs or records.

With Eddie, music

was your whole life.

Now tell me something, Sal.

What's this whispering

we hear around

about some surprise

announcement?

Does it have something

to do with the old band?

I'm sorry.

I can't talk about it.

All right, Sal.

Well, the tension is building up

right here at Club Metropolis.

♪ She'll never know ♪

♪ just how I feel ♪

♪ From out of the shadows ♪

♪ she walks like a dream ♪

♪ Makes me feel crazy, ♪

♪ makes me feel so mean ♪

♪ Ain't nothin' gonna save you ♪

♪ from a love that's blind ♪

♪ You slip through the dark side ♪

♪ across that line ♪

♪ On the dark side ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ On the dark side ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ Ain't nothin' gonna save you ♪

♪ from a love that's blind ♪

♪ You slip to the dark side ♪

♪ across that line ♪

♪ On the dark side ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ On the dark side ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ On the dark side ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ On the dark side ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

All right, everybody!

You have now heard...

whoa, whoa, whoa, for a second!

You've now heard the last

of the finalists

in the Eddie Wilson

lookalike contest!

We've given Sal Amato

his platinum award.

Come on, Sal.

Eddie! Eddie! Eddie!

Eddie!

Eddie! Eddie!

All right, all right.

Hold on here!

At this time,

I'd like to introduce

somebody from Satin Records.

These are the people

who reissued

Eddie and the Cruisers.

I'd like to introduce a man

by the name of Dave Pagent

who has something

you all want to hear.

Before Eddie Wilson died,

he was working on a new album.

An album called

"Season in Hell."

Now you all know

that Eddie Wilson

is the greatest, right?

Satin Records has just

reacquired the lost tapes

of Eddie Wilson's never-released

album, "Season in Hell"!

And we at Satin Records

are now gonna release it

just for you!

Now, here it is

in its world premiere!

Yeah!

Eddie! Eddie!

Eddie!

Eddie! Eddie!

What I want is songs that echo.

The stuff we're doing now

is like somebody's bed sheets.

You spread 'em out, soil 'em,

ship 'em out

to laundry, you know?

But our songs, I wanna be able to

fold ourselves up

in 'em forever.

You understand?

♪ Bad moon ♪

♪ on the horizon ♪

♪ Somethin' ♪

♪ in the air today ♪

♪ Hear the sound ♪

♪ of thunder ♪

It's a pretty good

imitation of Eddie.

Who is it?

When we reacquired

the "Season in Hell" album,

we found another totally

unrelated tape in the box,

a mystery tape, this tape.

- And you think this is Eddie?

- Don't you?

It can't be.

Eddie always played with me.

I knew every song he knew.

- I knew everything that he...

- No, this is Eddie.

What are you tryin'

to pull here?

There aren't any tricks, Sal.

I've had the tape analyzed

and experts agree

that this is Eddie Wilson.

Screw the experts.

I was his best friend.

I would know if

he was doin' somethin'.

No, no. His music was

his best friend, Sal.

Don't you understand?

Eddie did not think

you belonged in this session.

He started playing

with other musicians

'cause he was

leaving you behind, pal.

That's a lie.

You're a goddamn liar!

Eddie wouldn't...

♪ Somehow it's ♪

♪ never good enough ♪

♪ At times it's hard ♪

♪ to tell the difference ♪

♪ Between what you know ♪

♪ is right and wrong... ♪

Eddie Wilson was my best friend.

That meant something back then.

Maybe you don't understand that.

♪ When you feel a little lonely ♪

♪ Never asked ♪

♪ this world for much ♪

Hey, no, Lew!

Wait a minute!

Wait, Lew. Lew!

Sal's not thinkin' it's Eddie

makes this even better.

What are you talkin' about?

Let me explain it to you.

The "Season in Hell" album

- will for sure be a big hit.

- So?

But now, now we raise the question

of who the hell played

on the mystery tape,

where was it recorded,

and, best of all,

were these songs recorded

after Eddie Wilson died?

What the hell

you gettin' at, Dave?

What I'm gettin' at is creating

a rock 'n' roll mystery.

We don't know how old

this new tape is.

It could have been recorded

before or after

Eddie Wilson's car

went off that bridge.

Because Eddie Wilson's body

was never found.

That's right.

After "Season in Hell"

goes gold,

we announce that we have

discovered this mystery tape.

Release each cut of it

as a single

and promote the hell out of it.

Get people to start believin'

that Eddie could still be alive.

You know, "Eddie lives"

kind of stuff.

We could arrange

sightings of Eddie.

Newspaper articles,

maybe even a TV special.

People do not want

their heroes to die.

And that stuff

sells records, Lew.

Lots of records.

So what do you think?

I think Eddie Wilson lives.

♪ I got smokestack lightning ♪

♪ Runnin' right ♪

♪ through my veins ♪

♪ Trouble hangin' ♪

♪ round my neck ♪

♪ Just like a ball and chain ♪

♪ Gotta be more to this ♪

♪ than bein' alive ♪

♪ Every day spittin' out ♪

♪ nine to five ♪

♪ I been runnin' ♪

♪ all over this town ♪

♪ Just feelin' no pain ♪

♪ I got a hunger ♪

♪ and a cold desire ♪

♪ Someday it's gonna ♪

♪ take me higher ♪

Hey, come on!

Get off of him!

Hey, he's holding him!

Come on, ref, God damn it!

What's the matter with you?

He's blind!

You see that?

I don't know, man.

You call this playoff hockey?

You're right.

We ain't skatin'.

Come on. The second period's

ready to start.

Hey, we got time, man.

- Excuse me, I'd like to...

- You don't need to excuse yourself.

Hey, tell me somethin'.

That's your brother over there, right?

You have an amazing face.

You know that?

Yeah, so do you. But I'm here

to watch a hockey game, okay?

I'd like to paint your portrait.

Seriously, this is my card.

I'm an artist.

- No, thanks.

- Please?

I mean it.

Hey, lady, do you do this

all the time?

When I see a face that expresses

something like yours, yeah.

So what does my face express?

Distance.

Like someone looking for

something they can't have.

Do you know what I mean?

Sounds like sad painting.

No, thanks.

Well, I don't have

to paint it sad.

♪ When the moon hung ♪

♪ soft and low ♪

♪ Catching stardust ♪

♪ in the light ♪

♪ You held me ♪

♪ closer and closer ♪

♪ There was magic ♪

♪ in the night ♪

So when is your wife gonna come

and visit me again, huh?

Who taught her all those

nasty little tricks, right?

That was "Tender Years"

by Eddie and the Cruisers.

Hard to believe that Eddie Wilson's

been dead all these years.

But Satin Records' release

of "Season in Hell" eases the pain.

Now here's the lead cut

from the great Eddie Wilson.

I think you need

a vacation, Joe.

♪ I need someone ♪

♪ I can just be with ♪

♪ Someone just like you ♪

♪ I need someone ♪

♪ that I can be with ♪

♪ Someone just like you ♪

♪ I need somebody ♪

♪ that I can talk to ♪

♪ I need somebody new ♪

♪ Ain't it funny ♪

♪ how I can talk to you? ♪

♪ I can talk to you ♪

♪ I need somebody ♪

♪ that I can talk to ♪

♪ I need somebody ♪

Could you take an Irish Mist

to the sax player, please?

That guy over there

bought you a drink.

Tell him thank you.

Thanks.

How'd you know

I liked Irish Mist?

I was in this club in Jersey

a few years ago

to see Ike and Tina Turner play.

Man, that was a while ago.

This young horn player

comes in late,

trips on a Mic cord,

falls into the first row

and plays the whole first set

sittin' on his ass.

Man, you got a good memory.

You got a good sound, man.

Sounds like a bell skippin'

across a clear lake.

Reminds me of Wendell Newton.

Wendell Newton?

I knew Wendell.

Long before he joined

Eddie and the Cruisers.

Then we just lost touch.

Man, Wendell was as crazy

as anybody I ever met.

But a sweeter man

you'd never find.

He just couldn't shake

the monkey, that's all.

Yeah.

How'd you know Wendell?

I'd hear him playin' in clubs.

Do you Mall?

Guitar.

Hey, I thought I heard

you say you play guitar.

Yeah, I play guitar.

Oh. Well, Hilton knows that I'm

looking for a new guitarist.

Why? You wanna try out?

Before you add one, you oughta

learn to play it yourself.

Hey, man, excuse me.

What did you say?

I said your bass player

can't sing,

and you come in on a wrong beat.

I come in on the wrong beat?

Yeah, that's right.

You should kick it,

not step on it.

Who are you, buddy?

Segovia?

Who the hell do you think

you are comin' down here

tellin' me how to play

with my band?

Somebody should.

Hey, Rick.

Let him play.

A man's music speaks louder

than his words.

Let's see what you got.

All right.

Here, man, be my guest.

Be my guest.

This should be funny.

This should be

completely hilarious.

Hey, guys, let him play.

All right.

I'll do 12-bar blues in C.

- All right.

- Just follow me.

I'll count you in.

One, two, three, four!

F!

C!

G!

C!

♪ It was the Garden of Eden ♪

♪ The beginning of time ♪

♪ Adam said to Eve ♪

♪ Little girl, ♪

♪ I wanna make you mine ♪

♪ So wait a minute, big boy ♪

♪ Not so fast ♪

♪ I wanna think this over ♪

♪ I want a love ♪

♪ that's gonna last ♪

♪ Then Eve said to Adam ♪

♪ Catch me if you can ♪

♪ It's been the same old story ♪

♪ ever since the world began ♪

♪ Honey, I'll give you anything ♪

♪ in this great big world ♪

♪ She said forget ♪

♪ those rotten apples ♪

♪ I'll take some diamonds ♪

♪ and some pearls ♪

♪ He said I don't know ♪

♪ exactly what it is you mean ♪

♪ She said ever since ♪

♪ she could remember ♪

♪ She had this pretty dream ♪

♪ Then Eve said to Adam ♪

♪ Catch me if you can ♪

♪ It's been the same old story ♪

♪ ever since the world began ♪

Hey, man, you were great!

Get outta the way.

Hey, look, man.

I'm sorry, okay?

I'm sorry about what I said.

Excuse me.

Hey, wait!

Hey, what are you doin' here?

Looking for you.

I saw the name of this bar

on the matches

you used at the hockey game.

Guess it was luck.

Yeah, right, luck.

You go there often?

Yeah.

Seems like once too often.

So you're a tough guy, huh?

You're right, you know.

I couldn't paint you.

I couldn't capture how

tough you are on canvas.

I'd probably need

a hammer and chisel

just because you're so tough.

Wait a minute.

You really come

looking for me to...

Yes, I want to paint you.

You need a ride somewhere?

After you see my work,

maybe you'll change your mind.

Maybe I won't.

And maybe you will.

If that's not your band,

then where do you play?

I don't.

Why not?

You're very good.

Not good enough.

You really like

green and blue, huh?

Mm-hmm, but the red

is what's important.

I'm trying to exhaust

myself with red.

I don't get it.

At least you're honest.

No, I didn't mean that.

I like your paintings.

My first showing's next week.

I hope the critics

agree with you.

Didn't I see you earlier today?

Excuse me?

Excuse me, sir?

- Yeah?

- Do you know where West is?

Aw, shit.

Joe West?

Think he's down there.

- Ah, there he is. Great.

- Yeah, there he is.

Hey! Hey, Joe!

Joe, wait!

I wanna talk to you!

This sucks!

This is for the birds, man!

Whoa!

Nice view, huh?

Especially down.

Yeah, right.

Look, I was wondering if

you wanted to be in my band.

You don't need me, kid.

Man, you are really good.

The city's full of good players.

Go find one of 'em.

Look, at least come

and jam with me.

I'll think about it, okay?

Thanks.

I got a question.

I'm gonna take

the elevator down with you.

I don't wanna go down

those stairs again.

You got a union card?

No.

Not bad.

Not bad?

What the hell's

that supposed to mean?

Not bad means not bad.

And I suppose thanks for nothin'

means thanks for nothin', right?

Listen, if I was in a bar

and I heard you playin',

it'd be nice being in there.

Then I'd go home

and I'd forget all about it.

That's what not bad means.

Thanks a lot, man.

Hey, you don't want

the truth, don't ask!

Make up your own,

like everybody else.

Look, man, I wanna learn.

Is that okay?

You ain't gonna learn nothin'

by impressing yourself

with some five-minute

guitar riff.

I mean, it was good.

It would dazzle an audience.

But that's the easy part.

Okay, okay.

Hold on a second, hotshot.

Why don't you show me

something I don't know?

Music's gotta live, man.

It's gotta breathe.

Just let it breathe.

Well, how the hell am I

supposed to do that?

Practice.

And hard work.

Here they come!

- Mr. Eisen!

Who played backup

on the mystery tape

- if it wasn't the Cruisers?

- That we don't know.

But we are offering

a $25,000 reward

for anyone who can tell us.

And we need to know when

these songs were recorded.

What are you implying?

Well, Eddie Wilson's body

was never found, right?

So you think Eddie Wilson's

still alive?

Well, let's just say,

it's still a mystery, okay?

Why do you think

he hasn't turned up?

When I talk to him,

I'll let you know.

So you do know where he is?

We have had reports

that he's been seen

in 12 states

and in Paris, France.

We're checking that out.

How long are you gonna

keep up this scam?

What scam?

Get out of here.

So, how long do you think

we can keep up this, uh, scam?

As long as we got

records to sell.

Do you paint?

Buildings.

Oh.

What kind of buildings?

Big ones.

You know, this work

doesn't do a thing for me.

What do you think?

Me, I like the way

she exhausts the reds.

Oh.

I told you, your work

needs a warmer feel.

I paint what I see.

You've only sold two paintings.

Make that three.

Excuse me?

I said make that three.

I wanna buy this one.

You can't just rip the paintings

out of the display!

If there's any damage,

you are going to pay for it.

Hey, pal, the only damage

I see is

you don't understand her work.

This is a private showing.

Do you have an invitation?

Diane invited me.

That was a mistake!

Oh, yeah, it was.

And not my first.

Hey, come on.

Take it easy.

You'll have other shows.

Your first show

is the most important.

I was hoping...

forget it.

Let me give you a ride home.

I'd rather walk.

Well, I'd like to walk with you,

but I just bought this painting

and I like it a lot,

and I don't want it

to get ruined.

So help me put it

in my car, huh?

Do you really like it?

Yeah.

I can't believe you did it

from memory.

Come on, I wanna

show you something.

What are you doing?

I thought you were taking me home.

Don't you wanna

go roller skating?

Why in the hell would

I wanna go roller skating?

Why not?

Because I just screwed up,

I'm very depressed,

and I don't know how

to roller skate.

That's perfect.

I don't either.

Come on.

This is nuts.

I know.

Come on, huh?

Ah!

Are you all right?

If you want, I should

lay that girl out.

Come on.

Having fun yet?

Joe, I'm never gonna

be able to do this.

Sure, you can.

Just follow the flow

of my legs, dear.

What? One foot?

One foot at a time.

You can try to move both of them,

but you'll probably fall.

You know how to roller skate,

don't you?

Let's see.

Whoa!

All right, skaters!

Get ready for

some exciting music!

Tonight right here

at Bobby's Rink,

we're gonna give you a preview

of the mystery tape

from the great Eddie Wilson!

Satin Records' latest release.

Yes, it's called

"Emotional Storm"!

Yeah

What's wrong?

My legs got tired.

You didn't seem tired.

Just take your skates off

and let's get outta here, okay?

Fine.

Hey, how you doing, man?

Listen, I was thinkin' about

what you were talkin' about.

Forget about what I said,

whatever it was.

You were right, man.

My music was missing something.

Man, get off my back!

Remember when we were

jamming the other day?

Well, I made

a tape cassette, man.

- You gotta hear this.

- Not now.

Come on. I gotta talk to you

about my band.

Come here, kid.

I don't wanna talk to you

about any goddamn band!

So get off my back, all right?

Joe, take it easy.

Let him go.

Man, I just wanted

to jam with you.

If you don't want it, fine.

Come on.

I don't feel right

keeping your painting

without paying for it.

So when I get the money together,

I'll come back for it.

So you do remember

how to talk, huh?

I mean, you haven't said

a word all the way here.

Why did that guy

make you so mad?

He wants me to join his band.

So, why don't you?

You wouldn't understand.

- Try me.

- Why do you care?

I do care.

Diane, I don't wanna hurt you.

Then I just won't let you.

Good morning.

Joe, last night you were

scared of something.

I could feel it.

Does that guy have

something on you?

No.

Then what's the matter?

There's some happening

in my life I just can't handle.

Go on, please.

Diane...

a long time ago I had a band.

I wanted to create

the perfect sound,

the perfect music.

I spent a whole year

working on this album.

And when I was done,

I was proud of it.

And then I handed it in,

then this guy at Satin Records,

he told me it was garbage.

He said I was finished.

The album was unreleasable.

I can't go through that again.

I'm sure people have forgotten

your old band by now.

- You could start...

- No!

That's the point!

Nobody's forgotten!

I hear it and see it

every goddamn day

on radio, television!

It's drivin' me crazy!

They like me better

dead than alive!

What do you mean, dead?

What band are you talking about?

The Cruisers,

Eddie and the Cruisers.

What are you saying, Joe?

I'm Eddie Wilson.

Oh, come on.

You and 10 other guys, right?

I've seen those

lookalike contests.

Eddie Wilson died when his car

went over a bridge.

Didn't he?

I still don't remember

what happened.

I was driving.

The car hit the guardrail

of the bridge

and I lost control.

I remember swimming.

I was thinking

about Wendell Newton,

the sax player

from the Cruisers.

But he was dead.

I got out. I just split.

I left everyone

and everything behind.

And I hurt a lot of people.

For 20 years,

it's been tearin' me apart.

Everybody thinks I'm dead.

I don't know what I'm gonna do.

Why not just tell everyone?

I mean, people want Eddie

to be alive, Joe.

Yeah, people like Lew Eisen

so he can get rich

off an Eddie Wilson freak show.

Then don't say

who you are and just play.

I won't measure up.

You should do it.

Great!

That is great!

You know something, though?

I knew you were gonna

change your mind.

You knew more than I did, kid.

First thing we gotta do

is put together a new band.

Well, what's the matter

with my old band?

Not much.

What you need is drums,

keyboard and a new bass player.

That's it.

He's just playing

for some kids now,

- but I saw him last week at the...

- Yeah, I know.

He was good.

- Hey, Bobby!

- How you doin'?

Rick tells me you're

lookin' for a serious dude.

I should tell you, I'm never

serious except with these.

Good.

He'll do.

Hitting the number two spot

on the radio

and records music charts

this week

is the first single

off the Eddie Wilson mystery tapes.

Now here's the big news.

Our friends at Satin Records

have upped their offer

to 100,000 big ones.

That's $100,000 to anybody

who has proof

as to who's playing backup

on this Eddie Wilson

mystery tape series.

Now let's do some cruisin'

for just you and me.

♪ Out beyond ♪

♪ that blue horizon ♪

♪ Lies the untold tales ♪

♪ of our life ♪

Okay. Quinn, I'd like you

to meet Joe West.

How you doin', man?

Okay.

Rick's been scoutin' you

for a couple of weeks.

He tells me you're thinkin'

about joining another band.

What sort of music

are we talkin' about?

The real kind, man.

In.

You think he'll fit in our band?

He'd fit in my band.

He plays six instruments.

I heard him.

I couldn't care less if

he played 60 instruments.

- Shh!

Look at the guy.

He's a goofball.

Look at the vest he's wearing.

Even a clown wouldn't be caught

dead wearing a vest like that.

He don't play

with his vest, man.

- Shh!

Yeah, solid, man.

Let's do it!

You're laggin', man.

I know. I'm sorry.

Charlie, you're all

over the place, man.

Bring it in!

We ain't in a pocket, guys!

It's coming.

He'll get it.

No, man.

What is that?

You said play more intense!

Louder ain't more intense.

Then what is?

What is more intense?

I was in the desert once

out in the middle of nowhere,

absolutely nowhere, just me,

the sand and silence.

But if you know

what to listen for,

it ain't silent out there.

I heard a music out there

I never heard before.

In the silence.

That's what I'm after, kid.

That's intense.

You dig down deep and

touch something like that,

people are gonna listen.

They'll listen to you because

you got something to say.

Not just something to show.

Do you understand?

Yeah, I think I know

what you're talkin' about.

If you've just joined us, our guest

tonight is Wendy Green.

Miss Green claims to be married

to the legendary rock star,

Eddie Wilson.

Now let me get this straight.

You've been married

to Eddie Wilson

- for the last 10 years?

- That's right.

But when he died,

Eddie Wilson was single.

My Eddie, he didn't die.

And you have two kids by him?

Eddie, Jr. and Edwina.

Uh, let's go to phone calls

from our viewers

with questions or comments

for our guest.

Hi.

I think that woman's crazy.

I mean, Eddie and I,

we've been together

since I met him in Vegas.

And we got three kids.

Oh, no.

Wherever Eddie Wilson is,

I sure hope this album

goes platinum

so he can support

all these children.

Let's take another call.

Man, we gotta go on the road

and get some exposure.

We gotta practice.

- Well, that's all part of it.

- No, that's all of it.

We need like six months, man.

Forget the road.

We can't.

I already made

some bookings for us.

What?

We're supposed

to leave tomorrow morning.

Who the hell do you think

you are, booking us?

Well, I was doing it

for the band!

I'll decide what the band needs!

You learn to play

your damn guitar!

Okay, fine.

Well, what do you guys think?

I don't know, man.

Joe's right.

We gotta practice.

Our music's not bad.

But, you know, you need

an audience to make music work.

Without nobody to listen,

might as well play for yourself.

Hilton, the kid's

in such a rush.

Well, what's the matter

with that, man?

Hey, a man in a rush

starts taking shortcuts.

And I won't shortcut the music!

Okay, fine.

I'll cancel all the dates.

All right, wait a minute.

We'll go on the road...

to practice.

Let's get on with the music.

- Whoa!

- We're here!

You animals!

- Hey, bro.

- What's up?

- What took you so long?

- Hey!

All right, brother. Let me

give you a hand with that.

- Got it?

- Whoa!

Hey, man, what's going on?

What do you mean?

Well, she's not coming

with us, is she?

She's coming with me.

- Man, I got no room!

- Make room.

Hey, Hi, how you doin', man?

Hey, man. Make room.

♪ Cajun band, play this tune... ♪

Hey, Joe?

For luck, man.

Thanks, man.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Rock Solid!

♪ I got smokestack lightning ♪

♪ runnin' through my veins ♪

♪ Trouble hangin' ♪

♪ round my neck ♪

♪ It's like a ball and chain ♪

♪ Gotta be more than this ♪

♪ to being alive ♪

♪ Every day spittin' out ♪

♪ nine to five ♪

♪ Every night runnin' ♪

♪ all over this town ♪

♪ Feelin' no pain ♪

♪ I got a hunger ♪

♪ and a cold desire ♪

♪ Someday it's gonna ♪

♪ take me higher ♪

♪ Just another small flame ♪

♪ Just runnin' ♪

♪ through the fire ♪

♪ Just another small flame ♪

♪ Just runnin' ♪

♪ through the fire ♪

♪ Runnin' through the fire ♪

♪ Baby, it's gonna get hot ♪

♪ Runnin' through the fire ♪

♪ Honey, if you're ♪

♪ ready or not ♪

♪ Runnin' through the fire ♪

♪ Honey, any way you turn ♪

♪ Runnin' through the fire ♪

♪ Baby, you're gonna ♪

♪ get burned ♪

♪ Hey ♪

Come on!

♪ I'm rollin' down ♪

♪ the alleyway ♪

♪ Just headin' for ♪

♪ the neon lights ♪

♪ I got a soul full of struggling ♪

♪ Need a little mercy ♪

♪ tonight ♪

♪ This world's askin' ♪

♪ just a little too much ♪

♪ Honey, I need ♪

♪ a lovin' tender touch ♪

♪ Just move your body ♪

♪ close to mine ♪

♪ Make everything all right ♪

♪ I got a hunger ♪

♪ and a cold desire ♪

♪ Someday it's gonna ♪

♪ take me higher ♪

♪ Just another small flame ♪

♪ Just runnin' through the fire ♪

♪ Just another small flame ♪

♪ Just runnin' through the fire ♪

♪ Runnin' through the fire ♪

♪ Baby, it's gonna get hot ♪

♪ Runnin' through the fire ♪

♪ Honey, if you're ♪

♪ ready or not ♪

♪ Runnin' through the fire ♪

♪ Baby, any way you turn ♪

♪ Runnin' through the fire ♪

♪ Baby, you're gonna ♪

♪ get burned ♪

♪ Runnin' through the fire ♪

♪ Honey, it's gonna get hot ♪

♪ Runnin' through the fire ♪

♪ Baby, if you're ready or not ♪

♪ Runnin' through the fire ♪

♪ Honey, any way you turn ♪

♪ Runnin' through the fire ♪

♪ Baby, you're gonna ♪

♪ get burned ♪

♪ Runnin' through the fire ♪

♪ Honey, it's gonna get hot ♪

♪ Runnin' through the fire ♪

♪ Baby, if you're ready or not ♪

♪ Runnin' through the fire ♪

♪ Honey, any way you turn ♪

♪ Runnin' through the fire ♪

♪ Baby, you're gonna ♪

♪ get burned ♪

Yeah!

All right!

All right.

All right!

All right, now. It's time

to introduce the band.

On bass, Quinn Quinley.

Keyboard, Stewart Fairbanks.

Drums, Sexy Charlie Tanzie.

Lead guitar, Rick Diesel.

Saxophone, Hilton Overstreet.

I'm Joe West.

♪ There was a time ♪

♪ You had no need ♪

♪ for rhythm or rhyme ♪

♪ And the world seemed ♪

♪ so wild and so free ♪

♪ Just wrapped yourself ♪

♪ up in a dream ♪

♪ Tell Tony Eddie and the Cruisers ♪

♪ are here. ♪

♪ All you had to do ♪

♪ was believe ♪

♪ And nothin' was ♪

♪ out of your reach ♪

♪ So sure how it ♪

♪ all falls in line ♪

♪ It's just a matter of time ♪

♪ Then you wake up one day ♪

♪ All your dreams ♪

♪ somehow faded away ♪

♪ The road that you followed ♪

♪ it turned ♪

♪ You can't find where ♪

♪ the fire once burned ♪

♪ Can't look yourself ♪

♪ straight in the eye ♪

♪ In your heart of hearts ♪

♪ you've compromised ♪

♪ Baby, one day ♪

♪ we all cross that line ♪

♪ It's just ♪

♪ a matter of time ♪

♪ It's just a matter of time ♪

♪ All alone in ♪

♪ the still of the night ♪

♪ You come face to face ♪

♪ with your pride ♪

♪ And how much you ♪

♪ wanted it all ♪

♪ You can't believe how ♪

♪ you're taking the fall ♪

♪ Then you reach out one day ♪

♪ To the light of ♪

♪ a new dawning day ♪

♪ And you take just one ♪

♪ small grain of sand ♪

♪ Right into ♪

♪ the palm of your hand ♪

♪ And maybe you find ♪

♪ in the end ♪

♪ You're able ♪

♪ to dream once again ♪

♪ And baby, ♪

♪ you fall back in line ♪

♪ It's just a matter of time ♪

♪ It's just ♪

♪ a matter of time ♪

You were right.

Stewart was perfect

on the keyboard.

He's gettin' there.

Oh, come on!

We blew these guys away!

We got a long way to go, kid.

Especially if you

wanna play for me.

Lyndsay Caputo.

I'm putting together

the Montreal Spring

Music Festival this year.

I'm looking for a band.

You want us?

Well, I thought it'd be nice

to open with a local act.

Well, that's us.

We're local.

Yeah. You guys have got

a good sound.

Thanks.

It's a little unpolished

maybe...

We haven't been together that long.

We're still workin' out the kinks.

Well, when you get 'em worked out,

why don't you give me a call

and I'll give you an audition.

Oh, this is great.

For sure, I'll call you.

Yeah.

Your lead singer?

He sounds a bit

like Eddie Wilson.

You might wanna capitalize

on that.

You know, all this

Eddie Wilson crap goin' on.

Oh, this is great!

Mwah! Love ya.

Hey, did you hear her idea?

I mean, you know,

you do sound a little bit

like Eddie Wilson.

- I think it would be a great...

- Forget it, kid.

Eddie Wilson's dead.

The only thing that's gonna

make us is our music.

♪ Here comes the kingfish ♪

♪ up from New Orleans ♪

♪ He's got a fist full of dollars... ♪

And you're sure that is Eddie Wilson

playing on that tape?

Oh, absolutely.

In fact, we are now

offering $250,000

for bona fide proof

that Eddie Wilson lives.

Aren't you a little worried

that this guaranteed reward

is really a publicity stunt

to sell more

Eddie and the Cruiser albums?

No, not at all.

You see, this is not a marketing

technique, Mr. King.

We are after the truth.

And I assure you, we will

pay anyone $250,000

the moment they can prove

to Satin Records

that Eddie Wilson lives.

Whoa!

Give me a hand here.

Sorry, door.

Hey, quick, give me my case.

Not that one, the other one.

Hey, girls, wanna come back

to see another show?

Knew I should have

gone to college.

♪ I got a hot rod Ford ♪

♪ I got a line that can't miss ♪

♪ But you just pretend ♪

♪ Like I don't exist ♪

♪ Well, I get that fever ♪

♪ For your sweet kiss ♪

♪ Honey, let's be lovers ♪

♪ On a night like this ♪

♪ Don't you play too cool ♪

♪ Don't get too smart ♪

♪ Just give it what you got ♪

♪ Some like it hot ♪

♪ When I call you up ♪

♪ On the telephone ♪

♪ And I know you're sittin' ♪

♪ Home all alone ♪

♪ I get that fire ♪

♪ Burnin' in my soul ♪

♪ Honey, let me in ♪

♪ To that heart of stone ♪

♪ Don't you play too cool ♪

♪ Don't get too smart ♪

♪ Just give it what you got ♪

♪ Some like it hot ♪

♪ I know that you're pretendin' ♪

♪ Don't you leave me ♪

♪ here in the cold ♪

♪ Just put your hand ♪

♪ in my hand ♪

♪ On your mark, ♪

♪ get ready, set, go ♪

♪ Baby, come right here ♪

♪ Don't you run away ♪

♪ Just a little bit closer ♪

♪ Don't you be afraid ♪

♪ Honey, I'm your fool ♪

♪ But I ain't no saint ♪

♪ So don't be cruel ♪

♪ You know I just can't wait ♪

♪ Don't you play too cool ♪

♪ Don't get too smart ♪

♪ Just give it what you got ♪

♪ Some like it hot ♪

♪ Baby, won't you meet me ♪

♪ On a midnight rendezvous? ♪

♪ Won't you say you want me? ♪

♪ You know, girl, I want you ♪

♪ I want to take you out ♪

♪ To a movie show ♪

♪ And honey, we can sit ♪

♪ In the very last row ♪

♪ And when they turn those ♪

♪ Lights way down low ♪

♪ I'll take you ♪

♪ in my arms, baby ♪

♪ And never let you go ♪

♪ Don't you play too cool ♪

♪ Get too smart ♪

♪ Just give it what you got ♪

♪ Some like it hot ♪

♪ Just give it what you got ♪

♪ Some like it hot ♪

♪ Just give it what you got ♪

♪ Some like it hot ♪

Take it for me, man.

I think this is my dance.

Shouldn't you be playing?

You're right. Wait for me

back in the room.

What did you say?

I said wait for me

back in the room!

- You're kidding, right?

- Hey, what the hell's goin' on?

- Not now!

- What do you mean, not now?

I'm talking to Diane.

Go ahead.

We'll talk later.

Hey, don't tell me what to do.

I was just returning the favor.

God damn it, Joe!

- Where are you going?

- Away from you!

Wait a minute!

Diane, I'm sorry.

You have the band to kick around.

What do you need me for?

I just said I'm sorry.

It's okay.

I kind of liked seeing you

jealous back there.

It surprised me.

Yeah, it surprised me, too.

Well, Satin Records

has already released

two songs from the so-called

Eddie Wilson mystery tape.

What makes you so sure

it's not Eddie Wilson?

- It can't be.

- Why not?

Eddie was a standup guy.

If he were alive today,

I would be right there

next to him.

He wouldn't have to hide from me.

I was his friend.

Well, despite your protests,

there are a lot of people

who disagree.

In fact, we're gonna

go right now

to another Eddie Lives party

Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989) - full transcript