Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! 1989   PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Jean-Claude Lord
Cast: Michael Pare, Marina Orsini, Bernie Coulson, Matthew Laurance, Michael Rhoades, Anthony Sherwood, Mark Holmes, David Matheson, Paul Markle, Kate Lynch, Harvey Atkin, Vlasta Vrana, Larry King, Bo Diddley, Michael "Tunes" Antunes
In this sequel to the original film ("Eddie and the Cruisers"), Eddie (Michael Pare), who was thought to have died in a car wreck, turns up alive and well in Montreal where he is using a new identity, "Joe West." "Eddie and the Cruisers" was a hot band in the 1960s, and now his old recording company plans to make a fortune on "Eddie and the Cruisers" lost tapes from that era. The songs that were recorded in the 1960s are finally released in an album, and it is a big hit. This encourages Eddie, under his alias of Joe West, to start a new band and go on the road, but keeping his real identity a secret might prove difficult. John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band provide the music for this film.
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 Hell's Angels Forever 1983  R, 92 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Richard Chase, Kevin Keating, Leon Gast
Cast: Willie Nelson, Johnny Paycheck, Bo Diddley, Jerry Garcia, Sonny Barger, Jeremy Slate, Tom Stern
This is a documentary-like story about the violent motorcycle gang, Hell's Angels, and their legendary passion for their bikes.
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Let the Good Times Roll 1973  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Robert Abel, Sidney Levin
Cast: Chuck Berry, Chubby Checker, Fats Domino, Bill Haley, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Shirelles, The Coasters
The 1950s brought rock 'n roll, and this "rockumentary" brings back many of the rock stars, using film clips during revival concerts. A rockin' good time.
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 Trading Places 1983 R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Landis
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Don Ameche, Ralph Bellamy, Denholm Elliott, Paul Gleason, Jamie Lee Curtis, James Belushi, Al Franken, Frank Oz, Robert Curtis Brown, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Cobbs, Bo Diddley, Philip Bosco
Just like in "The Prince and the Pauper," this movie goes with the premise of a rich man, Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd)–this time, a Philadelphia commodity broker–changing places with a poor man, Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy), who is a con-artist. The Duke brothers–Randolph and Mortimer (Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche) make a bet on whether or not Louis will resort to crime when he loses his position in life. Throw in lots of good comedy, and you have a film worth watching.
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| 1. Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989)
2. Hell's Angels Forever (1983)
3. Let the Good Times Roll (1973)
4. Trading Places (1983)
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