Do You Know the Muffin Man? 1989  TV, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gilbert Cates
Cast: Pam Dawber, John Shea, Stephen Dorff, Brian Bonsall, Matthew Laurance, Anthony Geary, Georgann Johnson, Graham Jarvis, Bruce Fairbaim, William Prince, John Hammond, Janet Eilber
Police officer Roger Dollison (John Shea) and wife Kendra (Pam Dawber) are living the good life in a nice neighborhood with their two children Teddy (Brian Bonsall) and Sandy (Stephen Dorff). Their lives change when the children at Teddy's daycare center report that they have been abused at the center. Roger and Kendra hire a lawyer, which leads to courtroom conflicts in which the children must be coaxed into testifying, and the neighborhood is divided over the guilt or innocence of the center's owners.
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 Eddie and the Cruisers 1983 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Musical
Director: Martin Davidson
Cast: Tom Berenger, Michael Pare, Joe Pantoliano, Matthew Laurance, Helen Schneider, Ellen Barkin, David Wilson, Michael "Tunes' Antunes, Kenny Vance, John Stockwell, Joe Cates, Barry Sand, Vebe Borge, Howard Johnson
Did Rock'n Roller Eddie Wilson (Michael Pare) really die in a car accident, or is he simply hiding out? Reporter Maggie Foley (Ellen Barkin) becomes more and more embroiled in the mystery as she interviews Wilson's former band members–especially Frank Ridgeway (Tom Berenger).
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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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 St. Elmo's Fire 1985 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Mare Winningham, Martin Balsam, Andie MacDowell, Joyce Van Patten, Jenny Wright, Matthew Laurance, Gina Hecht, Blake Clark, Jon Cutler
The "Brat Pack" star in this film about new college graduates finding jobs in Washington D.C. and experiencing life in Georgetown. Each has one problem or another and the lesson learned in this movie is that friends will help you through whatever problems come into your yuppie life.
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| 1. Do You Know the Muffin Man? (1989)
2. Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
3. Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989)
4. St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
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