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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. Cast Michael Pare Eddie Wilson/Joe West Marina Orsini Diane Armani Bernie Coulson Rick DeSal Matthew Laurance Sal Amato Michael Rhoades Dave Pagent Anthony Sherwood Hilton Overstreet Mark Holmes Quinn Quinley David Matheson Stewart Fairbanks Paul Markle Charlie Tansey Kate Lynch Lyndsay Harvey Atkin Lew Eisen Vlasta Vrana Frank Larry King TV Talk Show Host Bo Diddley Legendary Guitarist Michael "Tunes" Antunes Wendall Newton