Eddie and the Cruisers

Eddie and the Cruisers
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMartin Davidson
Screenplay byMartin Davidson
Arlene Davidson
Based onEddie and the Cruisers
by P. F. Kluge
Produced byJoseph Brooks
Robert K. Lifton
Starring
CinematographyFred Murphy
Edited byPriscilla Nedd
Music byJohn Cafferty
Production
company
Distributed byEmbassy Pictures
Release date
  • September 23, 1983 (1983-09-23)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million[1]
Box office$4.7 million

Eddie and the Cruisers is a 1983 American musical drama film directed by Martin Davidson with the screenplay written by the director and Arlene Davidson, based on the novel by P. F. Kluge. The sequel Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! followed in 1989.