The concert scenes were filmed in a Las Vegas arena before a Bon Jovi show (New Jersey tour). The stage set up is the actual stage set up Bon Jovi used for their show.
All songs are written, played and lip synced by the Beaver Brown Band.
The guitar played by Eddie Wilson is a Fender Mustang made by Fender Music Company from 1964 through 1982.
Many critics have pointed out how John Cafferty's music... in particular the original's hit On The Dark Side... sounds more like 1970's/1980's Bruce Springsteen than anything derived from the early 1960's. However, the music here resolves that issue since Cafferty's new songs are written in the present time.
As with the original movie, critics negatively reviewed the sequel, and the acting of Michael Paré and Marina Orsini, and also was very critical of the producers for being more concerned about selling soundtrack albums for the movie than promoting the movie itself.
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By what name was Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989) officially released in India in English?
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