Odd Things About This Movie
Why were they playing 80s music in the early 60s? The music didn't match the era.
None of the actors looked like they'd aged 20 years.
Eddie was devastated when Wendell (his "close friend") died. Funny since the whole movie up until Wendell's death, there was no interaction between Eddie and Wendell. Eddie didn't even LOOK at Wendell. Close friends? Hardly.
Reel-to-reel tape can survive 20 New Jersey winters and 20 New Jersey summers in a wooden box? Uh ...
Berenger's character could play classical music like a pro, but when it came to playing a simple pop song, he was a moron at it until Eddie showed him the way. Uh, REALLY??!?
Berenger's character was known as the "word man" but it seemed like he wrote the words AND the music. So what the heck was Eddie doing?
And lastly, WHY would some relatively unknown minor lead singer bother to fake his own death? Eddie said what was on his mind and was the kind of guy who would've just said, "I'm outta here."
No one ever explained why "all of a sudden" their music became popular 20 years later.
Band members seemed sad/resentful that they never knew what could've been after Eddie died. WHAT? The album was hated. They would've failed and been disbanded anyway. One hit wonders are everywhere. Club bands are popular but never make on record/with the mainstream. So them acting like they were the most famous band cut short in their prime didn't make much sense.