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WARNING ! This list curb SPOILERS forStranger Thingsseason 4 .
A Season 4 addition toStranger Things’beloved ensemble , Eddie Munson apace zoom into spectator ' center like a bat out of hell ( too soon ? ) . His loss in the finale left fans aggrieve , imprecate the Duffer Brothers , and simply wanting more .
Eddie is a refreshing , nuanced take on an established archetype , and audiences will no doubt be look to fill the Eddie - sized nullity in their streaming queue . Fortunately , there are several picture that feature heroical rocker , Dungeons & Dragons - style adventure , or a complex depiction of the persecuted foreigner Eddie embodies .
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders At Robin Hood Hills (1996)
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The first in a trio of rightful - crime documentary , Paradise Lost : The Child slaying At Robin Hood Hillsfollows the showcase of the West Memphis Three , a group of teenagers charged with the killing of three younger boys in Arkansas . In a real - life instance of Satanic Panic , Jessie Misskelley , Jason Baldwin , and Damien Echolls were accused of committing the crimes as part of a cult fiendish ritual .
Echolls forms a loose divine guidance for Eddie Munson inStranger Things . An outsider concerned in heavy alloy music and the works of Aleister Crowley and Anton LaVey , Echolls became a whipping boy for the materialistic West Memphis residential area . The captivating documentaries explore the prejudice against new people , like Damien and Eddie , who do not conform to their communities ' expectations . Notably , all threeParadise Lostfilms feature a soundtrack by Metallica ; this was the first prison term the metal band set aside their euphony to be used in a picture .
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
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Rob Reiner ’s iconic mockumentary is warrant to be on Eddie ’s checked - out inclination at the video recording store . This Is Spinal Taphilariously spit the nominal backbreaking metal band ( and a few real - aliveness bands ) , whose absurdness is only exceeded by their pretension .
In between adenosine monophosphate that go to 11 and hijinks with miniature bread , one of the picture show ’s funniest sequences features a mythic musical introduction to an 18 - inch refreshment of Stonehenge . It ’s sluttish to imagine Eddie Munson , embodying his dungeon master persona , introducing his band Corroded Coffin with the same gravitas . For those who ca n’t get enough of the illusionist rocker , This Is Spinal Tapis bewilder a legacy sequel .
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
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At the nerve of the Bill & Ted dealership is the extremist estimation that medicine can change the world for the better - particularly if you could get Eddie Van Halen . The first instalment , Bill & Ted ’s Excellent Adventure , follows two metalhead burnouts on a righteous quest to nail their eminent school history account . With the help of a time auto , they innovate the philosophical language of Kansas to Socrates , give Beethoven access to an electric keyboard , and glimpse a future where their lot , Wyld Stallyns , creates a Utopian society .
Bill S. Preston , Esq . and Ted " Theodore " Logan , though no one expect much of them , are extraordinarily likable . Much like Eddie , they prove to be brave , loyal friends , and much more than encounter the eye . Not to be exceed byExcellent Adventure’soutrageous premise , the bonkers , existential sequelBill & Ted ’s Bogus Journeytakes the duo through heaven , hell , and other dimension . Eddie , another lovely misfit , would fit into Bill and Ted ’s risky venture seamlessly , and could probably instruct them a little something about playing the guitar .
Wayne’s World (1992)
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The dynamic duo of Wayne and Garth keystone SNL sketch - turned - liberal cover hitWayne ’s Worldwith their signature Midwestern shirker / rocker humor . feature dainty cameo by legendary rockers Meat Loaf and Alice Cooper , Wayne ’s Worldis , in many ways , a passion varsity letter to rock and axial rotation .
Whether set about to play " staircase to Heaven " in a euphony store or head - banging to " Bohemian Rhapsody " in the car , Wayne ’s Worldis full of iconic euphony sequence that support up to Eddie ’s performance of " Master of Puppets . "
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (2010)
Stream on Starz & DIRECTV
pilot the pitfalls of being young can feel like animation or demise , especially when you are a ) frame for the Satanic expiry of local adolescent by an interdimensional coloured wizard or b ) forced to push your love interest ’s seven malign exes to make headway her heart . The frenetic , colorful Edgar Wright comedyScott Pilgrim vs. the Worldgives epic , gamified exercising weight to youthful romanticism .
Armed with a bass guitar , Scott faces off against a series of increasingly powerful romanticistic rival like combatants in a telecasting game - or obstacles in a D&D adventure . Both Scott and Eddie Munson infuse their everyday experience with mythical soberness , and both must get the best their instinct for ego - saving to make the ultimate sacrifice . to boot , Scott Pilgrim vs. the Worldfeatures an awful soundtrack , which includes several splendid original tune .
Dazed And Confused (1993)
Stream on Peacock
One of the cardinal persona , football game star Randall " Pink " Floyd , manage with whether to sign a drug - free pledge to stay on a time . Like Eddie Munson , he fears he ’ll be giving up his individuality to senselessly adjust . Meanwhile , Dazed And Confusedboasts an iconic rock soundtrack , admit songs by Alice Cooper , KISS , Foghat , and Black Sabbath .
Tenacious D In The Pick Of Destiny (2006)
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Had Eddie Munson survivedStranger Things’fourth season , he might have grown up to start a isthmus a great deal like Tenacious D. Eddie actor Joseph Quinn even admitted that observe Jack Black inSchool of Rockinspired him to bet guitar ( viaEntertainment Weekly).Tenacious D in the Pick of Destinyis a sprawl musical fancy risky venture with cameo by rock’n’roll royal house like Ronnie James Dio and Meatloaf , plus a lauded appearance by Dave Grohl as Satan .
Jack Black and Kyle Gass are delightful as the eponymous rock duo , who regorge off the criticism of a conservative Midwestern townspeople to become rock legend . dogged D in the Pick of Destinyperfectly mix key aspect of Eddie ’s personality : rock and axial rotation , epic fantasy adventure , and refusal to conform .
Studio 666 (2022)
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In what could be considered a spiritual sequel toTenacious D in the Pick of Destiny , Studio 666is a baseless revulsion comedy built around the music of Foo Fighters . The celluloid follow retell version of the real - life sentence rock band , cataloging the foreign , supernatural effect that occur in the house where they ’ve chosen to record their 10th album .
Studio 666is wedge - full of rock-and-roll music east wind eggsthat would delight Eddie Munson . The themes of demonic self-control , good versus evilness , and case - unthaw guitar solos makeStudio 666an idealistic watch for fans of Eddie .
SLC Punk (1998)
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One of Eddie Munson ’s best qualities is his unbendable dedication to authenticity ; he never stop being unapologetically himself . The characters in the indie cult classicSLC Punk , similarly , strive to be themselves - punk syndicalist - in highly spiritual , conservative Salt Lake City . navigate paternal disappointment , fear of selling out , and accusations of devil - worship by the world , the main character Stevo ( Matthew Lillard ) bestow mood and complexity resonant of Eddie .
SLC Punkalso lets its fiber grow out of their young , idealistic aspect of anarchy , rebellion , and fashion . Stevo has to cypher with tragedy and fierceness , which cause him to reconsider his punk identity element and at last adjust to societal standard . Eddie will be frozen in time as his teenage self , but give clock time , he would have become a genuinely thoughtful , ripe interpretation of himself .
Legend (1985)
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Eddie Munson , as the leader of the Hellfire Club and dungeon master of the Cult of Vecna movement , has an expansive resourcefulness for illusion and dangerous undertaking . give its sinister , striking imagery and larger-than-life fancy plot line , he might have find out some brainchild for his campaigns in Ridley Scott ’s 1985 blade and sorcery flickLegend .
Featuring hobgoblin and daimon that feel mightily at rest home in a D&D Monster Manual , Legendfeatures stately characters press to push back the attack of eternal shadow in their fantasy kingdom . Tim Curry amazes as the Lord of Darkness , a Satan - inspired ogre and Vecna - level threat .
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