Band of the Hand (1986)

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13%

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59%

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Former Starsky and Hutch star Paul Michael Glaser warmed the director's chair for Band of the Hand. The film zeroes in on five juvenile delinquents who are plucked from their various detention facilities and unceremoniously dumped in the wilds of the Everglades. The boys begin to panic until hardcase Vietnam veteran Stephen Lang arrives. Lang explains that they've been paroled in his custody, and that it is his task to teach them how to work as a team in order to survive. The logic of this plan is to whip the boys into an elite vigilante unit, then sic them on the various drug dealers of America. The film features early performances by Lauren Holly and Larry Fishburne and Bob Dylan can be heard singing the title song.

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Cast

Stephen Lang
as Joe
Michael Carmine
as Ruben
Lauren Holly
as Nikki
John Cameron Mitchell
as J.L.
Daniele Quinn
as Carlos
Leon
as Moss
Al Shannon
as Dorcey
Danton Stone
as Aldo
Paul Calderon
as Tito
Laurence Fishburne
as Cream
James Remar
as Nestor
Tony Bolano
as Felix
D. Blakely
as Guard
Frank Gilbert
as Antoine
Erla Julmiste
as Celeste
Matt Buther
as Cop
Deborah King
as Yvette
Jimi Ruccolo
as Diablo
Bill Smitrovich
as Chavez
Colman
as Helicopter Pilot
Luis Valderrama
as Chooch
Antoni Corone
as Narc
Roy Datz
as Rene
James Eros
as Hakim
Ken Colman
as Helicopter Pilot
Carl Cofield
as 27th Avenue Player
T.R. Durphy
as Drug Dealer
Eddie Edenfield
as Counselor #1
Christopher Berry
as Moss's Clipboard Guard
Peter Fournier
as Ruben's Clipboard Guard
Gerrit Graham
Julian Byrd
as J.L.'s Father
Joan Murphy
as J.L.'s Mother
Allyson Garret
as J.L.'s Sister
Michael Gregory
as Van Guard
Sandy Mielke
as Reception Guard
Pat McCorkle
D.L. Blakely
as Guard #1
Nelson Orames
as Officer
Matt Butler
as Cop #1
Dan Fitzgerald
as Cop #2
Jim Zubiena
as Officer #1
Nelson Oramas
as Officer #2
Antonio Corone
as Narc #1
Joe Petrullo
as Narc #2
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Critic Reviews for Band of the Hand

All Critics (8) | Top Critics (2)

... mainly whack, splat and kaboom, with fast cuts to a rock beat. Miami vise.

May 21, 2003 | Full Review…
New York Times
Top Critic

It plays like a TV pilot filled out with a few cusswords and strokes of excess violence.

Jan 1, 2000 | Full Review…
Chicago Reader
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Dullsville

May 28, 2005 | Rating: 1/5
Classic Film and Television

If you somehow remember this one with some fondness, do yourself a favor and never see it again.

Sep 26, 2003 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review…
eFilmCritic.com

It's the closest any film of the era comes to predicting the mission-based Miami world of the recent video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Feb 5, 2003 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
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Audience Reviews for Band of the Hand

½

The film that made me forever think of James Remar as a bad guy. Miami Vice era cheese.

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